Wednesday, November 25, 2020

Carrying The Past Forward

I hope you're having a happy Thanksgiving holiday.

I took a photograph of Robin with a camera as old as we are -- a 1963 Brownie Starmite II. There's a secret code stamped inside the camera which states it was manufactured July 1963. John F. Kennedy was President back then. The camera cost $12 new and was very popular.

These photos were taken with this vintage camera, using 127-roll film. The camera's design is extremely simple, stripped down to essential basics for capturing images. There's no focusing, no light-metering and no control of anything. Compared to equipment made later, it's amazing this camera even works. Its primitive design poses major difficulties in creating artistic photographs. I embrace that challenge.

Here are my efforts.









10 comments:

  1. Sometimes the "basic" is best! These are gorgeous photos taken with a living piece of history (and I'm NOT talking about you, Ally, hee hee).

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  2. Happy Thanksgiving, Ally! I'm loving Brownie cameras, and your black and white photos are gorgeous! xxx

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  3. I love your camera work and your fascination with old cameras! I feel like I learn a lot. These photos are great!

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    1. Thank you, Kezzie. I love taking pictures and sharing them with friends like you makes it even better.

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  4. These have such a lovely dreamy quality.

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    1. That's true -- and desired. Old cameras and film create magic together.

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  5. Evocative, wonderful images, Ally. Modern those these photos are, they telegraph an unmistakable sense of the past and help to remind us all of just how marvelous classic film really is.

    Autumn Zenith 🧡 Witchcrafted Life

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  6. The last one is my personal favourite.

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