Peachhead (Loretta Killian)'s photostream  

I am a 3rd generation photographer in my family, after my Dad and Grandma. I take pictures of just about anything that catches my eye. I must confess that I haven't used more than 10 rolls of "real film" in almost 10 years since I went Digital!!! Before that I usually did 200---250 rolls of film a year, not including weddings.
I will post a lot more photos once I figure out how to get the uploader to work........

Equipment----a wide range!! My old standby is my bulletproof Nikon FM---fully manual. I did treat myself to a Nikon F100 a few years ago but I think my sister has borrowed it more than I have used it!!! I have been known to show up at parties with a Polaroid 600 camera and several packs of film..... I have the first camera my Grandmother ever bought---it is an old box camera from 1920 when she got married. It used the 620 format film and once I brought it to a family reunion up in Ohio to take a big group shot. I loaded it up with 120 film and put it up on a tripod for the Big Family Reunion picture. I had a neighbor push the shutter button. Its good that I also set up the Nikon FM because the box camera film got ripped at the camera store when they tried to unload it in the black bag. Oh well..... I just thought it would be cool to take a photo of most of Grandma's descendants with her first camera!! So now you all know how obsessed I am!!!! LOL!!! I also have a Yashica twin lens reflex camera that is great for medium format photos and my Dad's old 1940s vintage Rollei TLR that I wish could speak to me!!! I can't get it to work and no one in NYC seems to be able to get the parts to fix it. I guess it is now relegated to knick knack status on a shelf!!
My current digital camera is also a Nikon---Cool Pix 4300. ((Now retired---am currently using a 10 MP/12x optical zoom Fujifilm S1000-fd.)) It is pretty no nonsense and I must admit that I usually keep it on the automatic or no flash/natural light setting.
I also have a Nikon D300. I've gotten off to a rocky start with it and I only have one lens for it at present but we have been working much better together lately!!
And of course I also use the ubiquitous cellphone camera!! Great for fast shots!!! Sometimes the low-res actually adds to the mood of the shot, like in restaurants, for example. My Buddy Icon on this page was taken with my cell phone camera.
I still have a bunch of Polaroid cameras and some film. They are going to stop making instant film in 2009 so I guess I had better stock up!!! There is just something about it.......probably just nostalgia on my part since the photo quality wasn't good at all!!!!
Shooting and Editing Style: I am generally a Photo Realist. I sometimes crop my photos and manipulate them with some version of Adobe PhotoShop. Lately I have been doing minimal editing and usually work with Google's Picasa 3 program. I don't do a whole lot to make them look "artistic", maybe a bit of contrast and upping the saturation a little, but not too much. Usually, what I see is what you get!
And BTW---I love chatting and commenting with all of my Flickr Friends from all over the world!!! Keep those comments and critiques coming!!!

Milestones:

6 November 2007----1000 views
14 November 2007----1500 views & 2500 photos
(also would have been my Nana's 100th Birthday but she passed away in March of this year)
25 November 2007----2000 views
17 December 2007----3200 views
19 January 2008----5000 views!!!
11 March 2008----3000 photos
16 May 2008----10,000 Views of my Photostream!!!
5 June 2008----11,000 Views
16 October 2008----17,000 Views of Photostream

22 October 2008----over 100,000 Aggregate Views of my Flickr