Well, if you figure that out you please let me know... 😉 In all seriousness however, I have been "behind the lens" of SLR-style cameras for over 20 years and in that time have had the joy of a great many successful photographic experiments—along with the requisite huge pile of duds one makes building up their 10,000 hours. For the first ten years I shot exclusively on film, so not many of those ar
e available in the digital universe, but fear not as while I have shot some film since a great deal is already digital since then or just plain started that way. My $DayJob may not be in the photographic realm, but for me that has been a benefit as I have been able to focus on creating works that convey my perspective on a scene without having to worry about getting stuff "out the door" on a regular basis—something deeply important when you might find yourself drawn outside randomly at 3:00 AM to capture an image on one morning and then not see anything inspiring at all for days. I am, in short, an artist who cares about the subject and the final product. I know that if I don't feel inspired then I'm asking a lot of somebody else to be excited by a photo. What's in the name? RvnPhnx is the handle I've used for more than a few things out on the Internet since 1997, including IRC and several Free / Libre Open Source Software projects. There are others out there who have adopted it as well, but so far as I am aware I was the first. What do I shoot? What subjects interest me? Well, for me it really is largely about how the light strikes my eye at the moment. There's really no rule other than that to be honest. Currently I've been working on a lot of Rock Climbing stuff, but that's just one of many interests. Have a look around and be happily surprised. Oh WOW! I have to know, what camera / lens / flash / tripod (etc) did you use? Good, quality, art is not about the equipment. It the case of photography it is about capturing and sharing your vision, at the very instant, of the world in a way other people can relate to. Skills are important for consistency, but many of the most iconic photographs of all time were just captured by whomever happened to be there at the right time. Plenty of serendipity goes into getting just the right image, some of us just happen to have different nets we use to catch butterflies and have spent a great deal of time learning to use them.
