Hi Mike, I was given my first camera in 1961 at the age of seven, had my first picture published at the age of eight, and was being published regularly by the time I was twelve, albeit in the local newspaper.
Now, at 48, I am just another mediocre hack. What went wrong? Well, at the age of 16, I joined the local camera club and everyone insisted that I must learn the "rule of thirds" ... Tony ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Johnston" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, January 01, 2003 8:53 PM Subject: Child prodigies > And of course the textbook example is Jacques Henri Lartigue, who was given > his first camera in 1901 at the age of seven and had done much of his life's > best work by the time he turned thirteen.
