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.
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Comments (12)
Death_at_Midnight
Amazing how many interesting things there are in such a small area. Always love your photos!
DELMUR
good dea for google earth!! where i live , not on the road of the satellits and not so sharp!For the pic , love it ; original and totally graphic!!
GiMi53
I like this siple composition very very much ! The colors are brilliant and the reflections incredible ! Excellentissime capture, Stan + very good idea about Google Earth ! :~)
jcv2
Oh wow, yes, that IS great! Google Earth offers many new perspectives on this planet! Fantastic work, it's great to see the shot and the location where you shot it! Excellent work!
fotogSTAN
I will try to include the maps whenever I can. Thanks for your comments. They are greatly appreciated! stan
egliska
Excellent! I like the colour of the picture very much!
EweSaidIt
Neat idea about Google Earth. Thanks for sharing it with us.
soulofharmony
simple but so beautiful. love almost image the movement. superb work:))) so natural:)))
tmathise
This work is so cool Stan. You're right! Google Earth is a superb tool for planning photo shoots and other types of trips. Very nice work indeed!
redchilicat
What a beautiful photo, and cool that you Google Earthed the location for us. :-)
lafayette
Superb colors and beautiful composition!
mizoli
Wonderful!!! I like it! V