Bio

[John Sparks <sparks@xxxxxxxxxx>]

- Name:  John Sparks

- Profession/Study: Electrical Engineer

- Country: USA

- Personal history of photography 

Have been photographing since I got my first camera at age 8.  Worked on
newspaper and yearbook photo staffs in high school and college.  Worked
one year for a commercial architectual photographer, mostly in the darkroom.
Currently exhibiting and selling fine art photographs.

- preferred subjects:

moderately close landscapes and abstracts

- materials (film, filters, paper, chemistry):

Tmax films, Multigrade FB paper. Starting to experiment with 35mm HIE
with plans to use 4x5 HIE.

- format (35mm/medium format/large format): 

95% large format (4x5 and 8x10).  A little 35mm, have done medium format
in the past but don't have a medium format camera right now.

- Other strange hobbies:

Between working full time and my photography, I don't have time for other
hobbies :-).  Would like to design and build my own view camera some day.

- How did you find out about this list:

Saw it listed on the web page archives of the medium format mailing list


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