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I didn't really want to post anything here until I've made a few posts in other forums, because I wasn't completely sure I'd enjoy APUG (silly me), and then it'd be quite stupid to have a big introduction and no posts afterwards. So now that I think I'm here to stay, it'd be a good idea to introduce myself.
My name is Didzis Veinbergs, I'm 25 and I'm from Latvia (not Russia, heaven forbid). My experience with photography is a pretty long and twisted one. When I was about 11, I took some pictures with my uncle's Zenit EM (he didn't use it that much) and, before I knew it, I was hooked. My uncle was kind enough to lend me his camera, because he did not really use it anymore (unfortunately, he just gave up photography, which is a shame, since he was quite good at it). So for about a year, I shot just about everything I could, but eventually slowed down -- mainly because film was pretty scarce (b&w) or unbelievably expensive (colour). Anyway, people in post-Soviet Union in early 1990-ies had other problems than getting enough film, so I eventually quit.
Then I started shooting again in high school, which was great fun. Film was much more available, so I shot decent amounts of it, both colour and b&w (I've met some people that say that colour photography is somehow less "artistic" or whatever -- I've never understood why, since I really enjoy it). Then I went to Riga (being the capital of Latvia) to study in university, and had to live on extremely tight budget -- I really couldn't fit any film in it, so I stopped again.
Finally, almost two years ago I got a PalmOS handheld that came with a funny attachment called eyeModule2. Basically it was something that, with some stretch of imagination, could be called a low-resolution digital camera. It produced wonderfully blurred and dreamy images, and I started toying around with it. That, of course, again started my addiction. Moreover, now I had a job with a pretty decent salary (for Latvia, that is), so I could actually support my habit. I shot digital (both with my lovely eyeModule2 and a snapshot camera) for some time, but eventually moved back to film Later on, I broke my handheld, and switched almost exclusively to film. Eventually, I even started reading APUG, which already shows a pretty bad addiction
So that pretty much sums it up. Some of my pictures are at http://www.flickr.com/photos/didzis/, although I must warn you that they are mostly digital (the film ones are in the last pages) -- I haven't updated it in a while. I'm not exclusively digital or film, they are two completely different things, each having its own advantages and disadvantages, although I prefer film right now. I really don't see any rationale behind the film vs digital fights, as I am quite sure film will still be available for those who want it, as well as digital (just my opinion, let's not start a flame war
My name is Didzis Veinbergs, I'm 25 and I'm from Latvia (not Russia, heaven forbid). My experience with photography is a pretty long and twisted one. When I was about 11, I took some pictures with my uncle's Zenit EM (he didn't use it that much) and, before I knew it, I was hooked. My uncle was kind enough to lend me his camera, because he did not really use it anymore (unfortunately, he just gave up photography, which is a shame, since he was quite good at it). So for about a year, I shot just about everything I could, but eventually slowed down -- mainly because film was pretty scarce (b&w) or unbelievably expensive (colour). Anyway, people in post-Soviet Union in early 1990-ies had other problems than getting enough film, so I eventually quit.
Then I started shooting again in high school, which was great fun. Film was much more available, so I shot decent amounts of it, both colour and b&w (I've met some people that say that colour photography is somehow less "artistic" or whatever -- I've never understood why, since I really enjoy it). Then I went to Riga (being the capital of Latvia) to study in university, and had to live on extremely tight budget -- I really couldn't fit any film in it, so I stopped again.
Finally, almost two years ago I got a PalmOS handheld that came with a funny attachment called eyeModule2. Basically it was something that, with some stretch of imagination, could be called a low-resolution digital camera. It produced wonderfully blurred and dreamy images, and I started toying around with it. That, of course, again started my addiction. Moreover, now I had a job with a pretty decent salary (for Latvia, that is), so I could actually support my habit. I shot digital (both with my lovely eyeModule2 and a snapshot camera) for some time, but eventually moved back to film Later on, I broke my handheld, and switched almost exclusively to film. Eventually, I even started reading APUG, which already shows a pretty bad addiction
So that pretty much sums it up. Some of my pictures are at http://www.flickr.com/photos/didzis/, although I must warn you that they are mostly digital (the film ones are in the last pages) -- I haven't updated it in a while. I'm not exclusively digital or film, they are two completely different things, each having its own advantages and disadvantages, although I prefer film right now. I really don't see any rationale behind the film vs digital fights, as I am quite sure film will still be available for those who want it, as well as digital (just my opinion, let's not start a flame war