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About Me
Photography only became of real interest to me in 2006 after travelling quite a bit around Europe and being unhappy with how a lot of my photos, which will be the way I remember the places I've visited, were coming out. After reading into what kind of levels of photography equipment were available and how much they cost I decided a 400D was a great upgrade to my very aging Powershot A60 and saved for a few months and bought the kit in February of 2007.
Since then I've been climbing the pretty steep learning curve from knowing virtually nothing and shooting in full auto mode on a 2 megapixel point and shoot to learning the ins and outs of RAW photography on a 10 megapixel DSLR. I'm having great fun learning and am just in the process of completing an Open University course (T189) on digital photography which I would recommend to anyone in a similar position to me.
I always love to receive comments on my photos, and especially appreciate constructive criticism. It may not always be the easiest thing to swallow but there is no better way to improve my photography; both pre-shutter composition and post processing alike.
Equipment
Canon EOS 400D
Canon EOS 5
Canon PowerShot S70
Canon EF 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5 II USM + Hood
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II + Hood
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Canon Speedlite 220EX
Manfrotto 719B
Steve Vallis' favorite photos from other Flickr members (98)
Contacts (21)
Groups (4)
- Canon Eos 5 - The Plastic Wonder... 3,370 photos, 261 members
- EF 50mm 1:1.8 II 91,717 photos, 7,044 members
- Somerset 21,296 photos, 1,127 members
- Churches and Cathedrals of the British Isles 17,156 photos, 458 members
Testimonials (1)
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nis.jensen says:
"I don't remember how I ran into Steve's photographs, but I know I've been enthralled ever since by the passion and knowledge put on display here. I read that he had taken a university course (Steve's not a type to do anything halfway!), and wrote him about it - and it turned out he is as nice a person as his photography implies!
I have now had the pleasure of meeting Steve and go for a photo walk with him and it was one of the most inspiring I've ever been on!
Eagerly searching the good light, he displayed a willingness to share it that was pure delight...
I feel very proud that Steve calls me a friend!
Happy birthday, mate :-))"15th July, 2008
- Name:
- Steve Vallis
- Joined:
- February 2007
- Hometown:
- Yeovil
- Currently:
- Yeovil, England
- I am:
- Male and Single
- Occupation:
- Programmer