New On The Photography Front
I’m pretty psyched. I just purchased a new Nikon D80 DSLR camera with all the goodies…18-55 VR lens, a 55-200 VR lens, an SB-600 flash along with a tripod and bag.
At first I purchased the D60, but after testing it out for a week, I exchanged it for the heavier D80, which has more professional features.
After a bit of a break from photography, I have decided it is going to be something I am going to start pursuing – as a hobby – again.
My photographic background goes back many years, actually my entire life. My father went to photo school and opened his studio in the mid 70’s. My brothers (Gabe and Greg) and I grew up helping him on shoots and eventually taking on shoots of our own…anything from Weddings, seniors (the high-school type), families, church events all the way to modelling, commercial and political.
My brother Gabe and I ended up graduating with degrees in photography. I eventually gravitated toward a different direction, meanwhile my brothers eventually took over the family business of photography.
As of late, my brothers (Haney’s Photography) have been hired by the organizations of directly and indirectly for Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Barack Obama, Tim Pawlenty, Norm Coleman, Sam Donaldson and for many other political figures.
They’ve also been shooting weddings for players on the Minnesota Wild, commercial shoots for Redken Salon Products in NYC and nationwide radio personalities, as well as a fair amount of magazine covers in the past 2 years.
Their primary location is in Fargo-Moorhead, but now a twin-cities location is opening in Edina, MN as well. It’s a smart move as they do a fair amount of business down here and fly an awful lot from the Minneapolis/St. Paul airport.
As always, we all shot for our own interest on the side. My own home is filled with many fine prints my father has taken in Ireland, NYC or the wilds of Minnesota. He is also a master framer, as the photography and framing/matting go hand-in-hand well.
Selling real estate is a 7-day a week, days and evenings profession, but I am going to try to squeeze a little time in for a re-acquaintance with photography as a muse, or hobby. Now after my hiatus from photography, I have decided to start picking up the camera again. I want to capture nice images of my kids, real estate, the natural world and many of the multiple opportunities to capture various significant and (mostly) insignificant images.
Hence my splurge at Ritz Camera yesterday. I was going to get the Nikon D300, but decided the D80 would be fine for now, and if I find the passion continues beyond the 1-year point, I will then consider the upgrade. For now, the D80 is a fine camera.
The D80 was on sale, as It was a mother’s day special. So I am taking mucho images of my wife Wendy and our 3 kids.
I look forward to using it. All I have to do is find the time.
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