Just finishing my city & guilds level 3 in photography, passed level 2 with 2 distinctions. Spend most of my time in fashion photography working with models building portfolio's.
My Equipment
Nikon d40
Nikon d300
Sigma 18-200mm
SIGMA 70-300mm
a range of other lenses
3 Nikon speedlights
Pocket Wizards
full bowens esprit studio
However, I'm not all that fascinated by social networking sites on the whole, I flick in and out of them when I have a little spare time and use them to get my work about (as I keyword images rigorously) but like yourself I haven't got all the time in the world to spend in front of a computer reading endless posts. So I soon tire of them.
However I do have some work on Flickr, some on Facebook and some on here.
So, how is work going down in Manchester, I understand it's the place to be?