Week 38 - Mindy

What is your name?
Mindy Thompson.

What sort of photography do you do?
I'm an "average Jane" (very amateur) photographer who enjoys landscape photography.  
I also sketch and watercolor paint from my own photos and the photos of others (with permission).

How long have you been shooting?
I started shooting while still in high school in 1976, after living and working in Yosemite National Park, with the Upward Bound Program.
I took a college course in black & white photography. I learned to print my own B/W film images.


What's your favorite piece of gear? (for example, Lens, Bag, Camera, Tripod, anything you really love to work with)
I can't pinpoint a favorite piece of gear for my photographic needs; I shoot with a Canon Xsi, my iPhone and a couple "point and shoots".
However, I created a "SketchPac" for my watercolor gear that travels with me wherever I go.

Where can we find you? Twitter account/s, blogs, galleries, any and all web presence that you feel comfortable sharing.
My personal twitter account is @MinThomp
My Flickr account is SummersFire, where I have folders of photographs and sketches/watercolor paintings.

Where do you live and work? You can be as specific as providing your lat-long coordinates, or as vague as "planet earth".
I live at the base of the Sierra Nevada, in Tehachapi, CA.

Is there a Twitter account you would really like to see take over @WeRPhotography for a week?
I really enjoy Jim Patterson's [Ed: possibly @jpattersonphoto] work. He does a lot of photography along the California shore. He's on Flickr and other photo sharing sites.

Week 37 - Jim

The accused stood mute and a plea of Not Guilty was entered on his behalf.

Week 36 - Kyle

What is your name?
Kyle.

What sort of photography do you do?
Mostly action - mainly emergency services and sports, which stems from my involvement in those areas. 

How long have you been shooting?
I started with a digital camera in about 2003, and bought my first DSLR around 2008 so it's been in the past 5 years that I've become increasingly 'serious' about it.

What's your favorite piece of gear? (for example, Lens, Bag, Camera, Tripod, anything you really love to work with)
I'd have to say my 70-200 2.8 is my favourite and go-to piece of gear. Paired with a full-frame body it's great for capturing the sort of action I'm often shooting and gives a great degree of control.

Where can we find you? Twitter account/s, blogs, galleries, any and all web presence that you feel comfortable sharing.
Across Twitter, Instagram, facebook and web I am 'liveitseeit' (Live It, See It) - add the @, .com or facebook.com/... and you'll find me. Some of my older stuff is on flickr at 'In the Smoke'.

Where do you live and work? You can be as specific as providing your lat-long coordinates, or as vague as "planet earth".
I'm an(other) Aussie - originally from Perth on the West coast and for many years now in Sydney.

Is there a Twitter account you would really like to see take over @WeRPhotography for a week?
There is a great PJ here in Sydney working for the Sydney Morning Herald, Nick Moir - who does a lot of the emergency incident photography as well as wildlife, landscape and storms. @nampix
I think any good storm chaser would be great as well.

Week 35 - Tash

What is your name?
Tash.

What sort of photography do you do?
Very amateurish.

How long have you been shooting?
All my life.

What's your favorite piece of gear? (for example, Lens, Bag, Camera, Tripod, anything you really love to work with)
Right now my Samsung Galaxy 3 does a pretty good job for my needs. I've been playing with some different apps but a good eye, a bit of planning and a clear shot is all you need.

Where can we find you? Twitter account/s, blogs, galleries, any and all web presence that you feel comfortable sharing.
My personal twitter account is @ThornburyRocks
I've just kicked off an account to showcase the art collection I've found adorning the corridors of the Bendigo campus of La Trobe University @BendigoLaTrobe.
I also manage a Facebook page for my old suburb Thornbury.

Where do you live and work? You can be as specific as providing your lat-long coordinates, or as vague as "planet earth".
After 20 years living in Melbourne, I've just moved back to my hometown of Bendigo in central Victoria to begin an Arts Degree. Not working at all, which means more time for art, writing and photography! Poor but very very happy.

Is there a Twitter account you would really like to see take over @WeRPhotography for a week?
Yes, and she'll kill me but EmmaWhite @EmmaWhiteSP heh heh heh...

Week 34 - Sudhamshu

What is your name?
I'm Sudhamshu. It's a name in the sanskrit language meaning elixir.

What sort of photography do you do?
I do not have a speciality. But a glance through my Flickr stream would slot me as a street photographer. So my photography is pedestrian.

How long have you been shooting?
The longest I've shot is 30". I haven't used a trigger for a longer shutter speed ... oh! Oops. I've been shooting since 2006, so 7 years.

What's your favorite piece of gear? (for example, Lens, Bag, Camera, Tripod, anything you really love to work with)
Canon 100mm f/2.8 macro.

Where can we find you? Twitter account/s, blogs, galleries, any and all web presence that you feel comfortable sharing.
I can be found on Flickr - http://www.flickr.com/photos/sudhamshu/ 
I have an inactive 500 px account - http://500px.com/sudhamshu
(And on twitter - @sudhamshu Ed)

Where do you live and work? You can be as specific as providing your lat-long coordinates, or as vague as "planet earth".
I live in Chennai, India. My work isn't related to photography, but it's a hobby I enjoy pursuing on weekends.

Is there a Twitter account you would really like to see take over @WeRPhotography for a week?
@madhu_gopalan. Her photographs of the city Hyderabad are mesmerising!