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Portrait Photography
-- Ans Beaulieu, March 13, 2001
I shoot with a Nikon N90 and a Yashica D. The Nikon is more for the action/fast moving pictures, and the
Yashica is for my portraits and still lifes. I would like to scrap them both and purchase a Mamiya but the price is
a little to high. I will say that despite the ugly appearance and technical limitations(by today's standards), my
Yashica is a workhorse and for quality the 6X6 destroys 35mm. I shoot portraits of friends and coworkers using
Ektachrome 100S and have never been happier. You'll never see them on the cover of Cosmo and Cindy
Crawford isn't beatng down my door to have her picture taken, but I still get excited every time I see a roll of my
pictures. At the end of the day I'm happy(for the most part) with the pictures I took, enjoyed the time working
with the models, and look forward to critiquing(?) my own work. To me that's what the art of photography is
about. However I wouldn't mind being in the business of photography either!
-- John Kahmann, May 26, 2001
The 8x10 camera is one of the most luxurious portrait tools available. I use this format for portraits taken in my
home. If you can afford it - by all means...... Nothing beats the flattering presence of camera offered by an 8x10.
Except maybe the 20x24 Polaroid.
-- Bruce MacNeil, June 1, 2001
Very good artical.Do agree that you bring up alot of highly priced equipment not everyone can afford.i've found
that all of my pentax cameras are comfortably priced and do a wonderful job no matter what i'm shooting.On the
comment made about street photography,its all about human contact.talk to people,make them feel comfortable
with you and the sometimes scary to some people piece of equipment your carrying.I have been in the lower side
of east philly and got wonderful shots of the people who live there and had great conversation too.Its a nice way
to spend your sunday afternoon and it reacquaints you with you "people skills".
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