Spotlight on the Reader

John is always saying that this site is a little bit about him, but a lot about you guys. Batdorff Photography is doing a Spotlight feature in an effort to get to know more about his followers and fellow photographers. Enjoy with us the responses that Lori Rosenfelder Nicoli and Aaron Graham had to a couple of simple questions…

Lori Rosenfelder Nicoli

Photo by Lori Rosenfelder Nicoli (Canon 40D, 70mm, ISO 100, f/4.0, 1/125s)

Batdorff Photography: What got you into photography?
Lori: Photography has been a point of interest as far back as I can recall. My grandfather and father were both avid amateur photographers; my dad had actually built a darkroom in our basement in the 50′s where he developed his 35mm B&W film.

Batdorff Photography: What’s your favorite piece of equipment?
Lori: I became more personally involved with photography in the early 80′s, shooting mostly slides with a Canon A-1 and an old Exakta 35mm camera. My first DSLR was a Canon EOS Rebel. I have since purchased a Canon 40D, with which I have been very happy. My favorite piece of equipment, so far, has to be the Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM Telephoto lens. It is so versatile and creates such wonderful images.

Through the years, photography has always been a hobby. But now that our children are grown, I have once again taken a more active interest. I still have so much to learn about the craft, equipment, and processing, but find myself always looking at my surroundings as “through the lens”, making mental notes to revisit places and see what I can capture. Photography is so engaging. It never fails to draw me into its web of artistic expression.

You can see more of Lori’s photos at her photography blog HERE.

Aaron Graham

New & Used Tires, photo by Aaron Graham

Batdorff Photography: What got you into photography?
Aaron: It was kind of inevitable I guess.  As a child there were always cameras around.  My father and my aunts took pictures of what seemed like everything everywhere we went.  They had the slide shows to prove it.  Hours and hours of slide shows to prove it.  In the eighth grade we had photography as part of our art class.  I really enjoyed it but because of the costs and resources required I wasn’t able to pursue it to the degree I would have liked.  I took casual “snap shot” pictures from time to time but 35mm film didn’t give me the type of control over the final image that I really wanted.  Finally, the cost of high resolution DSLR’s reached a point that is practical for hobbyists like myself so a little over a year ago my wife and I purchased one.  It has been so much fun!  The upsides to shooting digital are probably too numerous to list but for me it is all about control.  The available camera adjustments and the digital processing options give me, what seems like, infinite possibilities.  It turned a hobby into a passion!

Batdorff Photography: What’s your favorite piece of equipment?
My Carl Zeiss 16-80mm zoom lens.  The zoom range is perfect for most of the shooting I do and it is razor sharp from corner to corner.

You can see more of Aaron’s work on his Facebook site HERE.

Thank you so much Lori and Aaron for answering our questions. I hope everyone else continues to comment on the blog, Facebook and submit photos for future contests. You might get an email asking to be featured in the next Spotlight on the Reader post!
Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

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