Who are you and what do you do?
Paul Stillmank. I’m the VP of Global Solutions at Manpower in Milwaukee. I am a cosmically unbalanced, always late, manic dreamer with a thousand interests who splinters his time toward too many priorities – I need to tighten down my focus and work toward fewer, richer experiences. I am into social media, “web 2.0″ and just launched Manpower’s first foray into social media at MyPath.com (beta). Two of my great passions in life are fly fishing and photography. Fly fishing has lead me to some remarkably beautiful places. Inspiration took over from there. I had to bring these places home with me, through pictures.
Why are you attending PhotoCampMilwaukee?
To meet other photographers, share experiences and learn something from others – typically better than book learning!
What’s in your camera bag?
Canon 20D and the newer 50D.
Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 IS
Canon EF 20-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
Canon EF-s 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4
Canon EF extender 1.4x
5 BP511-A Batteries
Polarizer filters
Remote Switch
Misc memory cards, etc.
If you were to lead a session, what would it be about?
Yellowstone photography hotspots; digiscoping is also a possibility.
If you were to attend your dream session, what would it be about?
Macro photography as I am starting to photograph flies that I have tied for fly-fishing. Also interested in Photographers Market and how to sell photos.
Tell us one random fact about yourself.
I love going to Yellowstone and hiking into the back-country there. I try to make it our there about 3 to 4 times a year. I start in February when I can don my snow-shoes and hike around spotting and watching wolves. Then I head out again at the end of May to check in on the grizzly bears. In 2006, we spotted 13 grizzlies at this time of year. I usually return there once in the summer and once in the fall to fly-fish. My camera is always in tow with me on these excursions and I have gotten some pretty amazing pictures over the years.
Where can we find you?
Website: www.paulstillmankphotography.com
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/pub/dir/paul/stillmank
Gallery: www.viovio.com/photos/gallery/33671
Here’s a few photos from Paul Stillmank:
