biography
photography
2006
acquired my first photo camera, a Nikon FM2n, and a 100 mm lens:
shot mainly portraits and tested various films. started street photography with a 50 mm lens.
acquired most of the technical skills (image processing education was a very helpful starting point).
(FM2n is still today my favorite camera, it stuck for so long to my hand that I feel so natural shooting with...)
2007
member of Imag'In photo club in Lyon. first workshops on model photography in studio.also practicing techniques for outdoor shooting.
2008
tested different compact cameras (Canonet, Revue).interesting results... but I kept preferring Nikon compact SLRs.
2009
discovered Kodachrome film. color space is for me essential, and this film had outstanding tones.had the chance to shot it for almost 2 years, until it was discontinued in 2010... I continued with Portra.
2012
my son was born. low activity...2013
focused on street photography. mainly using Portra for color and Ilford for b&w.2015
acquired my first digital camera, a Fuji X-E2... for its Classic Chrome film simulation.although I have never preferred Fuji films, my favorite digital cameras are Fuji, S5 Pro and latest X series. registered as a pro.
2016
new job. low activity... moved to X-Pro2 for the OVF.CV
education
diplomas
2006 Ph.D. in Image Processing, Mines de Paris
2002 M.Sc. in Images & Systems, INSA Lyon
2002 B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, INSA Lyon
languages
Romanian, French, English, Italian
it
C/C++, Vtk, VB, Matlab, Photoshop, Html, database
professional experience
2016 -   R&D Manager
MS SE, Lyon, France
2006 - 2016  R&D Project Manager
Itron, Macon, France
2002 - 2006  Research Engineer - Ph.D.
Mines de Paris, France
other interests
Literature, jazz and cinema.