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06/01/2003 01:03:47 AM · #1

During my childhood, I saw these 8x10 photos hanging on the wall of my dad's office every time I visited his shop. These photos were done with a fully manual camera that required winding the film between each shot. The first shot was taken in 1969 and the remaining shots were done in either 1970 or 1971. Dad still has the negatives and I'm thinking about getting a new set of prints from those. These are scans of some 8x10 prints that aren't in great shape...

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kavamama

Panasonic DMC-FZ10

06/01/2003 01:41:21 AM · #2

The first photos I recall being captivated by and drawn to were the "Family of Man" a collection by Edward Steichen from photographers all over the world and first shown at the Museum of Modern Art in NYC. I saw them at the art museum where I grew up in NH. I think I must have been somewhere between 8 and 10 years old. I kept going back, time after time while the exhibit was there, couldn't get enough. I'd only seen snapshot photos prior to then.

Canon 12x IS USM (S3 IS built-in Lens) -- 36-432mm (35mm EQ)

06/01/2003 09:17:46 PM · #3

These photos were taken with a 120 roll film cam.... not 35mm ... wasn't sure about that...

GeneralE

Canon PowerShot S3 IS

06/01/2003 09:33:46 PM · #4

Lucky he didn't develop carpal tunnel syndrome right there, winding and shooting those so fast.

But we now have conflicting evidence as to whether your talent (as distinct from conscious learning efforts) is primarily due to "nature or nurture..."

Canon 12x IS USM (S3 IS built-in Lens) -- 36-432mm (35mm EQ)

06/01/2003 09:36:52 PM · #5

My dad never shot any photos that I would consider to be artistic... he never even tried... he shot photojournalism in his early years and then product photography later...

GeneralE

Canon PowerShot S3 IS

06/01/2003 09:42:41 PM · #6

Well, I consider it a form of artistry to do either of those well. I do think it influenced you to see him take and display photos, but the rest of my "analysis" was supposed to be a joke.

Congrats on the show! Would love for you to post some "documentary" photos of the display when it's installed.

OneSweetSin

Nikon D3000

06/01/2003 09:47:09 PM · #7

Those are really cool, I can understand why he had them hanging in his office.

I cringed at the thought of winding any film, it just slows everything down so your Dad did wonderful getting those photos that quickly with a manual camera.