Yesterday I picked up a Nikon D3. A full frame beast, released in 2007. Today it's raining in Oslo. And the streets are a skating rink.
I'm working from home, so it's fine by me. I've got black coffee and good reggae. But out of the blue I needed a portrait for a public event. And the ones I have are ten years out of date. (I'm ususally the man behind the camera, not in front.)
So I've been dipping my toe in self portraiture today. Window light, the D3 and a Nikon 35mm f2 D.
Practicing portraits with random strangers. This is Matt and he likes to fish in the San Diego river. We laughed over my childhood experiences of giving up after never catching anything. He said it took him a solid decade before he felt good at it and that it’s worth it, nothing tastes fresher.