Quotations

Quotations

Jan 23, 2024

Words to Remember Quotations about Photography worth Thinking About Flynn Marr | 23 January 2024 “Migrant Mother” by Dorothea Lange taken in 1936 as the depression raged across America I originally wrote this Post in August of 2014 and looking at it now I realize that...
Pictorialism

Pictorialism

Dec 26, 2023

Pictorialism by Flynn | Dec 26, 2023 In our post “But is it Art (Part II)” we were discussing two early schools of thought about photography: Pictorialism and Naturalism. Both terms are actually difficult to define closely and looking at pictures it can be...
How do you start a Camera Collection?

How do you start a Camera Collection?

Nov 30, 2023

How do you Start a Camera Collection? The Canon AE-1 was the first of the Canon “A” Series and an amazing camera in its day. I had an e-mail this week from Chris in the Eastern US who was looking at my website and thinking about beginning a camera...
Using the Mirror Box 2

Using the Mirror Box 2

Nov 22, 2023

Shooting with the Mirror Box 2 This is my Model 7 (Ser. No. 835801) witha Mirror Box 2  and M 135mm f/2.5 (Ser. No. 19686)telephoto lens. This is the gear I took for a walk last week. One of the great things about collecting old cameras is being able to take pictures...
But is it Art (Part II)

But is it Art (Part II)

Nov 9, 2023

When I wrote “But is it Art (Part 1)” it was my intention to examine the struggle of photography to be recognized as a legitimate art form and in the process have a look at what constitutes Art. That is a big subject and I was going to make it a series of two or three...