Ahhh, yes, career! Well when I left school we had something called YTS [youth training scheme] and I was always interested in electronics, especially consumer electronics. The VCR was a relatively new phenomenon and I wanted to learn about these things amongst others and so began my journey into the world of TV, video and radio repair and associated electronics. I worked initially for Visionhire, then Granada and Radio Rentals, names you may never have heard of, employed as an engineer, but in 1989 I started my own business which went very well and has given me a relatively comfortable lifestyle. But around the late 90's consumer electronics started to get cheaper and cheaper, the VCR could be got from places like Tesco for around £40 and it killed the repair trade and most shops and businesses closed down, most things nowadays are disposable rather that economically viable to be repaired. So with reluctance I took the decision to close the business whilst I was ahead financially, and walked straight into a job with National Express as a bus driver in the Midlands which I have been doing for the last six years. As you can imagine, this was quite a departure from the technical world of electronics, but one thing I did gain out of it was I have a lot more time on my hands than I had whilst running a business. So I need something to occupy my mind and one day my partner suggested I get back into photography again, and so here I am

So I'll put some pics up when I have them, after I have got a decent camera. I suppose I could scan some of my very old photo's..... but perhaps that's not such a good idea! The D90 is shortlisted, but I may go for a second hand one to begin with, they can be had from Ebay pretty cheaply and then when I'm more comfortable and want the advantages of a more upmarket camera then I would invest in one. I have a friend who has a D60, so I might ask him if I could borrow it and have a play

But yes, from what I see of your pictures they are super, I think the Urban Princess photographs are excellent. I take it you've probably edited these a little on the computer? That is something else I will have to get used to.....

But thanks for the reply, it's always nice to hear words of encouragement Keep up the good work.

Dean