Reborn Enthusiast in McKinney

[jjdavis]

Hey everyone!

I'm a writer who used to do (somewhat) professional photography 20 years ago. My main love back then was in the darkroom, where I would spend hours doing what you can now do with Photoshop in 4 seconds.

Currently I'm in the midst of writing a new novel where one of the lead characters is a photographer. "Write what you know," right? Wrong. Things have changed dramatically since I put down the camera. So I went out and bought myself a mid-grade digital camera (Minolta DiMage Z1) and have been plunking around with it ... low and behold, my new interest in photography has exploded, while my novel is languishing.

Fortunately my character in the novel is in somewhat the same situation (Write what you know!) as in she is not a professional, yet she is aspiring to be one. Her circumstances are that she's just been through a divorce, has been left fairly well-off (thanks to a good lawyer) and is now wanting to be known as the next Ansel Adams. Then, Bigfoot walks past the window in her new upstate California beach house, and she is caught off guard -- no camera in hand -- and goes chasing the creature up into the redwoods without getting a single shot. Now, of course, she's obsessed... and that's where I've left the novel.

Instead of writing, I'm off taking pictures. And if I'm not taking pictures, I'm learning Photoshop. Or scanning old old pictures into a online photo gallery, or my photoblog.

Yes, my friends, I have definitely caught the shutterbug virus again. :?

[Jake]

Howdy! Welcome to the best forum for texas photog's that I have ever seen. I looked at your pics, you have some great shot's.


P.S. Any book that has Bigfoot has to be good :D

[bburton]

Welcome aboard, Jerry. From the looks of your website and bio, you're a very creative person. I cannot wait to see the photos you'll post; don't keep us waiting too long. :D

[Elsaspet]

You sound like a very cool person. Welcome aboard!

[Abel]

welcome...

being in McKinney you have to make one of the upcoming tiger shoots there...

http://www.texasphotoforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=694

those animals are amzing and the funds go to a great cause...

[cmalana]

Welcome to the forum Jerry. I'm over in Plano so glad to know another member close by!