Can you help me with my Photographer's Bio ?

03/20/2009 09:06:15 AM · #1

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The silent auction was Saturday night.

I didn't go, but there was actually bidding on my photo, and it finally went for $350.

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I was asked to donate a print for a silent auction to benefit our hospital. I think seats for the dinner are $250 each, and will be occupied by area business people. My signed, framed print has already been picked up, but now they want a bio from me to put under it at the auction.

I may be pompous, but I still have a tough time writing about myself in the third person. There are so many awesome writers at DPC, I wonder if you could help me improve this. This is what I have so far, and though the auction print is a landscape, I want to add in somehow that I do portraits, as this is a huge networking opportunity. Of course, maybe nobody will bid on it and I will have to bury myself in shame and cry myself to sleep every night for the rest of my pathetic life. I put in my screen name for this post. :-)

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"Slippy resides in Burlington, Ontario. His appreciation of the science of nature has been built on twenty years of working as an exploration geologist. Photography became a passion five years ago and it has been an ongoing quest to capture amazing scenes which surround us, yet are under-appreciated. Through natural progress, Slippyâ��s interest is growing to include portraiture."

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The print is similar to this one, but has been edited to improve the composition. I will also add a short explanation of HDR and description of the print below the bio. I thought this print was especially relevant, as the silhouetted building at the end of the path is the hospital which this auction benefits.

Any ideas much appreciated!

Message edited by author 2009-04-20 12:31:44.

Melethia

Canon EOS-80D

03/20/2009 09:29:05 AM · #2

"Slippy, an exploration geologist by profession, expanded his appreciation of the science of nature when he picked up a camera five years ago. His ongoing quest to capture the amazing beauty of the world around us extends from underappreciated landscapes to portraiture. Mr Slippy currently resides in Burlington, Ontario."

Five_Seat

Canon EOS-6D

03/20/2009 09:33:17 AM · #3

Slippy:

"Where do I begin? My father was a relentlessly self-improving boulangerie owner from Belgium with low grade narcolepsy and a penchant for buggery. My mother was a fifteen year old French prostitute named Chloe with webbed feet. My father would womanize, he would drink, he would make outrageous claims like he invented the question mark. Some times he would accuse chestnuts of being lazy, the sort of general malaise that only the genius possess and the insane lament. My childhood was typical, summers in Rangoon, luge lessons. In the spring we'd make meat helmets. When I was insolent I was placed in a burlap bag and beaten with reeds, pretty standard really. At the age of 12 I received my first scribe. At the age of fourteen, a Zoroastrian named Vilma ritualistically shaved my testicles. There really is nothing like a shorn scrotum, it's breathtaking, I suggest you try it."

Message edited by author 2009-03-20 09:36:46.

Melethia

Canon EOS-80D

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6

03/20/2009 10:24:42 AM · #4

I like his better. :-)

JerseyGenie

Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi

03/20/2009 10:50:35 AM · #5

Photography became Slippyâ��s passion a short five years ago. He began his photographic pursuit capturing and honoring the under-appreciated and yet amazing natural scenes that surrounded him. His appreciation of the nature of science evolved through twenty years of employment in the geological exploration field. Through natural progression, Slippyâ��s photographic interest has grown to also include portraiture. Mr. Slippy resides in Burlington, Ontario.

I agree with Deb and enjoy Five_Seat's creative (I HOPE) take!!

Five_Seat

Canon EOS-6D

03/20/2009 11:03:32 AM · #6

Well, as funny as it is, I cannot take credit for it. It Dr. Evil's speech from one of the "Austin Powers" movies.

Sony 24-70mm F4 Vario-Tessar T* FE OSS

03/20/2009 11:53:01 AM · #7

Thanks folks!

I immediately recognized the Mike Meyers monologue from the Springer scene. I'm a fan of that series of movies babeeee, yeeeaahhh!

Bear_Music

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

03/20/2009 12:41:29 PM · #8

Slippy, an expedition geologist by training, a buffoon by nature, and an artist by accident, resides in Burlington, Ontario with his long-suffering wife and two mortally embarrassed daughters who, while they love him to the depths of their beautiful souls, sometimes wish he'd do more expeditions so they could have a semblance of a normal childhood. Mr. Strikeslip donated this image to benefit the Burlington campus of the International Hospice for Geriatric Clowns in the hopes that he would thereby assure himself of a welcome mat in his rapidly-approaching old age. When asked if he had anything of consequence to say to the auction participants, he answered "Tell them to buy this print or I'll shoot my dog!"

R.

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

03/20/2009 12:59:57 PM · #9

Life is simple and satisfying for a buffoon. :-D

Ken

Canon EOS-7D

03/20/2009 03:02:56 PM · #10

"Slippy owns a chicken shooter. Need we say more?"

FireBird

03/20/2009 09:43:34 PM · #11

Slippy is.

neophyte

Nikon D810

Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED

03/20/2009 10:05:38 PM · #12

Slippy: His essence is his existence.