Out of my depth
Now that I am retired, the weekly arrival of AP is a highlight. I started with a Box Brownie at 10, and graduated through a folding 120 to an Exakta Varex VX, a Contax RX and now a Canon EOS 6D. My wife has promised me an upgrade for my 70th birthday.
Your portrait issue was very interesting, especially the Natural Light and Neighbourhood Watch articles, though I would certainly be out of my depth considering using models, who are, after all, definitely not ‘amateurs’. In any case, what would I do with the results? I don’t think my wife would like the prints on our walls, however modest the treatment! My ‘portraits’ are family and friends and my main problems are controlling the background and…
