Just a 24 year old Austrian Photographer saying hello :)
Hello / Hallo / Servus!
Hello fellow Steemits :) About one week ago I had no idea that an awesome place like this even existed, and today I am already introducing myself. First of all I hope I can be a part of this community and keep the creative vibes that I am feeling here up.
I’m Toby, I am in my mid 20s and live in the quite beautiful capital of Austria. I’m doing my master studies in Digital Media Technologies and work as a part time photographer. For a living I mostly do real estate projects or photo-/videography work at weddings. Don’t expect any pictures from that, I rather want to excite you with my travel and hiking pictures. My first actual post is going to be about my last summer trip to Chernobyl (Ukraine). And in the next couple of weeks you are going to see some awesome photos from my backpacking trip to Thailand and Vietnam.
About my pictures.
I want my pictures to tell a story, to provide a deeper thought or some kind of special meaning. To provoke to think. Even if it’s just for one moment. Life is so freaking spectacular, but unfortunately, we sometimes lose touch with this wonderful place. I like to remind people how awesome it is, and I also want you to remind me as well. We are currently travelling with 107,000 km/h around the sun while I’m typing these words. So, let’s all make this an awesome ride, with all the positivity there is. We are in this together.
Hard facts?
Long story short: Expect some nice pictures, but with decorative words around it. Some facts about me: I do all kind of sports like hiking, running, swimming, lifting weights or playing football (not much anymore :/) and enjoy a complex discussion. I also like to travel if I got some spare time. As I am doing my Master in the field of Video Post-Production you also are probably going to see some little VFX-work. But I don’t want to announce too much yet.
My goal?
I am not sure yet, I’m not really planning anything long time. I would love to work something meaningful in the future where I can actually help people with my skills, but I am not sure which exact direction I am heading to. Even though working as a photographer and studying Post Production is a lot of fun for me I know that it doesn’t help world right now. So, who knows what I am going to do. Suggestions are welcome.
So why steemit?
Because I actually think that the percentage of creative and inspiring people here is way higher than anywhere else. I can probably improve myself and my work through this platform and furthermore I hope that I can deliver some positive content for you.
Instagram – YouTube
If you want to hit me up on Instagram you obviously can, I am probably going to post more pictures there because nobody bothers with text there anyway: Instagram
I also sometimes post reviews on YouTube, but they are probably only interesting for photography/videography nerds:
YouTube
I hope that’s everything. If you have any questions just write a comment as I would love to answer it 😊
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Welcome to Steemit. I hope you succeed greatly here on the forum. Cheers.
Thank you! I will you all the best as well.
Welcome! Really beautiful photos - if you keep that up, you should do really well! Hope you love it here as much as so many of us do. xx, Kay
I thank you so much for your kind words. So far the experience is incredible!
Awesome to hear!
Wow, I love your post @lichtcatchtoby! Welcome to steemit.
I'm waiting to see your future photographs!!
Thanks for your nice comment. Then I hope I can fascinate you a little bit with my future photos.
Great photos! I would love to visit Austria one day :)
I’m new to Steemit too!
I really can recommend it :) I mean its a tiny country, but there is quite a lot to do/see. The cool thing is that its beautiful in the summer and also in the winter, just depends on what you prefer.
Welcome a board Toby! I loved your presentation and i'm excited to follow your work (amazing photos)
Cheers!
Wow, what a nice comment! Thank you so much :)
Servus ;) Bist ja hier etwas untergegangen, das soll natürlich nicht sein!
Ah, das ist ja aber nett. Hatte dich ja schon im Discord-Chat gesehen wenn ich richtig liege. Bin bei dem ganzen noch ein wenig überfordert. Freut mich jedenfalls sehr dein Kommentar, schön einen Österreicher hier zu treffen. Wie bist du jetzt noch nachträglich auf mich gestoßen?
Puh, keine Ahung mehr muss ich gestehen :D
Okay, dachte nur es gibt vllt. eine Möglichkeit durch Zufall schnell auf alten Content zu stoßen. Will nur langsam diese Plattform mehr verstehen :D
Habe auf meiner Seite mittlerweile fünf deutsche Tutorials - vielleicht hilft das etwas beim Verstehen der Seite ;)
A very warm welcome to steemit - this platform is great indeed, you won't regret joining this amazing community. Your pictures look awesome! I am really interested in photography but until now I didn't had enough time and money to deepen my knowledge... I am looking forward to see more of your shoots! :)
I thank you for your kind comment. I am planning to do some "low budget"-photography tips as I also started out using only a tiny amount of money. So stay around, maybe I can teach you something.
mit Sicherheit ! :)
Hey Toby, willkommen auf Steemit.
Wirklich tolle Fotos, nach Chernobyl würd ich mich aber glaub nicht trauen, auch wenn es da echt schöne Fotomotive und Natur gibt.
LG Jonas
Hallo Jonas, vielen Dank für deinen Kommentar!
Dann hoffe ich du folgst mir, ich plane nämlich einen längeren und ausführlichen Artikel über Chernobyl und warum deine Sorgen komplett unbegründet sind. Und ja, dort gibt es echt sehr spannende Motive.
Aber klar doch ;)
Ja da bin ich mal gespannt.
Dass es physikalisch gesehen mit entsprechedem Schutz und nicht zu lange nicht gefählich ist weiß ich, aber irgendwie würde ich mich glaube ich trotzdem unwohl fühlen. Bin auf deinen Bericht gespannt.
Mein Bericht über Chernobyl ist jetzt verfügbar :)
hey und herzlich willkommen auch von meiner Seite!
Ebenfalls hallo! Wohl der erste Toxikologe den ich jemals "kennengelernt" habe, spannendes Berufsfeld!
Thematisch spannend, ja. Von der Arbeitsweise so wie die meisten bio/chemischen Wissenschaften, repetitive und nicht besonders aufregende Laborarbeit ;-)