My kit has changed a lot over the years. After the Digital Rebel, I shot with a Canon 30D and later a 1Ds Mark II before moving to mirrorless. That train began first with Micro 4/3, then I transitioned to Fujifilm and later to Sony, before ending back where I started with Canon and the R5 and R6. If you’re curious about my current kit, below is most of what I use on a regular basis:
Canon EOS R5 and R6, with various lenses
Finally, I’ll leave you with a smattering of work as I’ve grown as a photographer. Of course, many of my images from 2012 and beyond are found on this site, in reviews and other articles. A much more comprehensive gallery of my work over the years can be found at my portfolio site http://www.jsteelephotos.com. Below, I’ve assembled some samples of my work from 2008 on.
Swing – Canon EOS 30D with Sigma 30mm f/1.4Cedar Falls – Canon 1Ds Mark II with Canon 17-40mm f/4LPurple Droplet (you may recognize this one) – Panasonic GH2 with Panasonic 45mm f/2.8 MacroStretched Tree – Ojito Wilderness, NM – Panasonic GH2 with Panasonic 7-14mm f/4On the Chair – Olympus OM-D E-M5 with Panasonic 25mm f/1.4The Dock Before Dawn – Fujifilm X-E1 with Fujinon 18-55mm f/2.8-4Autumn Stream – Sony a6000 with Rokinon 12mm f/2 @ f/16, 2.5s, ISO 100Main Concourse, Grand Central – Sony A7 II with Zeiss FE 16-35mm f/4 @ 16mmHeron in the Golden Mist – Sony A7 II with Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L + 1.4x TC @ 280mm, f/11, ISO 100Hidden Paradise, Massies Creek, Ohio – Sony A7 II with Zeiss 55mm f/1.8Courtyard, Iglesia y Convento de las Capuchinas, Antigua Guatemala – Fujifilm XF10Stars Over the Dunes, Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes, Death Valley National Park – Two exposures blended, Sony A7 III with Tamron 17-28mm f/2.8 @ 17mm, f/5.6, 3m 50s, ISO 200 (foreground), f/2.8, 20s, ISO 1600 (stars)Berea Falls, Cleveland, OH – Sony A7R IV with Tamron 70-180mm f/2.8 @ 86mm, f/11, 1/4s, ISO 100Great Falls of Tinker’s Creek, Cleveland, OH – Canon EOS R5 with Canon RF 24-105mm f/4L ISTree, Quinault Rainforest, Olympic National Park, Washington – Canon EOS R5 with Sigma 14-24mm f/2.8
Well, that’s enough for now. If you’ve stayed with me this long, thanks for going down this journey with me. Remember to keep shooting and keep looking for new things along the way!
3 responses to “Looking Back at my Photographic Journey (so far)”
Peter Clayton
Nostalgic reading for an old guy like me, who has also gone through many, many cameras and photographic experiences – in my case over the past 65 years since my first Box Brownie. Some simply lovely photos too. Thanks!
My first camera was also a simple Kodak 110 film camera that I was given by the candystripers (volunteers) at the hospital when I had my tonsils removed at the ripe age of 4! My real entry into photography was in collage at Ohio State, when I took classes and then invested in a Nikon FE and 43-86mm zoom – a considerable investment for me at the time. I’ve stayed with Nikon all these 42 years, mostly with Zeiss glass now, but use the considerably more mobile Sony gear for travel.
Thanks for sharing your journey Jordan. I have long enjoyed your ‘eye’ for compelling compositions, regardless of what equipment you’re using. Natural or honed by practice, you are indeed very much *talented*.
A lot of nostalgia. This was my first body as well. Used with Tamron 17-50 🙂
I think it is near Hillsboro.
This article got me thinking… Why does Canon make RF S lenses starting with 18mm when most full frame RF…
Great review. I shoot Nikon and may try an old Nikon D200 and see how it compares with the new…
It feels so nice to read your article. When I was a student, upgrading from a D5100 to a D750…
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