Nikki

Nikki kindly volunteered to be my subject in Redhill - not the most picturesque of towns but Nikki was very amenable, spinning round on a roundabout while I tried to capture motion blur (of course my ISO setting was too high at 1600 so the motion blur has been added in Photoshop Elements, which I'm still grappling with - live and learn!) and posing naturally, despite the dizziness...

Frames also added in Elements, using templates from Digital Camera magazine.

Faye and Kasia

These two lovely ladies (Faye, left, Kasia, above) are my colleagues and were kind enough not only to pose like absolute professionals but also to let me post a few of their shots here on Blogspot.

I'm getting used to the manual setting (although being boss-eyed inhibits the ability to focus somewhat - that's my story and I'm sticking to it...) and I'm thoroughly enjoying taking portraits. The trick is, of course, having willing subjects, and Faye and Kasia are game for another shoot in October!

Below: with thanks to Digital Camera magazine's free, downloadable frames - that's what ya get!