I’ve got another photographer interview for you today!
What’s your name?
Michael A. Pancier
Where do you live?
Hialeah/Miami Lakes
Link us to your website and/or blog:
http://mpancier.blogspot.com/
What type of photography do you do?
Nature, fine art, portraiture
Have you ever taken any type of photography class?
Yes. Lighting and tips out in the field with Art Morris, James Shadle, Fab and Al Forns, Bret Edge, Jim Neiger
Film? Digital? Both?
Digital. Occasional medium format.
How long have you been a photographer?
A long time. Seriously for 10 years.
Do you have a way for people to purchase your photography online?
My website or contact me directly.
Name one person/photographer that has influenced you the most in the way you shoot?
Art Morris
What gear do you carry with you?
Depends on what I’m shooting. Landscape, portraits or wildlife.
Eos 7d. 5d Mark ii. Eos 1d mark ii. Eos 20iR. Plus lenses from 15mm fisheye to 500 4.0L canon super tele
Canon G10. iPhone.
What gear do you carry with you that’s not photography related?
What isn’t?
What’s your favorite photo of all time that you took?
Haven’t taken it yet. I do like the pictures I took at Arches and Canyonlands. Use my Flickr link.
If you could only use one camera and one lens, what would they be?
Hard to say. Depends on what I’m shooting. If landscape I’m happy with my 5d mark ii and 24mm tilt shift.
Where do you purchase most of your camera gear?
Hunts or Adorama or b&h
Next camera gear purchase will be….?
Don’t know
What are your favorite places to go shoot?
Arizona, Utah
Favorite time of day to shoot…morning or evening?
Anytime the light is good. Sunsets better than sunrises.
A photographer you admire?
Too many. I’ll say Clyde.
What was your very first SLR or DSLR camera?
1st slr was K1000 back in 1980s. Ist modern slr canon rebel. 1st Dslr 20d.
Best tip you’d give someone just starting out in photography?
Study. Use photo sites like bpn or npn or join photo club.
What is the next place or item that is on your ‘list’ that you’re hoping to photograph?
Yosemite.
What is one impression you hope the viewer takes away from your photography?
That you were there.
Favorite blogs you read?
BPN
Mac or PC?
Mac
What software do you use the most to edit your photographs?
Lightroom and ps cs4
Thank You Michael for taking the time to answer the interview questions!
Happy Shooting!
Here’s something I’d like to start doing regularly on the blog, photographer interviews! Let’s get right to today’s, an interview with wildlife photographer, Klaus Peter.
What’s your name?
Klaus J. Peter a.k.a. kjpweb
Where do you live?
Minneola, Florida
Link us to your website and/or blog:
http://kjpweb.com Virtua Gallery
What type of photography do you do?
Wildlife
Have you ever taken any type of photography class?
I actually studied it along with Graphic Arts at the University in Muenster, Germany.
That was in Film times and included extensive darkroom work.
How long have you been a photographer?
Since 1974 – but with a long stretch of no Photography at all in between
Do you have a way for people to purchase your photography online?
Only indirectly: http://virtua-gallery.com/wp/purchase-images/
Name one person/photographer that has influenced you the most in the way you shoot?
No one in particular
What gear do you carry with you?
Body (Nikon D2x) Wide Lens – 18-55mm, Zoom – 100-300m f4, 2x Converter,
Flash, Better Beamer, Spare Batteries, Tripod (only if REALLY needed)
What gear do you carry with you that’s not photography related?
MP3 Player and Speaker, First Aid Kit, Plastic Bags, A lot of water – and Coffee
in a thermos in the car. If needed Folding Chair
What’s your favorite photo of all time that you took?
If you could only use one camera and one lens, what would they be?
Nikon D 300s, Sigma 120-300mm f 2.8 + 2x Converter
Where do you purchase most of your camera gear?
No Specific place – Online B&H, Offline – Colonial Photo & Hobby, Orlando
Next camera gear purchase will be….?
Replacement for my 100-300mm lens and D2x
What are your favorite places to go shoot?
Gatorland, Circle B Bar Reserve, Green Cay, Viera Wetlands
Favorite time of day to shoot…morning or evening?
Morning, Evening, Noon – hey – anytime!
A photographer you admire?
There are a lot of photogs I can only look up to.
Only one real Bigshot among them:
Joe McNally – for exceptional lighting techniques
But there are some pretty normal people out there, too, that
are as good or better as most of the celebrated Photographers:
Ken Conger – exceptional Wildlife Photographer
Edgar Thiessen – always emotional Wildlife shots
Andreas Stridsberg – enormously creative
Richard Steel – image perfection
What was your very first SLR or DSLR camera?
A Yashica FR – fully manual
Best tip you’d give someone just starting out in photography?
Shoot, Shoot, Shoot – that you reach the point in the aspect of Photography
that is nothing more than craft ( the “How to use the camera”), where it
is no longer something you have to actually think about.
What is the next bird/animal that is on your ‘list’ that you’re hoping to photograph?
I so would like to see an American Coot! (Oh no – I think I already got one)
Peregrine Falcon, I guess.
What is one impression you hope the viewer takes away from your photography?
Some kind of satisfaction for having seen animals in their natural beauty, what most
people can’t!
Favorite blogs you read?
Mac or PC?
PC
What software do you use the most to edit your photographs?
FastStone image viewer, to sort through
Photoshop 3, 4, 5, 6 ,7, CS, CS2, CS3, CS4
Thank you so much Klaus for doing this interview!
