About Me and other Information

My Story

I started taking pictures with my son a couple years ago. Then I was using a point and shoot Kodak DX3900. We had fun in the local parks with taking pictures of insects, spiders and local wildlife. We enjoyed looking at the pictures and printing them off for his scrap book. My wife noticed that photos were getting better and better, so she suggested that I get more involved with that as a possible hobby. I even went and invested in Photoshop 7.0 as I had heard it was the premier software for photography. With some experimentation and practice, I was able to come up with some really fun photographs (take note in the Fantasy Section). My family enjoyed the pictures I would send them during holidays.

So here I am today, running with Canon D-SLR camera. Reminds me of my college days when I had a Canon AE-1 Programmable 35mm camera. I am still having fun with my son, but wanted to share what we have with you.

Contact Information:

Daniel Grove

10227 Harbor Inn Place

Coral Springs, FL 33071

954-913-7277

- Want to drop me a line for more information or comments on the site

- Interested in purchasing a Print that caught your eye or  to commission me for an assignment

Organizations & Memberships:

Better Photos - Member since January 2007 - Gallery

My Park Photos - Lifetime Member since February 2007 - Gallery

NANPA ( North American Nature Photography Association ) - General Member since February 2007

• Asian Lady Bug was the lead-in photo for the Resource webpage 03/26/07
• Blue Dragonfly was the lead-in photo for the News webpage 05/06/07
• Gulf Frittilary was the lead-in photo for the Main webpage 08/06/07
• Seashells by the Sea Shore was the lead-in photo for the About webpage 09/22/07
• Birds in a Tree was the lead-in photo for the About webpage 11/10/07
• Gulf Frittilary was the lead-in photo for the News webpage 12/30/07
• Seashells by the Sea Shore was the lead-in photo for the Main webpage 02/18/08
• Is this how we want to have our families see Nature? was the lead-in photo for the Main webpage 04/10/08
• Gulf Frittilary was selected as the lead-in photo for the Main webpage 06/03/08

Photo.net - Joined February 2007 - Gallery

Flickr - Joined May 2007 - Gallery

Awards:

Better Photos Editors Pick:

• Empty Shell
• Looking for the Sun's Warmth

Published:

• NANPA Ripples, July/August 2008 (Vol 2, Issue 1), June 15th 2008 Nature Photography Day Event - Brown Basilisk

Projects:

Current Projects:

• Working on a series of photographs with inspirational phrases.

Completed Projects:

• Photo Retouching Project for the ALS Association (Florida Chapter) 2007 Calendar

  • Retouched the following photographs: Cover photo, May 2007, November 2007 and  January 2008

   

• Photo Retouching Project for Astrological Portrait Series by Jennifer Newman

Equipment Information:

Camera:

• Canon Rebel EOS XTi Black body (400D)

Lenses & Components:

• Canon EF-S 18-55mm, f3.5-5.6 Zoom Lens

  • Tamron 58mm Haze UV-1 Filter

• Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM Telephoto Zoom Lens

  • Canon ET-65B Lens Cap

  • Canon 58mm Haze UV-1 Filter

Accessories:

• Canon BG-E3 Battery Grip

• Mono & Tripods

  • Manfrotto 685B Monopod

    • Manfrotto 3229 Head

Software:

• Adobe Lightroom 1.4.1

  • I started using this in beta format and fell in love with it. I can review and make changes to the photographs on the fly. Anything from correct color hue and saturation changes to other useful calibrations without affecting the original.

• Adobe Photoshop CS3

  • A must for anyone in Digital Photography with it ability to manipulate and re-create

Client Privacy Information:

At no time will Client Photographs be submitted to any outside source without permission. They will only be shared / exhibited after I have contacted the client for a release to do so. I may ask your permission to use the photographs as examples on my website.

A release form and/or email will be used in either case for clarification/limitations on the use of your photographs.

Copyright Information:

Unless otherwise noted, all photographs Copyright ©2007-08 Daniel Grove

All Rights Reserved Worldwide. Please do not use my work without permission. This includes downloading images for any purpose (Professional or Personal) without permission. All material located on this website (unless otherwise noted) is the copyrighted property of Daniel Grove and/or Digital Dragon Photography.

Website and photography copyright ©2007-08 Daniel Grove / Digital Dragon Photography