Another Lurker Comes To The Surface

[Mark Wangerin]

Hello,
I have been a lurker here for quite awhile and decided it was probably time to become legal.

I live in Southern California and I am a full time portrait/commercial photographer who does a great deal of work on 8x10, 5x7 as well as 4x5. I have a small collection of vintage lenses that I prefer to use in the creation of my portraits. My films of choice are Kodak TriX, PlusX, Portra 100T and the usual Portra NC series of Kodak portrait films.

I do a good deal of my work in the studio with vintage fresnel lights and I prefer a strong chiaroscuro treatment for a good portion of my work. I am also a traditional retouch artist for both negative as well as print but do a great deal of shooting on film then retouch in Photoshop more and more.

It's nice to be here and I am hoping to learn a great deal more and become a better photorapher by studying and by mere inspiration through many of the excellent Artists' work I see displayed here.

Mark

 

[Thomassauerwein]

I"ve always enjoyed Glamour light, You've done a great job with it. I'm a southern Ca. person also. Good luck and enjoy the sight.

 

[David A. Goldfarb]

Hey, Mark. Good to see you over here. What happened to the portrait forum on your website?

 

[Mark Wangerin]

Thank you Thomas,

David,
Thanks. At some point the forum will return in some incarnation, but right now I don't have the time to nurse the site. Forums are labor intensive.

I'm still learning my way around here so at some point I want to post some new work.

 

[blansky]

Welcome Mark.


Michael McBlane

 

[Mark Wangerin]

Thomas, David and Michael,
Thank you for welcoming me.
Forgive me though, I'm in the wrong place.
Best Regards,
Mark

 

[BWGirl]

Oh come on!! Don't run off!! It's ok if you aren't from the UK! People will welcome you anyway!
Jeanette

 

[papagene]

Mark,
I always get that feeling of being in the wrong place. But not here, this is a good place to be. So welcome to the site and enjoy.
gene

 

[Mark Wangerin]

Thank you, Papa Gene.