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Bobbi Baldwin · 10-24-2005, 11:20 PM

Hi Garth and Marcus,
I don't think I have met you. I was really active with the portrait societies and a juried artist with Cynthia for a long time, but have been MIA ... getting in gear for a new assertion in my business life and married soon. I started a West Coast based portrait society and ran it both as pres. and assisting pres from 1995 to 2001, while simultaneously running a cooperative gallery with up to 21 artists specializing portrait work. The portrait society went when my gallery went and I took a sabbatical from promoting everyone else. But, now I am back and looking to start the new school where I will continue to teach and bring in talented teachers like Tom Nash. I am excited about the plans but they are not for sure as of yet. ... Still writing the business plan and looking for the space.

Thank you for the input. I have a Nikon lens that came with the camera and Garth, you may have hit the point I was trying to learn. It is a Nikon DX zoom lens, AF-S Nikkor 18-70mm 1:35-4.5ED.

I will try what you said to with the different distances. I don't have a lot of time to mess with equipment, so your help is good. Thank you both. I have put off buying a straight 50mm lens just for photographing my work, but, I may do just that, so that I don't have to deal with taking any more time to get the photos done and I am insured of getting a true likeness to my photos.

I do know that sometimes I zoom a bit even though I am standing over it, to better fit it in the frame opening and sometimes I bend down. So, I am not sure which I did here. I may have done both and gotten the same result for all I know.

Bobbi

10-24-2005, 11:20 PM	#26
Bobbi Baldwin Associate Member FT Pro/Teacher 20 yrs. Joined: Jul 2001 Location: Atherton, CA Posts: 17	Garth and Marcus ... Hi Garth and Marcus, I don't think I have met you. I was really active with the portrait societies and a juried artist with Cynthia for a long time, but have been MIA ... getting in gear for a new assertion in my business life and married soon. I started a West Coast based portrait society and ran it both as pres. and assisting pres from 1995 to 2001, while simultaneously running a cooperative gallery with up to 21 artists specializing portrait work. The portrait society went when my gallery went and I took a sabbatical from promoting everyone else. But, now I am back and looking to start the new school where I will continue to teach and bring in talented teachers like Tom Nash. I am excited about the plans but they are not for sure as of yet. ... Still writing the business plan and looking for the space. Thank you for the input. I have a Nikon lens that came with the camera and Garth, you may have hit the point I was trying to learn. It is a Nikon DX zoom lens, AF-S Nikkor 18-70mm 1:35-4.5ED. I will try what you said to with the different distances. I don't have a lot of time to mess with equipment, so your help is good. Thank you both. I have put off buying a straight 50mm lens just for photographing my work, but, I may do just that, so that I don't have to deal with taking any more time to get the photos done and I am insured of getting a true likeness to my photos. I do know that sometimes I zoom a bit even though I am standing over it, to better fit it in the frame opening and sometimes I bend down. So, I am not sure which I did here. I may have done both and gotten the same result for all I know. Bobbi Attached Images __________________ Bobbi Baldwin www.BaldwinFineArt.com 1528 S. El Camino Real, Suite #204 916 488-3900 [email protected] Prof. Portrait painter since 1982 - Teaching since 1985 Last edited by Bobbi Baldwin; 10-24-2005 at 11:27 PM.