Team Suck Featured User: goinskiing

Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM

04/27/2009 10:06:10 PM · #1

This week's FU is

goinskiing, who recently got a ribbon for:

posthumous asks:
How is photography like skiing?

Well, funny you should ask because I feel they are similar in a few ways. Both take a lot of practice and I have learned from those who have done them longer than me.

snaffles asks:
So how much of the magic fairy dust is left on the lens you bought from Melethia?

Well, I don't know what she put on it, but I like it. You'll have to ask her where she got it, maybe from some Oktoberfest party or something.

What's your favorite song, right now?

Coldplay - Death and All His Friends / The Escapist

If you could get a DPC member to mentor you for a day, who would you pick, and what would you want to learn?

Oh man, where to start. I actually bumped into dsidwell and his wife the other day here in Logan, UT and he wanted to go shooting with me, so that would be my realistic mentor. However, if I could choose anyone it would have to be

scalvert. His style is so unique and very distinct. I have loved his work as far back as I can remember on this site, I feel he could teach me a lot. My second would be

Bear_Music as he is a genius landscape photographer.

In (The Clock Tower),
were you later attacked by that angry swarm of birds?

Well, can't say I was, but I secretly hoped that they would have swarmed my fellow high school choir friends at the time for a good laugh.

Is this what passes for crop circles in Utah?

Haha, never thought of that before. This was around the time I was accepted to TS (before or after I cannot recall exactly) and just thought, why not.

If several Team Suck types descended upon you for a surprise GTG, where would you take us?

Oh man, there are several places I would take you. The first would be out on the Salt Lake flats where the famous jetty is. Just look at

dsidwell's portfolio. Then I would take you over to Bear Lake and take you to the Minnetonka caves and get some sweet cave shots. I would then take you into Sardine Canyon (which is part of the mountain range I shoot fairly regularly called the Wellsvilles Mountains). Then if we had time we'd go out to the Salt Flats in Western Utah near Tooele.

WriteHeart is very curious, and had lots of questions..
Where is your favorite ski resort in Utah?

Snowbird/Alta- They have some of the most amazing snow on earth (not that I've been a lot of places really) and the gondola there is amazing!

What has been the hardest thing about starting your own photography business?

Getting word of mouth out and families with dogs. Also, finding time with my real job and school has been a challenge.

What has been your favorite photoshoot to date?

DPC wise, I'd have to say the Puzzling shoot was a ton of fun, my wife was just laughing at my silly weirdness with towels and water splashing everywhere. Work-wise, I did a family that wanted their picture taken with a back-hoe, that was interesting and different, but fun.

Who takes more pictures, you or your wife?

Definitely me, my wife just does snapshots of Patrick. She helps me pose clients (I suck at that) and she scrapbooks all my pictures I take.

How old do you think Patrick will be when you buy him his first camera?

Well, seeing that he has a magnetic attraction for electronics, especially ones that I use, I'm betting by the time he starts talking.

WriteHeart

Canon EOS-40D

04/27/2009 11:11:51 PM · #2

This is great! It is great getting to know you

goinskiing.

Congrats on your ribbon! Keep the great shots coming!

posthumous

Canon EOS-40D

Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II

04/27/2009 11:20:32 PM · #3

ok, next time I want to ask follow up questions!

he got off too easy...

heh

meyers

Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II

Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM

04/27/2009 11:39:29 PM · #4

Originally posted by posthumous:

ok, next time I want to ask follow up questions!

he got off too easy...

heh

Follow up questions could be posted here..

snaffles

Nikon D7100

04/27/2009 11:47:17 PM · #5

Yeah, da noob got off real easy this time! ;-)

04/27/2009 11:56:42 PM · #6

Ask away!

;-)

04/27/2009 11:57:29 PM · #7

Nope, no fairy dust on the lens. All the magic has been added by the new owner. Never did a thing for me! :-)

Canon EF 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5 USM

04/28/2009 12:00:05 AM · #8

Originally posted by Melethia:

Nope, no fairy dust on the lens. All the magic has been added by the new owner. Never did a thing for me! :-)

Than where did that little extra package in the box that said "Psst, sprinkle me on the lens" come from then?

rodfulk

Canon EOS-60D

04/28/2009 12:27:08 AM · #9

Good job, congrats

goinskiing here ia the fabar tag if you wish to add it to your profile. Got any of that fairy dust left?

Message edited by author 2009-04-28 00:28:34.

04/28/2009 09:08:05 AM · #10

Originally posted by rodfulk:

Good job, congrats goinskiing here ia the fabar tag if you wish to add it to your profile. Got any of that fairy dust left?

Hey thanks! I'm saving the little bit I have left for a rainy day.

Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

04/28/2009 09:23:29 AM · #11

Huh. And here I thought the stuff I enclosed with the lens was chocolate... :-)

Kelli

Canon EOS-D60

04/28/2009 09:25:58 AM · #12

Awesome interview! Congrats on the ribbon too!

posthumous

Canon EOS-40D

Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II

04/28/2009 09:31:32 AM · #13

How is photography different than skiing?

rodfulk

Canon EOS-60D

Canon EF 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5 USM

04/28/2009 09:35:41 AM · #14

Originally posted by goinskiing:

Originally posted by rodfulk:
Good job, congrats goinskiing here ia the fabar tag if you wish to add it to your profile. Got any of that fairy dust left?

Hey thanks! I'm saving the little bit I have left for a rainy day.

Guess what its rainning here! today!!! LOL

04/28/2009 09:59:35 AM · #15

Originally posted by posthumous:

How is photography different than skiing?

Well, peak season for skiing is in the winter and peak time for photography is in the summer.
Skiing doesn't eat up my hard drive space.
I don't make any money skiing.
I can go right into my backyard for photography, my honorable mention was taken back there.
It's really hard to do a 360 with your camera.

poser

Canon EOS-60D

04/28/2009 11:30:50 AM · #16

goinskiing congrats on your ribbon and great interview.

04/28/2009 12:07:55 PM · #17

Originally posted by goinskiing:

It's really hard to do a 360 with your camera.

Give it a shot. :-)

04/28/2009 12:09:35 PM · #18

Originally posted by Melethia:

Originally posted by goinskiing:

It's really hard to do a 360 with your camera.

Give it a shot. :-)

I stand corrected.

Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III

04/28/2009 12:16:22 PM · #19

I will admit that my rotation was probably quite a bit slower, though, and did not involve boards attached to my feet. :-)

colorcarnival

Olympus 45mm f/1.8 M.Zuiko Digital

05/01/2009 12:17:29 AM · #20

Great interview! So how old is your son?

Message edited by author 2009-05-01 00:17:38.

Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III

05/01/2009 12:18:18 AM · #21

Originally posted by colorcarnival:

Great interview! So how old is your son?

11 months old, I can't believe he's almost a year old!

colorcarnival

Olympus 45mm f/1.8 M.Zuiko Digital

05/01/2009 12:22:09 AM · #22

Keep taking pictures then because, like everyone says, time really does fly by. Especially get pics of him eating his first birthday cake - those are always fun!