Stanley Beck

Name
Stanley Beck

Company 
Retired

Location
Jackson, MS (from New Orleans, LA)

Websites
www.neworleansphotographs.com            www.sbeckart.com





Cameras
Nikon D200, D7100

Lenses
50mm, 18-200mm, 24-120mm, 75-300mm, 80-400mm, 105mm macro, 1.4 TC

Filters
Grad, neutral density, polarizers

Tripod
Manfrotto carbon fiber

Lights / Flash 
Nikon SB800

What software do you edit with
Mostly Photoshop CS5

Do you consider yourself a pro or amateur
Semi-pro amateur

When did your interest in photography start 
Late 1940's

What was your first camera
Kodak early 1950's - second hand, can't remember, but used 620 film

What is your favorite subject to shoot 
New Orleans, landscapes, cityscapes, seascapes, architecture, nature, wildlife, old stuff, odd stuff, weird stuff, street, documentary, anything that catches my eye.

What are your favorite 3 photos

Cabildo: D200, ISO 200, f/10, 1/50 sec., 24-120mm

French Quarter Balcony: D200, ISO 400, f/5, 1/80 sec., 24-120mm

  
Miss. River at dawn: D200, ISO 200, f/4.5, ¼ sec., 24-120mm

What would be your dream shoot
African Safari

What is your dream camera
What I have now

Who has influenced you the most in photography
My uncle and Robert Capa (WWII war correspondent/photographer).  I might also add the wonderful photographers in our web photography group.

Would you consider yourself a technical photographer or more of a go by the feel photographer 
Go by feel.  Every photograph has its own requirements.

What are your biggest strengths in photography
Being able to hold my camera and shoot.

What would you like people to know about your photography
Every photograph has something to say.  How people interpret it is what they take with them.  I just present what catches my eye.