Yesterday I was happy to have the opportunity for a portrait of him at lunch on our photography group's outing to Bosham.
The group is where I discovered, by chance, that Ian self-publishes his own books on Amazon.
We arranged a meeting in January 2017 to discuss possibilities and in June the diaries kept by Gunner Bert Martin from 1941 to 1945, with illustrations of his photos and papers, appeared in paperback format, shortly followed by an eBook and a kindle version.
We worked together for that 5 months and I am hugely grateful to Ian for his generosity in sharing his time, enthusiasm, and expertise.
Coincidentally that first meeting we arranged was on my dad's birthday: January 12th. What a surprise when I realized this. In retrospect it seems to have been a good omen.
Well done, Bep! In the past I have made portraits of friends and family members who are not strangers and thought it would be nice to have a series for those portraits too.
You were lucky to meet up both of you as I imaging Ian was honoured to help you publish your dad's book. He would have been interested to put it all together & follow the success of your book. It was meant to be!
Yes, Pat, after reading my version of my dad's diaries,(typed by me on A4 and bound at a local;printers before distribution to family and friends - that was a mammoth effort too!) Ian did say he would be proud to publish them. How strange it is the way sometimes things work out.
Yes it is - just occasional. I have taken portraits of people for a long time and not thought too much about it. So in future my portraits of 'non-strangers' will have their own series.
Well done, Bep! In the past I have made portraits of friends and family members who are not strangers and thought it would be nice to have a series for those portraits too.
Yes, Pat, after reading my version of my dad's diaries,(typed by me on A4 and bound at a local;printers before distribution to family and friends - that was a mammoth effort too!) Ian did say he would be proud to publish them. How strange it is the way sometimes things work out.
Yes it is - just occasional. I have taken portraits of people for a long time and not thought too much about it. So in future my portraits of 'non-strangers' will have their own series.