DanJM Posted May 14, 2023 Share Posted May 14, 2023 Hello, I'm sort of new here in an "it's complicated" sort of way. I posted pretty regularly for about eight months in 2028/2019, mostly in No Words, but never did an intro post. I gave up the commercial email I used for this account in 2019 and didn't think to change my address here, so when I forgot my password I could not recover my account. Last month I signed up again and William Michael generously helped merge my old account into my new one. That's why you'll see I have posts from before I created this account. Anyway, I'm looking forward to being active again here so I figured it is a good time for an introduction. I'm a biology professor and natural history museum curator in Green Bay Wisconsin, USA. I grew up in St. Louis Missouri and was always interested in photography, though I didn't get serious about it until graduate school. It was there that I learned scientific illustration (out of necessity for my work) and became interested in the intersection of, and parallels between, art and science. In my capacity as curator I often host art students who use our specimens as models in drawing classes and inspiration in various design classes. I've also worked closely with the art gallery/museum curator at my university, and have co-curated a couple exhibitions there. I couldn't find any rules against posting my website here, but admins, please delete this or tell me to do so if I missed it. meinhardtphoto.smugmug.com Thanks for the opportunity to share my photos, and William specifically for all his help. I'm looking forward to getting to know more about you all. Dan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmac Posted May 14, 2023 Share Posted May 14, 2023 1 hour ago, DanJM said: 2028 Welcome back .... you're a little ahead of us there. What was it like? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanJM Posted May 14, 2023 Author Share Posted May 14, 2023 (edited) 55 minutes ago, kmac said: Welcome back .... you're a little ahead of us there. What was it like? 😂 😁 😯 Edited May 14, 2023 by DanJM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikemorrellNL Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 Welcome (back), Dan! I'm sure I was a member back in 2018/2019 too but I don't remember you. Like you - I've also had periods of 2-3 years when I wasn't at all interested in PN. Back then, I also had a thing about the 'No Words' forum. In the sense of posted photos not being searchable. So maybe we just missed each other. But I've always come back to PN and I occasionally post to 'No Words' too! I live in The Netherlands so I'm way ahead (timewise) of members based in the US. I've watched the video on your RICHTER MUSEUM link and browsed through the wonderful galleries and photos on your website. I was amazed at the diversity and quality of photos that you've taken! I also love the love the opportunities that you - at the Richter Museum - provide to art students! I'm really looking forward to your contributions on PN! Best wishes, Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Michael Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 On 5/14/2023 at 10:15 AM, DanJM said: Hello, . . . I couldn't find any rules against posting my website here, but admins, please delete this or tell me to do so if I missed it. meinhardtphoto.smugmug.com Thanks for the opportunity to share my photos, and William specifically for all his help. I'm looking forward to getting to know more about you all. Dan No problem and you're most welcome. Glad it all worked out. WW 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael_tac Posted June 7 Share Posted June 7 Hey, Dan, thanks for your intro. Since you're a museum curator, I wanted to brainstorm with you a minute about photos and photo management. If this isn't the right place for this topic, we can continue it elsewhere, including you can email me directly at tacman@gmail.com I've been working on a platform that allows museum staff to manage their inventory and related data. It can print the information cards ("tombstones"), integrate audio tours, and has an exhibition planner to layout the artwork in the available space (e.g. a wall or display case). One big challenge I run into is photo management. Often museum simple embed the object images in the spreadsheet, which is functional but very difficult to maintain. I should say I'm mostly working with museums in Latin America without much technical staff or resources like a professional museum management platform like TMS. Anyway, since you're a photographer I wanted to ask if you'd be willing to brainstorm about your museum and give me some feedback about my platform. Thanks, Tac 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Michael Posted June 7 Share Posted June 7 7 hours ago, michael_tac said: If this isn't the right place for this topic, we can continue it elsewhere, including you can email me directly at tacman@gmail.com MODERATOR COMMENT I expect that your quest would be better served if you re-phrased to address the whole membership, and then re-posted the topic in a new thread: Casual Photo Conversations seems to attract a broad readership. Under the T&C of the site, multiple postings are prohibited, however, I consider this approach suitable in this particular situation: if you choose to do what I suggest, then I will alert Dan to you post here, and also your new post in CPC and then I will delete your post here, thereby removing the duplicate. William Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanJM Posted June 22 Author Share Posted June 22 On 6/2/2024 at 5:35 AM, mikemorrellNL said: Welcome (back), Dan! I'm sure I was a member back in 2018/2019 too but I don't remember you. Like you - I've also had periods of 2-3 years when I wasn't at all interested in PN. Back then, I also had a thing about the 'No Words' forum. In the sense of posted photos not being searchable. So maybe we just missed each other. But I've always come back to PN and I occasionally post to 'No Words' too! I live in The Netherlands so I'm way ahead (timewise) of members based in the US. I've watched the video on your RICHTER MUSEUM link and browsed through the wonderful galleries and photos on your website. I was amazed at the diversity and quality of photos that you've taken! I also love the love the opportunities that you - at the Richter Museum - provide to art students! I'm really looking forward to your contributions on PN! Best wishes, Mike Hi Mike! Thank you so much for the kind words about the museum. I’m always thrilled to hear reactions to the videos. I did a couple of them myself, but the two professional-looking ones (including the one on the art class) were made by an undergrad cinematography student. He did an amazing job, and that’s him doing the voiceover. I recall (and confirmed by checking your post history) that you helped me with some comments on a “seeking critique” post from July 2023. However, I haven’t been active for the last several months so it’s easy to see why you might not have remembered. Anyway, I’m not sure how my (re) introduction post from May 2023 caught your attention, but I’m glad it did. Your thoughts about my photos really made my day. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hjoseph7 Posted June 25 Share Posted June 25 Where exactly are your pictures, new and old ? I did not see them on your profile... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Michael Posted June 25 Share Posted June 25 3 minutes ago, hjoseph7 said: Where exactly are your pictures, new and old ? I did not see them on your profile... On 5/14/2023 at 10:15 AM, DanJM said: I posted pretty regularly for about eight months in 2028/2019, mostly in No Words, LINK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanJM Posted June 25 Author Share Posted June 25 Thanks William! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanJM Posted June 25 Author Share Posted June 25 9 minutes ago, hjoseph7 said: Where exactly are your pictures, new and old ? I did not see them on your profile... Thanks for the interest! William kindly provided a link to all my posts, but you can see a lot here as well. meinhardtphoto.smugmug.com 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now