I’d always loved photography, but when I started high school I joined the photography club and discovered the fascination of darkroom work — developing film and printing my photos.
Withing the first two years, I actually did a bit of “semi-professional” work (in that I charged a small amount for my portrait services). I convinced a local boy scout troop to let me do portraits, and sold a few to their parents. I also did a few school teacher portraits, and (although I no longer seem to have them) several small jobs photographing other cottages and gardens at Battle Lake where our cottage was.
