My First Blog!

Hey there Everyone!

A big welcome to my very first blog! I know that few people will actually get to read this one but hopefully that will change over time!

I guess I should introduce myself and let you all know what I aim to do here on my blog. For now I am going to go by alias "Chico". I have held this nickname for quite some years and is a name with quite a story. Without it, I wouldn't be where I am today...Yep, names sure can work wonders!

One of my passions / interests in life is photography. I'm not going to pretend that I know all there is to know about it or that I'm a professional but hopefully as time progresses so will my skills. Many photographers seem to have a style that they like to keep to, be it portrait, landscape, animals etc....I don't think I have a specific style or maybe I just haven't found what it is yet. For now I simply aim to go with the flow and take photos of the things that I see and like. This will be a wide variety of subjects. I will post photos with my blogs and give you all some background information as to why I took that specific shot.

Equipment

Camera Body:- Nikon D80
Lenses:- AF Nikkor 50mm F1.8 & Nikon DX AF-S Nikkor 18-135mm F3.5 - 5.6
Flash Unit:- Nikon Speedlight SB900

I have also recently set up a mini studio and have 2 flash Heads with Soft boxes. For now these are the Elinchrom D-4s
I also have 2 blackrounds - One black and one white...these are the paper roll varieties.

For editing I have a few programs including iPhoto, Capture NX2 (Nikon's own software) and Photoshop CS3. This seems to be an art in itself and I am still working my way around it all.

Until next time, happy snapping!

Chico