vintage
Vintage photography for the visual historian; trace the evolution of photography as a technology and an art from the era of pinholes and polaroids through the digital revolution.
7 Unexpected Benefits of Keeping Old Photographs
There's a simple joy in looking over old images to see how far we've come, reminisce, and relive beloved moments. It's a type of time travel available to anybody who has taken the time to save old photographs. However, there are seven unspoken advantages to keeping old images from childhood or prior holidays that you may not be aware of.
By Tanvi Punia4 years ago in Photography
Film And Photography from Vintage Era
Vintage clothes are making a comeback. Vintage imagery may be seen in a variety of places, including fashion and photography. Here are some pointers on how to make your vintage photographs. The personality of vintage photography is distinct and vocal.
By Tanvi Punia4 years ago in Photography
“The Kiss of Life”
In July 1967 in Jacksonville, FL, photographer Rocco Morabito was driving along West 26th Street, headed to an assignment. He passed a couple of linemen with the Jacksonville Electric Authority completing routine maintenance on a utility pole. On his way back from his assignment, it crossed his mind to stop and try to get some photos of the workers. As he pulled up where the men were working, he heard screams. Something terrible had happened.
By Kassondra O'Hara4 years ago in Photography
UNDER THE RED LIGHT – THE LOST ART OF THE DARKROOM
It’s 3AM and the night is now gently quiet. There are no conversations to be had, nor phone calls asking for answers. Just the metronomic countdown of the enlarger’s timer and the muffled sound of the train yard, just a block away and beyond the cement wall which borders the art colony in which I live. It is my respite from a loud world with even louder demands and though all these stresses will be contended with – They won’t be tonight. Tonight, the coffee is fresh and I will likely work till dawn.
By Kevin Rolly4 years ago in Photography
Putting Away My Photography
Just the thought of snapping an exceptional photograph at the click of the shutter button while holding the firm leatherette grip at the same time and holding the barrel of the lens attached with my left give me nothin’ but pure joy, the time stops for a moment as my mind that normally, habitually acts like a “rottweiler” starts to calm down escaping to its solitary cave while I’m left to just soak in the present moment.
By Guije5 years ago in Photography
Happy Homesteading
I first became fascinated in old houses, barns, and shacks when I was in my twenties. Living in Alberta at the time, we would see many old homesteads just off the highways and side roads. We always stopped to take a peak, unless there was no trespassing signs of course. Most had been abandoned.
By Brenda Lee Lord-Hinger5 years ago in Photography
Snapshots Left Behind
There’s nothing sadder than an old photo left behind. Vintage snapshots are all over flea markets and antique stores. Growing up, my parents threw all our family photos in a bottom drawer in our kitchen and I would spend evenings flipping through pictures of my parents before I knew them, as children and young adults, smiling, glaring, goofing off with people I didn’t know. There was magic in these moments captured on paper-- the realization that two people I knew so deeply had once lived lives I would never be privy to. Eventually, the drawer of photos in the kitchen became a box of pictures in the attic-- presumably my father was annoyed with me constantly being underfoot when he was trying to make spaghetti. Soon, no new pictures were being added to the box. I was born in the mid 90s, so moments of my childhood were captured and placed in photo albums and in picture frames. But my brother, born in 2001, had a life captured on digital cameras and later iPhones. Eventually, I forgot about the box and the magic of photographs.
By Jeane Emily DuBose5 years ago in Photography
Living Making History
Growing up as a kid, I always saw bigger cities being displayed in movies and wondered why movie writers didn’t find my city interesting enough for a serious plot to happen. I thought maybe where I was from wasn’t as cool as New York or California since giant fictional creatures like Godzilla didn’t choose Tulsa to wreak havoc on. I know now that this logic was silly, but as a kid representation meant a lot to me. One day, I was sharing my concern of my boring city to my grandmother and when she heard my concerns, she asked me why I felt that way I did and when I told her it because we weren’t a movie famous city. She told me after she finished her client (she was a hair beautician) she would tell me a story I would never forget. One day, we would be movie famous, it would only take the world to do some changing before that happened and to my surprise she was right, I never forgot the story, and I didn’t find my city boring from then on.
By Avery Nicole5 years ago in Photography
Give Your Old Photos A Makeover With These 6 Apps
But colorization and restoration on the actual photograph can be expensive and is best left to experts, while photograph restoration and editing software can be bulky on the desktop and pricey, even. So, for non-professionals looking for an instant fix to the multitude of photos in those stored away albums, there are numerous photo editing apps available. Some, even specifically meant to restore old photos and make them look new digitally.
By Denise Langenegger5 years ago in Photography
The story of photography
Photography is not old - It came into the world in the middle of the 19th century. It soon became a craft with apprenticeship and journeyman's certificate. To understand some of the following stories, it is necessary to first know a little about the history of photography.
By Erik Tilbud Olsen5 years ago in Photography
The Haunted Scrapbook
When I was in the 10th grade, I took a photography class at my high school in North York, Ontario. After discovering that one of my teachers was a passionate photographer, I decided to pursue photography, not thinking that it would develop into such a passion that I developed as an adult. I thought I was just going to pursue it for the sake of trying something new, because I was keen on exploring a new form of visual arts. At first, the photgraphy class was not stimulating enough and less engaging, until I got the opportunity to do class projects later on in the course. I enjoyed creating my own pictogram, which was my first assignment that I ended up completing successfully.
By Talia Devora5 years ago in Photography
