tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037730299150540511.post7240149608993892139..comments2023-11-22T03:06:43.279-06:00Comments on Nikon Sniper: What Is NikonSniper All About?NikonSniperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10615403828504786189noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037730299150540511.post-11823069713516983922011-08-11T13:39:20.840-05:002011-08-11T13:39:20.840-05:00Stephen a comment of one of your followers mention...Stephen a comment of one of your followers mention about the SNOB photographer.<br /><br />I also red your reply to it.<br /><br />You portrait yourself as a non SNOB photographer, a simple man with the faith in God, snapping pictures here and there and inspiring people to shoot.<br /><br />I am not saying that you are a SNOB, what I am saying is that you are somehow hiding yourself as a professional photographer, portraying yourself to others as the father of family that is getting old and that is shooting here and there!<br /><br />But when I look closer at your blog I realized that indeed things are not so simple as you portray it.<br /><br />So, first lets look at your time as photographer, the simple man that shoots here and there, shot thousands of pictures with different lenses and bodies for years and years.<br /><br />Per example, let’s take a look at the lenses that you are using, this are not the simple cheap lenses in the market? Because of dust you don’t switch lenses? You are using different bodies with different lenses? SLR bodies!<br /><br />I know that your equipment may not be the most expensive in the market, but your equipment is fairly expensive.<br /><br />It is not any person out there that has been inspired by your shooting that can afford what you have. No either taking pictures like yours, because they don’t know how!<br /><br />And we are leaving out post processing!<br /><br />You may need to be a little more honest and fair with your followers. Let them know that taking good pictures even that we may take thousands of bad ones, it requires a lot of experience and training. <br /><br />Taking pictures with super zooms, median zooms, wide angles and different professional SLR cameras, require a lot of training, a lot of mistakes, and a lot of effort. You only can achieve success after so many years of training, studying, and field training. <br /><br />It requires a professional photographer. A professional photographer does not always lives out of photography. A professional photographer had the training required to use professional equipment and takes fairly good pictures.<br /><br />Even so, as a professional photographer you are still saying that you still shoot bad pictures. That is natural, me too.<br /><br />Now, your main intention is to sell your pictures like any other photographer. That is why you are marketing them so well. Following thousands of blogs.<br /><br />I would like to see you reading almost 4000 blogs and shooting your pictures!<br /><br />I think would be a good idea to hire someone in the ministry to read it for you.<br /><br />Downsizing your person, as a professional photographer to sell your work it is not indeed a bad idea, it is a new market trend! <br /><br />But you not only downsized your person as your used your family life as a market tool. The insides of your life too, so people feel connected with you, not a bad idea at all!<br /><br />So, lets not mislead your followers and let them know that “keep shooting”, but remember that your shots not all the time will be like mines, because I am a professional photographer with years and years of training.<br /><br />Let them know also that your intention is to sell you images, because that is what you are doing, that would be no reason to shoot so much if it was not with the intention of selling!<br /><br />It is a wonderful idea not to be the wolf under the lambskin.<br /><br />I am also photographer, I don’t live of photography and I also sell my images. But at least I tell my followers that I am a photographer with many years of experience. I also tell them “keep shooting” but I advise them with fairness and honesty. I tell them about me but I keep my family being my family, not a marketing tool.<br /><br />I am also a man of God with an extreme faith in Jesus Christ. <br /><br />I use a single SLR body with one set of lenses a medium zoom 18-200mm that is it. <br /><br />Jesus Christ allows me to take wonderful images only with one camera and one set of lenses.<br /><br />I posted this as anonymous so God can keep us both in peace selling our photos.<br /><br />God bless you partner.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037730299150540511.post-76181495196755069362010-01-08T10:54:36.387-06:002010-01-08T10:54:36.387-06:00concord carpenter,
now your makin' me weepy. t...concord carpenter,<br />now your makin' me weepy. that is very cool and i am glad to have you excited about photography.<br /><br />those beginners courses are a great way to meet others and learn about the millions of cool ideas out there. <br /><br />one thing i may never have said is that i love my hobby because ... my hobby (photography) is often needed or desired by every other hobby. for example is your bag is sailing ... you'd love to have photos of yourself sailing your boat. it's a great way to do things for others.<br /><br />stay in touch. let me know what you buy.<br />nikonsniper steveNikonSniperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10615403828504786189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037730299150540511.post-3776469180228967052010-01-07T08:54:52.829-06:002010-01-07T08:54:52.829-06:00Steve,
You rock!
I love your pictures, and ...Steve,<br /><br />You rock! <br /><br />I love your pictures, and titles. Your blog has motivated me sign up for a beginers phot course and buy a "real" camera.<br /><br />~ keep it up!Concord Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03018520011730719689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037730299150540511.post-48872949501657344742010-01-03T12:45:53.483-06:002010-01-03T12:45:53.483-06:00Happy New Year!!!
I see that you have joined my b...Happy New Year!!! <br />I see that you have joined my blog and I am thinking it is because of Photography?? I am very new to the world of photography and blogging and I am trying to learn as much as I can about both...I really don't even know how to use my camera:(.<br /><br />I have a older digital Canon Rebel and my goal for this new year is to learn as much as I can through reading or videos on basic camera skills... I feel a bit shy about even saying that I have a clue about photography but I really want to learn how to take good photos!!! <br /><br />Thanks for introducing me to a whole new group of bloggers who like taking photos...I have only really connected with the adoption blogs as you could tell...It is a new year and time to met new people and learn new things:)<br />Thanks so much!!Kathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05161682676752296446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037730299150540511.post-20370880000089776292010-01-03T05:55:56.866-06:002010-01-03T05:55:56.866-06:00I thought I would use my camera for stock photogra...I thought I would use my camera for stock photography, but every photo I submitted was rejected. So, I thought to myself, why do I like taking photos? I love it because I can't draw or paint, but I want to share the beauty I see around me. I am not good enough for stock, but if I can share some of what I see with others I am happy. I love your web site and look at all your blog entries.MCCaseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12666730389123075505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037730299150540511.post-7461089232072036282010-01-02T23:26:08.249-06:002010-01-02T23:26:08.249-06:00shiree,
your absolutely right and to be honest i c...shiree,<br />your absolutely right and to be honest i could live my life easily between australia and new zealand and never be wanting for things to photograph. it seems it's the part of the world that has really remained like creation. breathless views everywhere but i have only seen things second hand. one day i will land on your island ... then look out!<br />nikonsniper steveNikonSniperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10615403828504786189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037730299150540511.post-53691265894107784412010-01-02T23:14:22.071-06:002010-01-02T23:14:22.071-06:00don & krise,
i will try to do this as long as ...don & krise,<br />i will try to do this as long as i can keep pushing the button down (with drool) running down my shirt at the mental detention center.<br />ok, seriously i guess that's sick.<br />nikonsniper steveNikonSniperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10615403828504786189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037730299150540511.post-52285268783142905632010-01-02T22:56:58.315-06:002010-01-02T22:56:58.315-06:00cheryl,
i think hunting with my camera taught me t...cheryl,<br />i think hunting with my camera taught me to be a bit more patient. by no means would i say i am a patient man ... but hunting forces you to develop that skill. hunting deer with a gun requires more patience than with a camera because you can't take a bunch of practice shots with a gun. with a camera i can take anything else that amuses me while waiting for the right moment.<br />nikonsniper steveNikonSniperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10615403828504786189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037730299150540511.post-68709033215988444722010-01-02T22:43:56.821-06:002010-01-02T22:43:56.821-06:00Angela,
YES! I have been to West Virginia and its ...Angela,<br />YES! I have been to West Virginia and its rolling hills and mountains. It has been a long time though. I loved traveling through there while tracking civil war history. I need to do it again with a digital camera.<br />It's great you are starting your kids young. What experience they will have when they are, uh, my age.<br />NikonSniper SteveNikonSniperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10615403828504786189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037730299150540511.post-67910417262174824872010-01-02T19:52:59.915-06:002010-01-02T19:52:59.915-06:00if you like Australia, then you really need to vis...if you like Australia, then you really need to visit New Zealand!Kiwifruit-Shireehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09859340256768801204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037730299150540511.post-62151181666556106592010-01-02T18:34:50.393-06:002010-01-02T18:34:50.393-06:00Steve, just keep on doing it as long as it's f...Steve, just keep on doing it as long as it's fun. If you're anything like me, that will be for the rest of your life.<br /><br />Happy New Year and we'll be here waiting for more great shots.Don and Krisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15836979417230059021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037730299150540511.post-88744970322937590092010-01-02T15:08:19.180-06:002010-01-02T15:08:19.180-06:00In my defense the dinner did taste like an ampersa...In my defense the dinner did taste like an ampersand dollar sign percentage at two explanation points. Blame her mother.Braff Zacktonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02441293553121601368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037730299150540511.post-37440430895458493012010-01-02T15:01:22.168-06:002010-01-02T15:01:22.168-06:00fellow bloggies,
please disregard the comments mad...fellow bloggies,<br />please disregard the comments made by braff zackton. he is still mad that i pushed his face into his mashed potatoes when he was 3 because he told his mother his dinner tasted like &$%@!!<br />get over it braff.<br />nikonsniperNikonSniperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10615403828504786189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037730299150540511.post-71858520531137229472010-01-02T14:56:57.745-06:002010-01-02T14:56:57.745-06:00ok, braff, you gotta point there but she is fast a...ok, braff, you gotta point there but she is fast and i gave her a head start and promised her if she beat me i would take her shopping and you know that was never gonna happen. so as i was making a push to pass i blew out my hamstring and yes i did cry like a girl. ok it's out there now for the public to see. but at least i learned a lesson to never exercise again.<br />nikonsniperNikonSniperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10615403828504786189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037730299150540511.post-42922627435010639492010-01-02T14:48:46.696-06:002010-01-02T14:48:46.696-06:00Leaving your kids in a car surrounded by wolves co...Leaving your kids in a car surrounded by wolves could be called abuse, and you'd never do it. Leaving your five kids in a car for 150 minutes in Rockford while you buy furniture is another story.<br /><br />Also Slick you tore your hamstring in the first 5 yards of a race with your wife, and then whined like a girl while The Sweed and I took you to the hospital. So... your being tracked by a pack of wolves would end in some fat wolves.Braff Zacktonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02441293553121601368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037730299150540511.post-24233760230206664092010-01-02T14:31:42.226-06:002010-01-02T14:31:42.226-06:00The real question is would I leave my kids in the ...The real question is would I leave my kids in the car surrounded by wolves to go back to the phone booth to get my lens cap.<br />NikonSniperNikonSniperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10615403828504786189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037730299150540511.post-20959085701517982802010-01-02T14:29:37.912-06:002010-01-02T14:29:37.912-06:00Ah, Zack Braffton is back in the blog. Such a trea...Ah, Zack Braffton is back in the blog. Such a treasure to have your presence. And I guarantee you I could hit a moose in a phone booth. I am just not sure if the bullet would pass through my thigh first. Either way I know I could at least make the moose angry and I could hobble away from that phone booth, camera unscratched, having a pack of wolves track me by my blood in the snow.<br />NikonSniperNikonSniperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10615403828504786189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037730299150540511.post-59515292596014010042010-01-02T14:21:17.020-06:002010-01-02T14:21:17.020-06:00First: I've sat at your table and showed you m...First: I've sat at your table and showed you my 150 photos and your comment was, "You have two or three decent ones."<br /><br />Queue my tears.<br /><br />Second: You couldn't hit a moose with a gun if you were trapped in a phonebooth with one.<br /><br />Zing.Braff Zacktonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02441293553121601368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037730299150540511.post-39473023258686728812010-01-02T13:37:08.109-06:002010-01-02T13:37:08.109-06:00Your blog is an inspiration to me. I am going to s...Your blog is an inspiration to me. I am going to start posting some of my favorite photos just as you are doing. Thank you for subscribing to my blog Augie March -- King of Doodles. That is how I found you. :)Shanti Perezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08109270967490672456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037730299150540511.post-86103772271912409522010-01-02T13:06:53.280-06:002010-01-02T13:06:53.280-06:00New follower here and I couldn't be happier to...New follower here and I couldn't be happier to have found your wonderful blog...I loved reading all about your journey of photography and know I will learn alot from watching you!<br />Happy New Year...nannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12627958113283042574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037730299150540511.post-62648471136316694892010-01-02T12:51:44.881-06:002010-01-02T12:51:44.881-06:00absolutely love this post! so nice to hear the sto...absolutely love this post! so nice to hear the story behind your passion! and i agree with bush babe and your response....i love that u are not a photo snob.....coming from some of the original kodak founders (my grandpa was one of the original vp's there...) i have seen my share within that company...but proud to say that my family that worked for kodak worked there for the passion of photos...not the recognition of what they photographed... and i'm glad they passed that passion on to me.... again....great post..and i am glad that i have "met" u through this world of blogging! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)Julie Tucker-Wolekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16120580254018653082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037730299150540511.post-38086115585206303242010-01-02T12:38:15.645-06:002010-01-02T12:38:15.645-06:00Thanks for your inspiration. It's winter in th...Thanks for your inspiration. It's winter in the Pacific Northwest, most everything is dead, and the skies are gray. When I look back at pictures taken in the summer that are full of color and life, I look out the window and see no inspiration. You've reminded me I have to look harder.Elle's Impressionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06328680759112748372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037730299150540511.post-71113393141747535592010-01-02T11:40:24.130-06:002010-01-02T11:40:24.130-06:00All I can say is how much your blog has inspired m...All I can say is how much your blog has inspired me with my photo-taking. I just fell into digital photography not having "a clue" but have just let my eyes do the job. And I do love the fact that you hunt with a camera!Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07360476402810561433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037730299150540511.post-23363356350188885932010-01-02T10:53:35.573-06:002010-01-02T10:53:35.573-06:00Looking forward to another year of your wonderful ...Looking forward to another year of your wonderful pictures. I came late to photography, but now that I have the time (retired)I am enjoying seeing the world through the lens of my Nikon. You've taught me a lot this past year and it warms my heart to know that someone of your talent has taken thousands of bad pictures. If I get one good one a month, I'm estatic. Happy 2010.BaysideLifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08937652959870332684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037730299150540511.post-90738383661796854162010-01-02T10:26:17.263-06:002010-01-02T10:26:17.263-06:00A friend of mine who happens to get thousands of d...A friend of mine who happens to get thousands of dollars for each of his non traditional art pieces, told me once that if someone conceives of an idea in their head and has the ability to transfer it to a physical object that you can call it art. I agree! To heck with the Camera snobs!Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12339761246576419905noreply@blogger.com