First things first

Who am I

My name is Dmitry and I photograph for 28 years. Well, as they say, owing a camera doesn’t make you a photographer. So I am not a photographer. I just like to photograph. It has always been a hobby for me, a pleasant way to spend free time, unwind and relax. And of course, to create memories of some family events, places visited and sometimes just simple ordinary objects and moments. 

What I photograph

For a long time I didn’t have any particular theme in my photography. I snapped everything that was around me and was of some interest. Family events, trips, cities, buildings, some night photography and even periodic dips into candid street photography.

Eventually, my interests crystalized and narrowed down to cityscapes, architecture and occasional landscapes. Main influence on the direction of my photography in recent years was the fact that our family moved to one of the most beautiful and photogenic cities in the world – Prague. Entire city center is included in the list of UNESCO historical heritage. Prague is full of historic and modern architecture, old narrow cobblestoned streets and historic buildings. So one cannot simply live in Prague and not to photograph its beauty.

My gear

Up until recently my main gear was Nikon D5300. Originally, it came with standard 18-55mm kit lens and Tamron 70-300mm telephoto lens. Tamron was replaced with Nikkor 70-300mm lens with image stabilization, which is rather a must for long lenses. Since I am majorly shooting outside, both lenses were equipped with polarizing filters. 

My third lens and a laters addition to my gear is a must have for anybody, despite their photography genre and camera body – classic 50mm f/1.8 prime lens. 

Besides this DSLR set up, occasionally I am using my iPhone to snap an image. Cameras on modern phones, paired with AI software, can perform miracles.

New direction

As you may have noticed, when describing my gear, I was using past tense. The reason is that recently I’ve stumbled upon a very irresistible deal on Sony a7ii with a 28-70 kit lens. I owe it for only several days now and have not taken it to some serious shooting outside yet. So more details on this new gear and some images from it are to come in later posts.