My Wanna-Be Ghetto Line-Up:

My Wanna-Be Ghetto Line-Up: · 12:49 AM

This is my current gear line-up.. in a clockwise motion from the left:

Pentax-DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 kit lens

Pentax-M 135mm f/3.5 prime, mounted on the trusty old Pentax *ist Ds

Pentax AF540FGZ flash unit on wireless mount. (Sadly, only wireless with K10D pop-up flash. Happily, I can borrow a K10D when I want... in fact, this photo was taken with the K10D and a Vivitar AF730PK flash).

Sigma 24-135mm f/2.8-4.5 (This lens is mostly dead. Doesn't auto-focus anymore, zooms tempermentally, and only manually focuses when it *wants* to.)

Pentax-A 50mm f/1.7 prime with old Takumar metal lens hood

Tamron 28-75 f/2.8 XR Di lens. (This is my baby.)

So there you have it. A respectable line-up for a poor child care worker I guess

(This was taken at f/8 and *still* the Tamron lens is out of focus.. Hrmph. I'm too lazy to re-take it at f/11 :P)

roentarre · 04-29-2007, 01:28 AM

Still a nice set up. I even find this photo appealing for some reasons.

I did not know you working as a child care worker. That must be quite tough to look after other people's kids. Is it why you have many photography opportunities with children? I always admire these photos of yours.

Artymous · 04-29-2007, 01:35 AM

Originally posted by roentarre

Still a nice set up. I even find this photo appealing for some reasons.

I did not know you working as a child care worker. That must be quite tough to look after other people's kids. Is it why you have many photography opportunities with children? I always admire these photos of yours.

Yes

I always make a point of letting parents I'll be working for know that I'm an aspiring photographer and that their children *will* be test subjects for me. lol. To date, I've never been told no. They get quality prints for their walls, and I get invaluable experience.

I *have* been told to not post photos on my personal web galleries, of course, and I honor that.. but it's very rare, and most of the people I nanny/babysit for are glad to have them up so they can point their family members to the website.

Mike Cash · 04-29-2007, 01:47 AM

Am I the only not seeing a photo here?

Artymous · 04-29-2007, 01:55 AM

Originally posted by Mike Cash

Am I the only not seeing a photo here?

Could be.. some people occasionally have problems seeing my shots linked from flicker.. here's a link to the photo:

A Poor Man's Treasure on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

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04-29-2007, 01:28 AM	#2
roentarre Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 11,783	Still a nice set up. I even find this photo appealing for some reasons. I did not know you working as a child care worker. That must be quite tough to look after other people's kids. Is it why you have many photography opportunities with children? I always admire these photos of yours.

04-29-2007, 01:35 AM	#3
Artymous Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Sechelt, B.C. Photos: Gallery Posts: 229 Original Poster	Originally posted by roentarre Still a nice set up. I even find this photo appealing for some reasons. I did not know you working as a child care worker. That must be quite tough to look after other people's kids. Is it why you have many photography opportunities with children? I always admire these photos of yours. Yes I always make a point of letting parents I'll be working for know that I'm an aspiring photographer and that their children will be test subjects for me. lol. To date, I've never been told no. They get quality prints for their walls, and I get invaluable experience. I have been told to not post photos on my personal web galleries, of course, and I honor that.. but it's very rare, and most of the people I nanny/babysit for are glad to have them up so they can point their family members to the website.

04-29-2007, 01:47 AM	#4
Mike Cash Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Japan Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,950	Am I the only not seeing a photo here?

04-29-2007, 01:55 AM	#5
Artymous Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Sechelt, B.C. Photos: Gallery Posts: 229 Original Poster	Originally posted by Mike Cash Am I the only not seeing a photo here? Could be.. some people occasionally have problems seeing my shots linked from flicker.. here's a link to the photo: A Poor Man's Treasure on Flickr - Photo Sharing!