As a newbie to the art, I would love to find out more of the technical stuff, such as: favorite camera(s) and lenses used, best shooting surfaces/backgrounds for indoors as well as indoor lighting(I don't think I'll ever get that right!). Tips on working alone, to get expressions, how long a shoot normally takes, how they advertise for business and as I'm still trying to figure it out, I can never hear too much about aperature/iso/white balance settings, etc. Boring I know, but so many folks get pictures that astonish me and I'd love to know how! Also, can I still access the Helmi articles? I tried to find them but can't.