Good morning all,

I thought it was appropriate to re-introduce myself before jumping back into the forum.

Been shooting LF for over 10 years now but I haven't really shot anything for the last 5 years - I think my last posting activity on here was in 2015. In that time I've been a in a bit of a photographic funk with very very few photographs taken at all. In fact I've even sold a couple cameras over the pact 6 months to 'thin the herd' a little.

However, all that was very recently changed as I've just started a new project given the unusual circumstances we all find ourselves in.

The details of the project are here: https://together-in-isolation.net

Needless to say, as I've not been actively shooting for some time, I'm really quite rusty so right now I'm getting back up to speed making lots of classic mistakes along the way - and my initial blog posts talk about my getting re-familiarised with all the equipment and processes.

One of my challenges now is to find suitable inspiration for the various ways I'd like people to present themselves for the shot - I'm not normally a posed shot photographer so this is new to me. I'll be looking to the greats like Strand, Sander, Hill & Adamson etc for their environmental portraits. Of course the other challenge is to learn how to inform and direct the subjects who will not be used to being photographed with an 8x10 beast rather than an iPhone.

This project has given me a renewed purpose and it really is a joy to be using the camera again.


Anyway, it's great to be back!

Tim