I've never been trained as a photographer but it was nonetheless considered 'part of the job' at one of the offices I worked in for reporters to take photos for the paid-for weekly paper.

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Luckily for us, there were two other weekly papers in town with professional photographers, so we often managed to borrow/learn from the way they'd set up/group people for pix. Anyway, I also soon learned the easiest way of getting an acceptable/passable pic is to keep shooting till you have several you like!

Nowadays, though I get little time to indulge or experiment, I still enjoy photography, though more on the arty front. In July 2008, I was winner of the over 30 age class in the Droitwich Specsavers Opticians' Life through a Lens photography contest.

All the snaps in this section are my own. For better size/quality, you may wish to check some of them out on my website.