Welcome to these new and newer members of the Simsbury Camera Club. This page is an attempt to help us get to know these individuals better and to welcome them to the fold. (I apologize for paraphrasing and abbreviating some of this information in the interest brevity)
Karen Young
Experience: New
Equipment: Sony A6000, Mirrorless digital camera
Post Processing: No Software yet
Photographic interests: Travel, nature, portraits
Edward Goldman
Experience: New
Equipment: Sony A6000, Mirrorless digital camera
Post Processing: No Software yet
Photographic interests: Travel, nature, portraits
Sebastian Fama
Experience: I am a certified evidence photographer. I have also worked as a sports photographer, event photographer, portrait photographer and I have even done a little videography. Unfortunately, when it comes to creating art or just playing with my camera, I am pretty much clueless. And, now that I am retired, that will be my next challenge.
Equipment: Canon 5D, Canon 7D
Post Processing: Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Lightroom
Photographic interests: Nature, Macro, Compositing and my Granddaughters.
Quyen Phan
Experience: New to the hobby and looking to learn
Equipment: Olympus mirrorless
Post Processing: None at the moment (only Adobe Lightroom – free app version)
Photographic interests: Nature, Landscape, Wildlife, Creative, Travel
Robert (Bob) McCue
Experience: I am an amateur photographer who started to pursue my interest in photography in the late 1980s, and have taken a number of photography classes but would like to improve by learning from others photography and receiving feedback on my photography.
Equipment: Canon R5 and iPhone
Post Processing: Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop
Photographic interests: Nature, landscapes, wildlife, and interested in learning more about macro photography
Eric Wolfe
Experience: At it for a while but looking to improve
Equipment: Canon EOS R mirrorless
Post Processing: Adobe PS Elements 6.0, Canon DPP4, Microsoft Photos
Photographic interests: Landscape, Wildlife, Portraits, Travel and new interest in learning Nightscape photography
Bert Sirkin
Experience: Bert is an experienced photographer interested in learning more and sharing what he knows.
Equipment: Nikon DSLR
Post Processing: Photoshop and Topaz.
Photographic interests: Landscape, infrared, macro, wildlife, creative
Contact info: [email protected]
Portal: http://www.photobert.com/
Mary Anne Sirkin
Experience: Mary Anne has been photographing for awhile and is interested in advancing her skills.
Equipment: Nikon DSLR
Post Processing: Photoshop and Topaz
Photographic interests: Landscape, creative, wildlife
Contact info: [email protected]
Jeff Levesque
Experience: Jeff is an experienced photographer interested in learning more and sharing what he knows.
Equipment: Former Nikon DSLR user now using Sony Mirrorless exclusively
Post Processing: Adobe Creative Suite (Lightroom/Photoshop), Luminar, Topaz, Capture One, ON1 Photo RAW, Exposure X5, Nik Collection, Photo Mechanic
Photographic interests: Nature/wildlife with a strong affinity for birds, plus other outdoor and scenic subject matter
Contact info: [email protected]
Website: levesquephotos.com
John Clancy
Experience: John has been photographing for some time and in interesting in advancing his skills
Equipment: Panasonic Lumix FZ1000
Post Processing: Photoshop Elements (2019)
Photographic interests: Travel, nature, military, people. Landscapes, architecture, birds, mammals, and macro photo opportunities. Capturing pictures beyond the “typical” subjects
Contact info: [email protected]
Greg Ott
Experience: Greg is a veteran photographer wanting to update his skills and share what he knows. Self described as “very rusty but enthusiastic”.
Equipment: Nikon DSLR
Post processing: Mostly Apple Photos. He wants to learn more about post processing and Adobe tools.
Photographic interests: Nature, Travel and Creative
Contact info: [email protected]
Linda Fickinger
Experience: Linda has been photographing for awhile and is looking to improve. Self described “definite amateur”.
Equipment: Nikon DSLR
Post processing: Photoshop 2021
Photographic interests: mostly nature- flowers, birds, etc.
Contact info: [email protected]
Michael Sperber
Experience: I’ve been at it for quite a while, but I am always looking to improve, and sharing what (little) I may know
Equipment: Nikon DSLR, (but borrows his wife’s Sony mirrorless occasionally)
Post Processing: Lightroom with some Luminar and On One Photo RAW
Photographic interests: Wide-ranging. People (candids and sports), landscapes (or anything nature-based) and architecture.