About Phil Romans  

I have always found photography to be fun. When I was a
kid, it was something to show people, and to explain something differently than
other people might have seen. Growing up, photos meant film and not all the
fancy stuff I have now. Film meant money, which meant I didn't shoot much. I
took photos still, but without money to buy new film it was nearly impossible to
do it. I can still recall how much fun it was to go to K-Mart and get your
photos back. You never knew what was all on the roll because it took so long to
complete one!

Then came the digital film revolution... I saw the light, literally and
figuratively. (well, after a couple years of refinement- I didn't see the logic
in floppy disks as 'film') I was no longer restricted by rolls of film, number
of shots, and money to develop... and I could tell if the picture was any good
right then and there!

I am slowly, and hopefully always, getting better at people pictures, nature
photos, and travel photos. Digital it makes it a lot easier to get results for
me. I am a geek at heart.

And the biggest reason I like the back end of the camera, I get to take the
photos and no one is taking them of me!

Camera currently in use:

Canon 30D

Lenses in use:

Canon 17-40mm f/4L Ultra Wide

Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L IS Zoom

Canon 50mm f/1.8

Canon 100mm f/2.8

Flash used:

Canon Speedlite 430EX TTL
With either an Omni-bounce diffuser or a Gary Fong Lightsphere Cloud.

HonlPhoto Speed Snoot, 8"

Vivitar 285HV
Two 8’ light stands
Two 43” reflective umbrellas
Two 43" shoot through umbrellas

Tripod used:

Gitzo G-1298 Reporter Basalt Tripod Legs
with the

G-1276M Magnesium Universal Ballhead with Independent Panning Lock & Quick
Release.

I'm Male and Taken.

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