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 (27)
visionart
Outstanding Capture!WandM
Musical chairs ;) Love the shot.
CDBrugg
wonderful :-))
Gepeto1
magnifiqhe image exellent travail bravo v
Dianthus
Brilliant photo V Its summer over here so wish you could share some snow:)
Undertaker
That's great.
wingnut55
pile it on, if they are all as good as this ! (i think your snow is courtesy of the Alaskan volcano, hope you get some good shots).
KPK
Super image!
firestorm
a wonderful shot, like the lighting and how you've managed to capture the bird coming in to land :)
IO4
Great photo . It has an abstract feel about which I love.
Saurav
Great composition and light.
subcultura
wow magnificant
Nath06
Perfect capture!!! Bravo :)
jcv2
Very original capture! Love the abstract effect, just poles, birds and water! Excellent work! Looking forward to the blizzard's results! :)
Blutak
Was this shot published in a magazine recently? looks familar. Vey nicely done good contrats.
amorales
Outstanding composition!
danob
This is just perfect!!
GiMi53
Excellentissime composition (great title !) :~)
soulofharmony
Zen pure harmony.... outstanding stan :)
abmlober
Idea, atmosphere, composition, moment, ... are all perfectly caught in this photo.
cynlee
abstract beauty! :]
solrac_gi_2nd
Perfect title for a superb capture ! Bravo !!!
pm_hackworth
Standing up clapping...throwing roses on the stage!!! "Encore! Encore!" and VOTE
Gwyn Tyger
this is an exceptional photo in its simplicity and beauty.
MaydaMason
like a symphony on your seas! wonderful work!
Chaos911
wow, looks fantastic, excellently done!!!! :=)
Punaguy
Inspirational work here...just lovely lighting and compo! Aloha!