When the sharpest words wanna cut me down
I'm gonna send a flood, gonna drown 'em out
I am brave, I am bruised
I am who I'm meant to be, this is me
Look out 'cause here I come
And I'm marching on to the beat I drum
I'm not scared to be seen
I make no apologies, this is me
Lyrics : This is Me, The greatest Showman
OK the lyrics may be a bit pretentious when applied to me , but maybe this photo of me carrying a copy of Amateur Photographer tells a bit of a story about me...
Black and White ... I love shooting in Black and White
Amateur Photographer ... Yes I'm one of those
Portrait Special ....I love shooting portraits , my 100 strangers proves that, my specialist subject without a doubt.
Vintage Lenses... I love bringing life to old lenses that have been sat in cupboards for years.
Smile ..I always smile
That's it , Sony A7 , vintage Helios 44-2 lens, shot wide open.
I could do with more models to shoot, rather than have to rely on strangers on the street and selfies
I think I am looking OK though for a 60 something guy, although the glow of the vintage lens , renowned as a portrait lens and the way it renders skin tones has been kind to me. I hasten to ask I do moisturise at night to keep my youthful looks. Anyway I'm rambling on a bit now
Such a nice 'autobiographical piece', Phil. A lot of thought went into this. I might try to do something similar - you are inspiration! And there's that smile - the best bit of course. I always smile for portraits too!
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A very great self-portrait, Phil. And what a narrative! I don't take much care of my looks except putting on sun blocks before going out between Spring and Autumn, especially in Summer.
Very interesting rambling Phil! I thought you were going to tell us that you had one of your 100 strangers portraits in the magazine! You certainly deserve to have one in there!
You forgot to mention your best friend Ruby
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@happypat thanks Pat, I will take the look like a lad bit :)
@busylady awww thanks judith that is very kind of you
@sangwann dione, thanks for the positivr words and feedback
@casablanca thank you so much for the lovely words
@777margo thanks margo :)
@quietpurplehaze thanks for the really lovely feedback and words Haze :)
@ljmanning awww thank you laura , lovely words
@pdulis cheers Peter
@brigette good shout re' Ruby, brigette
@cocobella thank you so much Corinne
@marlboromaam thanks maggie , you are always so positive and supportive