Hello all,

I'm Konstantin, the new moderator. I hope to fill the shoes nevets left for me, help the community grow and flourish as best I can.

Some of you already know me, but for those of you who don't here's a bit of ancient history. I've been shooting for over 20 years, started my commercial photography business as soon as I got back from Brooks Institute of Photography. I mainly shot product and architectural interiors, some portraits. In the mid 90's I segued my career from photography to retouching, which I have been doing ever since, 14 years of Photoshop. At the same time that I started retouching, I started shooting fine-art B&W. Just recently I have decided to go back to being a full-time advertising photographer, so I sold my film cameras, beefed up the DSLR system, got a set of strobes again. My goal is to take the next 12 months to shoot a completely new portfolio of personal work before seeking representation.

I would also like to welcome some new members who have been waiting for a while for approval.