The Camera Question

Up until the end of December 2009 I primarily used a Canon SD1000 Compact camera to shoot my photos, sometimes borrowing a Canon 350D SLR(my dad's) or a Nikon D1x SLR (My husband's). You can absolutely shoot good photos with a compact camera but I enjoy the flexibility and increased sensitivity of an SLR

I now shoot with a Nikon D3000 SLR with either a Nikkor 18-55mm, Nikkor 28-105mm Macro or a Nikkor 17-35mm lens. I primarily shoot in Aperture Priority mode because I'm lazy according to my husband.

My lighting kit consists of natural light or a modified Maglite Flashlight held with a clamp, we're low tech here. I sometimes use white card or kitchen foil as reflectors. My backgrounds generally consist of an old wooden box I found in the trash, printed scrapbook paper or my kitchen work surfaces.

I do minor touch-ups with Photoshop CS3, mostly white balance, sharpening or colour adjustment.

I have a ton of film cameras including some vintage rangefinders, Holga coloursplash, Lomo 4 lens and a Polaroid 600. I do shoot with the ones that work but I'm too lazy to scan in the prints.