Hi I'm Tammy and I've also just become a member.
I have just moved back to Bunbury after living away for some time and I was very excited to be able to joint this club. I hope to make some great friends with like minded enthusiasts, gain some knowledge and skills, receive constructive feedback so that I can improve and have a social outlet from being a Mum with kids.
I have a Canon 650D which my hubby bought me a couple of years ago now. I have the kit lens that came with it, a Canon 50mm 1.4 and a Tamron 10-24mm wide angle lens.I am looking to upgrade my camera body as soon as I can and I also really want a Canon 70-200mm 1.8 lens. I use lightroom to edit my photos and I have dowloaded some presets which I like to use to give my photos a different look. I really love the matte look with portraits and I use this a lot. I haven't yet used photoshop as I find it a bit daunting but I hope to learn more about it in the future.
I have a great passion for photos and the story they convey. I love feeling emotions from looking at a photo. My love is portrait photography. I have been practising with my camera for a couple of years now and only about 6 months ago been using it in full manual mode. I still have so much to learn in every aspect, but I find that thrilling and challenging!! I have been practising taking photos on my 2 little girls, my family and my friends for some time now and the requests became so much that I have started Ella Joy Photography. I still think of it as a hobby and only take on very small requests, but I would like to grow this very slowly into the future to give me something to do that I love while my girls are in school. I have done quite a few family portrait sessions now, a couple of weddings, some maternity and babies.
I look forward to the monthly meetings to gain some valuable feedback and I can't wait to see everyone's work for inspiration and learning. Thanks for listening and I'll see you all soon.
Tammy