Hi all I’m Matthew From Canada.

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- October 28, 2021 at 12:30 am #486535
  Matthew W
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  Hello everyone from the Lightstalking family, I am Matthew and I am from Edmonton, Alberta in the Canadian West. I have been involved in photography for about 5 years now, but I was introduced to photography about 40 years ago by my cousin who was a photographer and educator but sadly she left to continue her education and is now the head trainer for the Montessori group. When I left the trucking industry 10 years ago I was looking for what I might do next and after a few years and a lot of YouTube I bought my first DSLR in 2016 just into the New year. I promised myself that I would work harder than ever before at learning and studying (I hated school). I have never looked back and have loved every minute.
  
  I love what I do and getting into wildlife photography was the best thing I ever did. I also make photos of insects and with very cold winters where I am and had psoriatic arthritis I’ll be studying product photography this winter until spring the end of May next year. I have built a studio in my basement to learn and make photos and I’m sure it will be fun learning new compositions and OCF.
  
  I am hoping to find a few helpful hints along the way from the community at Lightstalking and come out of my hole in the spring knowing a lot of great lessons. Thank you all in advance and I hope you have a great time shooting.
  
  Matthew from Edmonton.
- October 28, 2021 at 6:35 am #486540
  JasenkaG
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  Thanks a lot for this nice introduction, Matthew. We’re looking forward to seeing your photos of wildlife and insects!
- October 28, 2021 at 10:48 am #486547
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  Hi Matthew , Welcome to Ls and nice of you to write a few words about you and your photographic journey so far
  
  Enjoy the site and looking forward to seeing some of the work you have been putting together it sounds like you have been busy 🙂
- October 28, 2021 at 11:51 am #486551
  Dahlia Ambrose
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  Hi Matthew, welcome to the forums and it was great to know about you and your interests in photography. Look forward to seeing some of your works here 🙂
- October 28, 2021 at 3:34 pm #486560
  Tersha
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  Hi Matthew, and welcome to Light Stalking. Looking forward to seeing your wildlife shots!
- October 28, 2021 at 5:33 pm #486562
  beth
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  welcome to ls
- October 28, 2021 at 8:07 pm #486563
  Marty E
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  Hi Matthew, welcome to LS! I’m a newbie here and am also looking forward to seeing your work on wildlife and insects. It’s great knowing your background, I think you are born to be a photographer! Since you’re interested in tips to improve, I highly recommend the Shark Tank forum. A great group of people with wonderful expertise and suggestions will give you spot-on hints on how to improve your shots and grow your expertise in post-processing. I hope you decide to check it out, it’s awesome and a tremendously positive experience! Happy shooting 😀
- October 30, 2021 at 3:08 pm #486625
  Federico Alegria
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  Hi there Matthew, and thanks for your generous introduction! 5 years are easily said but you already have some experience and I’m sure you’ll find a lot of people able to learn from your background! Please feel free to share some of your shots with us too!
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