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Studio-48 · 07-16-2022, 11:55 AM - **1 Like**

Like most Covid-19 altered my photography but, it also shut down my portrait studio.

I retired from my photography day job August 2019 (thank God) after 20 years and was hoping to continue with my personal studio portraiture. I doubt at my age now that I'll ever have it reopened. I'm now listing a bunch of film and digital cameras on e-Bay. The only Pentax camera I have now is my trusted and recently refurbished Pentax K1000 and lenses. Ever get the feeling you are betraying your actual roots in photography switching to digital only? My argument is no more B&W or colour chemistry or the hours spent editing, scanning images only to find a few good keepers, I call wall hangers. This was supposed to be an introduction but looks as if I was starting the pages to a new book. Robert Taylor Natural Images Photo Studio London Ontario Canada.

jcdoss · 07-16-2022, 01:11 PM

Welcome to Pentax Forums from Germany! Glad you came out of the shadows.

wadge22 · 07-16-2022, 01:39 PM

Welcome to the forums!

**RobA_Oz** · 07-16-2022, 02:37 PM

A likewise belated welcome to Pentax Forums from Australia.

As a long-time Pentax film shooter, though not professionally, I wouldn’t regard my shift to digital as anything other than a confirmation of the centrality of the image, and not a betrayal of the process by which it was obtained. My affection for the wet darkroom is something I cherish as memory, but like old books, motorcars and loves, the present-day realities make me hesitate to take any of them up again, at least not for long. I still have several film cameras, including three Pentaxes but no K1000, so the temptation is always there, but SWMBO always has something in mind to distract me.

**Kerrowdown** · 07-17-2022, 01:46 AM

Welcome aboard, long may you continue to enjoy all that the forum has to offer.

Studio-48 · 07-19-2022, 03:52 AM

Originally posted by jcdoss

Welcome to Pentax Forums from Germany! Glad you came out of the shadows.

Out of the shadows a good way to explain my day job for 20 years. I did all the teaching, instructions and conducting seminars and got zero recognition for the thousands of images presented and not a mention in the published books. Now I just want to go back to just one maybe two cameras and do some landscapes. I am looking at an "OLD" K10 with a new shutter to use for my winter autofocus camera.

MarkJerling · 07-20-2022, 02:21 AM

Welcome to the forum Robert!
Kind regards,
Mark
aotearoa

New Zealand

aizatk · 07-21-2022, 07:08 AM

Welcome to the forum, Robert. I like your work!

07-16-2022, 11:55 AM - 1 Like	#1
Studio-48 New Member Join Date: Aug 2018 Posts: 4	Not new to Pentax Forums been in the wings for quite some time Like most Covid-19 altered my photography but, it also shut down my portrait studio. I retired from my photography day job August 2019 (thank God) after 20 years and was hoping to continue with my personal studio portraiture. I doubt at my age now that I'll ever have it reopened. I'm now listing a bunch of film and digital cameras on e-Bay. The only Pentax camera I have now is my trusted and recently refurbished Pentax K1000 and lenses. Ever get the feeling you are betraying your actual roots in photography switching to digital only? My argument is no more B&W or colour chemistry or the hours spent editing, scanning images only to find a few good keepers, I call wall hangers. This was supposed to be an introduction but looks as if I was starting the pages to a new book. Robert Taylor Natural Images Photo Studio London Ontario Canada.

07-20-2022, 02:21 AM	#7
MarkJerling Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Wairarapa, New Zealand Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 20,423	Welcome to the forum Robert! Kind regards, Mark New Zealand

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07-16-2022, 01:11 PM	#2
jcdoss Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,802	Welcome to Pentax Forums from Germany! Glad you came out of the shadows.

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wadge22 Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2021 Location: NE Ohio Photos: Albums Posts: 897	Welcome to the forums!

07-16-2022, 02:37 PM	#4
RobA_Oz Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Tasmania, Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,209	A likewise belated welcome to Pentax Forums from Australia. As a long-time Pentax film shooter, though not professionally, I wouldn’t regard my shift to digital as anything other than a confirmation of the centrality of the image, and not a betrayal of the process by which it was obtained. My affection for the wet darkroom is something I cherish as memory, but like old books, motorcars and loves, the present-day realities make me hesitate to take any of them up again, at least not for long. I still have several film cameras, including three Pentaxes but no K1000, so the temptation is always there, but SWMBO always has something in mind to distract me.

07-17-2022, 01:46 AM	#5
Kerrowdown PEG Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Highlands of Scotland... "Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand" - William Blake Photos: Gallery Posts: 57,867	Welcome aboard, long may you continue to enjoy all that the forum has to offer.

07-19-2022, 03:52 AM	#6
Studio-48 New Member Join Date: Aug 2018 Posts: 4 Original Poster	Originally posted by jcdoss Welcome to Pentax Forums from Germany! Glad you came out of the shadows. Out of the shadows a good way to explain my day job for 20 years. I did all the teaching, instructions and conducting seminars and got zero recognition for the thousands of images presented and not a mention in the published books. Now I just want to go back to just one maybe two cameras and do some landscapes. I am looking at an "OLD" K10 with a new shutter to use for my winter autofocus camera.

07-21-2022, 07:08 AM	#8
aizatk Forum Member Join Date: May 2022 Posts: 95	Welcome to the forum, Robert. I like your work!

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