Photographer, graphic designer, teacher.
Started photographing with film. Discovered the Mac and worked as a graphic designer. Got hooked again on photography when I went digital in 1999. Now I have two passions (three if you include family).
Look, enjoy, come back again.
Photo site: http://www.creativedesignstudio.com/iblog/B447533913/index.html
Coming Soon: http://www.stankaufman.com
BIOPhotographing since the age of 7 (My father got me a Kodak Brownie by opening a new bank deposit).
Had my own darkroom at about age 13 (in the bathroom over the tub).
Got my first 35mm camera when I was 18 (Olympus Pen EE--half frame).
BS in Biology and Education.
Got a job in a NYC high school.
Started doing freelance.
Built a permanent B&W darkroom in my apartment in Brooklyn.
MFA in Art & Design and Photography.
Had my first one person show.
Still freelancing: advertising, actor portraits, corporate art collections, stills to NBC Nightly News and the Today Show. Really, anything I could get.
Added color processing and printing to my darkroom.
Apple introduced the Macintosh computer and it was love at first click. Used it to catalog and track my growing portfolio.
Started designing brochures, flyer and other material for my freelance business. People started asking me if I could do the same for them too. I said yes.
Started freelance graphic design.
Teach photography at the 92nd St. Y in NYC.
Married Maria!
My daughter Sami was born! Stayed home with her for a few years and organized my freelancing into a graphic design business (now called Creative Design Studio).
Photography was pushed aside (but not totally abandoned).
My son Adam was born! Got my first digital camera (coincidentally, another Olympus which I still use occasionally with an underwater housing).
Interest in photography is reborn: shooting all the time again (working on the computer while looking out the window at trees and water vs in the darkroom, in the basementno-brainer).
Retired from the school system.
Continued doing graphic design but doing photography every chance I can get.
Added Mac consultation/troubleshooting to my repertoire (some people do crossword puzzles, other people solve computer problems).
Currently, in addition to the above, I'm putting material together for publication and new exhibitions.
Current equipment used: Nikon D200, Nikon D-70, 18-200mm VR, 1870mm, 28200mm, 70300mm, 500mm mirror reflex, LensBaby, 2X converter and a new extension tube set, as well as Apple Macs, PhotoShop CS2.
Wishlist: 70-200mm /2.8, 10.5mm fisheye, 50mm /1.4, 80-400mm VR and a 500 or 600mm super-telephoto, Macbook Pro.
Comments (11)
Dianthus
Amazed that no one has commented on this image. Its beautiful. Brilliant V
cynlee
luv the focus, warmth, naturally framed.. sighful :]
morningglory
Very well done and a vote.
jared99
It is a gorgeous image. I'd like it even more if the tall chain-link fence weren't there, but alas, what can ya' do?
Cullen
Beautiful capture of mood, atmosphere and strong story suggestion. Well done!
fotogSTAN
The sun was sinking fast. The couple looked like they were about to move. And I would have had to run across 4 lanes of traffic to get to the other side of the fence. So I followed my rule of shooting first, then get in-close. What you can do with things like fences and wires that you can't avoid is to make them work for the image. In this case, repeating shapes. Thanks everyone for commenting! stan
lafayette
Magnifique composition originale!
donvino
Peaceful and very impressive sunset
jcv2
Very romantic capture! :)
soulofharmony
think this is the most beautifulest and most romantic perfect sunset l,ve seen in ages..outstanding :))))))))) think the lamp posts and wires work perfectly.. in candid its all about thinking fast working out the pyschology and body language.. and what the next move is to be.. and applying the photography... :))))) it all works together..
pm_hackworth
Perfect and vote!