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 (9)
kimariehere
WOW SO soft and elegant . AWesome post work and shot A BIG HAPPY 1 yr anniversery congrads in order i love your work so much !!.. love opening each image of yours and looking forward to another year... EXCELLENT!
TwoPynts
Hey Stan, congrats on an amazing first year here at RR! Your gallery is such an inspriation. Your consistent quality and imaginative images are always a joy to behold!
Loloe
Congratulations! Superb image for this anniversary, great compo and colours! Bravo!!!!!!
tmathise
Congratulations on this very important milestone Stan! Your work shown here at Renderosity over this past year stands as a testament to your incredible photographic skill and talent, and has been both a wonder and a great joy! Your gallery is simply awesome! Thanks buddy! This image is absolutely gorgeous, btw. Excellent work my friend! Have a magnificent day!
Dianthus
Congratulations Stan i turning one year today. Beautiful image and hope you have many more wonderful uploads in the years to come:)
fotogSTAN
Thanks everyone!!! Can someone please tell me how to have my picture attached to my comments? I have one with my bio that i thought would automatically show up, but it doesn't. :: stan
PeeWee05
Congrads on your aniversary!!!
tizjezzme
Happy Anniversary!!! :) We are all so lucky to have you here - so we can see your wonderful work. This is beautiful Stan ... again, studying it till I about sprain my brain wondering HOW. Have a great day my friend.
pm_hackworth
BRAVO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! VOTE