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Rene Ross - Biography
ikudbne1@aol.com
Though technically I am
new, I feel like I have been a member of PSA my entire life...
for as far back as I can remember, my father (Walter Ross a +40
year member) took me along with him to all his camera club
outings and meetings; I liked looking at the pictures! When I
was old enough to hold a camera and reach the "on" button on the
enlarger, I started entering club competitions; even beat pop out
a time or two ;) I have been to a few of the yearly PSA
conventions in various parts of the country, going on various
photo excursions and taking a few of the composition/style
classes.
About 10 years ago, I moved from Chicago to
So.Cal. Unfortunately, with that move I lost access to
pop's Nikons and darkroom! And as it tends to do, life
invariably intercedes and my development as a professional
Registered Nurse in a Neonatal Intensive Care took over much of
my extra time. Photography got pushed into the background.
When digital started to become commonplace, I
was able to get back into the 'darkroom' and began taking
pictures for reasons other than mere vacation documentation. I
started looking at people, objects and landscapes again as I did
as a child, with wonder and awe and the need to capture those
perfect moments on 'film'. While computers are a favorite
pastime of mine, I know there is a great deal more I can learn,
so I decided it was time to jump back into the PSA realm... this
time with my own camera in hand.
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