I guess you can say that I come from a long line of photographers. I have iherited love of photography and a collection of cameras. I also have a collection of images that my father and grand parents have created over the years.
As a photographer I have quite a collection of cameras – while I do use high end digital cameras for the majority of my studio work, I am a bit of a Luddite. I am less interested in the technology and electronics of the camera. In my personal work, I find my enjoyment in utilizing the characteristics (some refer to as flaws or the camera) to create the distinctive look and feel of vintage work
A Kodak Brownie Hawkeye C – it belonged to my Grandfather he got it as a premium by sending in box tops in about 1926.It is a bit of a prize for me – I have the camera, its box as well as the original shipping box complete with postage . This is a camera I still use occasionally
Kodak baby hawk-eye from about 1949 – fun little camera that belonged to my grandmother
A Kodak Brownie movie camera – a wind up camera from about 1955 that belonged to my grandfather.
A Kodak 2D large format camera made in 1919 which I use to learn wet plate collodion (photographic process from 1851)
My favorite Camera is a Practika L 35 mm a soviet era fully manual camera that belong to my father. I inherited the camera when I was 9 it is not a particularly spectacular camera, in many circles it is referred to as a blurry hunk of junk - however I feel something of a connection when I hold this camera. And the blur created I find magical
What I do not have is many pictures of my father and my grand parents. My father dies when I was 9 I have a few photos of him, however, I do not have a picture of us together or a family picture. This has taught me the value of preserving those memories.
This is why I will do everything I can to create the best possible images to protect your family memories.