about me
My name, José Manuel Fachal Roel, artistic name “JosemaFRoel”.I am Galician, native of the municipality of Cambre, in the city of La Coruña (Galicia-Spain).
I am fifty-nine years old and my interest in digital photography goes back years, it can be said about three decades. My photographic discipline has been reserved mainly, and for a long time, for two modalities, the daytime and night long exposure and, on occasions, the panoramic modality, in which I am very satisfied and which I enjoy enormously. With this, my amateur and personal life has changed satisfactorily and this is something very important to me, as it has affected both my emotional state and even my health, since I feel very relaxed and with a great quality of life. At the same time, thanks to this and it must be said, I have been lucky enough to meet new photographer friends who, although they are few, are pleasantly extraordinary people and who bring me great joy and very good sensations in each photographic outing or getaway. This is of vital importance to me, for which I am enormously grateful.
Regarding the equipment that I have, for each type of photography I use one or another, depending on whether the outing is day or night. For daytime outings, I like to take the lightest equipment, since I also take the opportunity to go on long walks and the weight of the backpack is very important to me, in which I sometimes carry a Fujifilm model XA2 camera, although I have other models of the brand, but this one is so light and light, that I hardly notice it in the weight of the backpack that, in addition, I really like the Raw files that it generates and that I like to reveal and edit, other times, I take a Sony Nex 3N, also very light and I also like its Raw files.
As for the rest of the team, regarding the optics, I usually attach several objectives of different diameters, such as a Samyang 12mm. F2.8, a Meike 12mm. F2.8, a Tokina 11-16mm. F2.8, among others, but these are the ones I often use due to the type of photography I’ve been doing lately, together with degraded CPL or ND filters, which I almost always use and I can’t do without them either, so I couple them a Haida ND8 and a CPL from the German brand Praktica, which I have had for several years now, although I have different ones and other brands, these two filters are the ones I use most regularly. Regarding the night photography modality, also long exposure of course, I usea Nikon brand camera and model D610 and another one from the same brand, but model D750, although the one I usually use the most is the D610, which I also like Much the Raw files it generates and which are a bit lighter than those of the powerful D750, than with the Samyang 14mm lens. F2.8, seems like a good set to me.
The tripod, a very important element, I would say essential, since most of the work done is usually long exposure, for which I use two different types but also very light, aluminum and magnesium, very light, but yes, very complete, with their specific ball joints for all kinds of rotary movements, with their spirit levels, graphic scale, etc.
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The wireless triggers, other elements that I cannot do without either, since to Vavoid trepidations or shoot from a long distance they are emphatically basic in the team. About the type of photography, referring to the daytime, I like to work in the late afternoon, or at dawn, but my outings are usually later, after work, if I’m not tired and the weather is nice, taking advantage of the last light of the sun between the clouds or some other waterfall that seems interesting to me. My preferred places to photograph are usually the sea coast, especially the lighthouses, very suitable for all types of photography, whether daytime with sunsets and sunsets, as well as nights with skies full of stars and, as for other. The usual type of photography that I develop indoors, especially in the autumn and winter seasons, I tend to focus on river waterfalls and, where appropriate, hard-to-reach places that I previously search for their location, using Internet applications or GoogleMaps. Previously and if the place of work is not known, I usually go one or two hours before, to recognize the area and look for the framings that most attract me or are interesting, to avoid wasting time or losing important moments, that is, I usually schedule my departures and have the team ready to act on the spot and instantly.
With time and the experience of many years, I have created my personal and self-taught Uni Photo Process system, through which the developments are as simple, practical and fast as possible, thus saving a lot of time and also leaving me more freedom to dedicate myself to more editing work. I like and relax to always be in contact with nature, whether it be landscapes with rivers and forests or accompanied by the stars on warm or cold nights, taking advantage of every moment and shooting, to avoid the disappointment of not taking the certain photo home and, In the face of inclement weather, I never give up, I always look for the reason for a photo and I never despise the moment even if the weather is not adequate, the environment is always usable for everything, using the imagination.
I am a great lover of my Galician land, in an extremely iconic way, from which I get the most out of every afternoon or night that I join the adventure, as if it were still the first day of the premiere, always wanting to meet something new to take to the memory card, to later develop and process, surprise myself, and continue learning, not only from my mistakes, which of course are always lurking, since no one is born perfected or with engendered wisdom. Perfection does not exist for me, although I am certain that everything can be improved day by day, as I have been doing and trying, hour by hour, day by day and with the illusion of being able to continue enjoying this wonderful facet that has come to me. has provided and in which I find great satisfaction, pleasant sensations and calm, feeling very happy with it and I believe I will continue to do so until the end of my days if fate offers it to me and luck accompanies me. My motto is and always will be: “I was born to learn, I live learning and I will leave this world without knowing enough”
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Work Links:
Website: https://www.josemafroelpanofoto.com
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