Critique Team

Phil picked up a Pentax in 1978 and was immediately consumed with a burning enthusiasm for all thing photographic. Joining a camera club the following year provided the incentive to be prolific and competitive with his work and to keep in touch with changing trends and styles over the years. The last 30 years has seen his involvement in mono and colour darkroom work and more recently digital imaging. Photoshop, and improvements in digital printing, has seen his dark room door firmly locked forever. Phil never tires of seeing other peoples work, and is never happier than when talking about or helping others with their photography.

Nick taught Art and Photography for 12yrs before going pro. He has a degree in Fine Art and Philosophy, and although he taught photography for many years he is self taught. His own work incorporates his background in Fine Art and his love of the theatre.

Willie has had an interest in photography from the time he was 17 years old. He owned a Pentax 35mm camera, and developed and printed B&W film in a small dark room for a year or so. He took a break from serious photography for many years after he was married and he raised 4 kids, and started up again about 10 years ago with a Canon Elan film camera, and then took to digital immediately it became mainstream. Willie has what's called an eclectic style - he takes pictures of anything, and likes digital manipulation. He feels that critiquing is not only a way for the person receiving the critique to improve, but also for the person critiquing.

Pamela's enthusiasm for photography began whilst working for the Forestry Commission in the New Forest. She made it a personal project to photograph every wild flower in the forest and produce ID information for visitors. This project gradually widened to include insects and wildlife. Now retired, she challenges herself to all aspects of outdoor photography, with a keen interest in abstracts and unusual aspects/angles. Having been the grateful recipient of constructive critique from site members herself, Pamela nowadays enjoys giving helpful advice to others travelling the same pathway to improvement.

Stephen has been taking photographs for 20 years, and went digital 3 yrs. ago. His passion is landscapes, but with a special liking for shapes, patterns and strong compositions using the whole range of the zoom. Also dabbles a bit with horses (photographically :-) ) He'll critique anything based on how he honestly sees it, and welcomes follow-up questions or requests for clarification on the pic or by PM.

Ade is a Leeds based IT pro working towards eking a living from architectural and landscape photography. He does the odd wedding, uses HDR when appropriate and likes dark, moody portraits. Joining EPZ in 2004, Ade hasn't deleted a shot he's posted on the site, so the full story of his photographic development is there. He will help with landscape and architecture shots, and will pass honest, fair, sometimes cutting, but always helpful, critique on any subject.

Although Catherine has a life-long interest in the visual arts she only became actively involved in photography relatively recently. But her newly discovered passion is rapidly taking over her life! She likes looking at all kinds of images but her own photography focuses on landscapes and macro work. Her critique will be honest, but friendly and positive.

David is an enthusiastic, self-taught amateur who has been using a DSLR since Christmas 2006. His own photography is often in black and white and he'll shoot anything that's interestingly lit or allows for interesting compositions. He will try to comment intelligently on almost anything but tends to leave studio portraiture to people who know more about it. David doesn't much like HDR or colour popping but he tries to give unbiased critique of other aspects of photos that use those techniques.

Dave is the Head of IT and Photographer for an Australian Eye Research Organisation. He first showed an interest in photography when he was around 12 after joining the photography club at his secondary school. He currently photographs corporate portraits and commercial images for advertising within eye research. However, his main interest is in wildlife and people photography. He migrated to Australia with his family around 4 years ago and lives close to Melbourne. He is a keen member and the Electronic Image Steward of the Waverley Camera Club, and regularly participates in judging club competitions.