Last night I visited my friend John McPake of The Big Picture. With 43 years of being a professional photographer, John is a melting pot of information and he's as enthusiastic today as he was all those years ago when he showed me around his studio when I was around 15 years old. I remember how charged I was back then, how keen I was to get out and shoot some black and white 35mm film and then watching the prints appear and then darken in the developer. Well it's 28 years later and I felt the exact same feeling last night when I left John's house...in a digital way though! The point I'm trying to make is as the title of this blog says "spend time with other photographers". If your as lucky as I am to know someone like John, then give them a call and get together. Or join a camera club or even take a photography night class at your local collage. I guarantee it will give you the urge to go out and shoot more pictures, and the more you shoot, the better you get.
A New Month and a New Blog
This is post number 1 of my new blog. I have a good idea of what I want to do here, but nothing is set in stone. It might take a few weeks to settle into a regular structure so hang in there and send me your comments and suggestions. I'll be blogging on gear (new and old), tips and tricks, projects, news and even the odd book review. If you ended up here from a link other than my website, have a look at www.derekclarkphotography.com .