Your Bio

I am an amateur photographer, and relatively new to dSLR cameras. I am learning new techniques every day and just having a blast. I love the online photo sharing community and the feedback and inspiration it has given to me thus far, and am excited to continue to be a part of this.

I am happy to share and teach others the techniques I use, so if you are interested in how to do something, please feel free to send me a message.

I've been a Photoshop user since roughly 1993, starting with version 2.0; Photoshop and I grew up together.

Outside of photography, I am a software engineer and graphic designer by trade. I am also a musician, I am a classically trained vocalist and pianist, amateur song writer and I also play guitar, ukulele, a little banjo, a little accordion and a little acoustic bass. I am always interested in picking up a new instrument and trying to learn enough to write at least one song.

You can purchase fine art prints and framed copies of my work on Image Kind

You can hear some of my music online at MySpace or TracksInTheSky.com

The company I work for: Interbill

The company I co-founded and developed: MeetSauce.com - Meeting planning and coordination service.

My more robust gallery over at flickr:http://www.flickr.com/photos/joshsommers

Galleries

Escheresque : Images that are inspired by M.C. Escher, but do not fit into the Droste Effect group.

Escheresque

Images that are inspired by M.C. Escher, but do not fit into the Drost ...

Updated: Jun 01, 2008 11:01am JST

Black and White :

Black and White

Updated: Feb 09, 2008 3:53am JST

Stereographic Projections : Stereographic Projections, created from equirectangular panoramas using either Hugin or Flexify.

Stereographic Projections

Stereographic Projections, created from equirectangular panoramas usin ...

Updated: Feb 08, 2008 8:06am JST

Infrared : Photos taken with an Infrared filter.

Infrared

Photos taken with an Infrared filter.

Updated: Feb 07, 2008 9:54am JST

Manipulations : Images that have been manipulated, created or post processed with Photoshop.

Manipulations

Images that have been manipulated, created or post processed with Phot ...

Updated: Feb 07, 2008 9:38am JST

Illusions : Illusions and impossible objects inspired by the works of M.C. Escher, Walter Wick, Oscar Reutersvärd. and other artists.

Illusions

Illusions and impossible objects inspired by the works of M.C. Escher, ...

Updated: Feb 07, 2008 9:33am JST

HDR : High Dynamic Range Photographs, more commonly known as HDR. 

Some of these were done with Photoshop CS3, PTGui Pro, Dynamic Photo or Picturenaut, but the majority were done with Photomatix.

HDR

High Dynamic Range Photographs, more commonly known as HDR. Some of ...

Updated: Feb 07, 2008 9:29am JST

Little Planets : Stereographic Projections of the Little Planet variety.

Little Planets

Stereographic Projections of the Little Planet variety.

Updated: Feb 07, 2008 9:23am JST

Equirectangular Panoramas : Equirectangular Panoramas created using Hugin and Enblend.

Equirectangular Panoramas

Equirectangular Panoramas created using Hugin and Enblend.

Updated: Feb 07, 2008 6:13am JST

Panoramas : These are all panormamas that are comprised of multiple photographs. I used to use Panorama Factory to stitch them together, but now I generally use Hugin.

Panoramas

These are all panormamas that are comprised of multiple photographs. I ...

Updated: Feb 07, 2008 6:07am JST

Landscapes :

Landscapes

Updated: Feb 07, 2008 5:32am JST

Sunsets and Sunrises :

Sunsets and Sunrises

Updated: Feb 07, 2008 5:22am JST

The Droste Effect : Images created using the Droste effect formula, using Mathmap and the GIMP.

The Droste Effect

Images created using the Droste effect formula, using Mathmap and the ...

Updated: Feb 07, 2008 5:20am JST

Beaches : Shots taken at the beach.

Beaches

Shots taken at the beach.

Updated: Feb 07, 2008 5:16am JST