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About Sebastian
I was born in Poland, lived there for seven years, moved to Germany where I
lived for three years, and ended up in the US in 1989. I always knew I'd be
here, for as long as I can remember my mom wanted to join her father in
America. And for as long as I can remember, my mother was into technology.
By the time I started school I had already been exposed to an Atari computer
(that we imported) and I tried my hand at using it to draw. So the
technology bug bit early, and it bit hard. As I grew up I had all sorts of
calculators, electronic toys, trains and remote control cars, and I
disassembled all of them to one level or another. I've always wanted to
know not only know HOW something works, but also WHY. At the same time, I
really enjoyed taking pictures with my cheapo 110 camera. But I didn't
really get into photography until I received a Polaroid camera as a present
in Germany.
Fast forward a few years to my arrival in the US and things started to
change. Photography was put way down on the priority list, and I started
feeding my fascination with computers. In sixth grade I received a computer
for Christmas and quickly learned all there was to know about it, which
wasn't much considering how underpowered the thing was. The next year,
around the same time, we upgraded to a then top of the line system, and
that's when things took off. I got a copy of Photoshop 3.0 and Aldus
Photostyler 2.0 and got connected to the internet through Compuserve. I met
a great community of digital artists and started down a path of digital
imaging with some great support behind me. In seventh grade I was doing 3D
animation and illustration for our school newsletter. In junior high I was
helping the school with computer and software choices for their desktop
publishing program.
Sometime in the middle of all of this I took a trip back to Poland to visit
family and friends. It was then that I had my first hands-on experience
with a family member's SLR system, and the technical side of it all hooked
me back into photography. When I arrived back in the states my grandfather
bought me a Pentax K1000 which I still own.
Over the years my skills on the digital end started merging with my skills
on the photographic side of things. Unfortunately, I was getting frustrated
with my inability to record on film what my mind saw, and by the end of 1999
I resolved to make 2000 the year of change in my photographic development.
It all started with my purchase of a Nikon N80 and finding
PhotographyREVIEW.com. The people here helped me to recognize my strengths
and weaknesses, and I used that understanding to learn how to more
effectively communicate through my images.
I hope my understanding of the computer side of today's cameras, coupled
with my passion for the art of photography, will help me be a good moderator
for the Digital Camera Forum. Photography is complicated enough, and now
having to learn the digital side of things as well can be pretty
overwhelming.
I hope we at PhotographyREVIEW.com can make the learning process easier as
well as fun. We have a great group of people here from all levels of
experience who are more than willing to share what they know. I encourage
you to take advantage of that.
Visit Sebastian's Web site:
Crescent Moon Creative
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