Your First Camera: A Trip Down Memory Lane (Page 2): A photographer friend of ours took pictures of both me and my husband during a period when we thought we might get some extra work...

user2071 Loc: New England

sinatraman wrote:

thanks I have been meaning to ask about your lovely avatar photo. I really like the pose and the look on your face especialy the smirk that is warm and friendly with just a hint of give me greif buddy and you will be singing soprano :!: :lol: is that a self portrait or did someone else take it ? All seriousness, it is quite impressive. I know more about quantum physics then I do portraits and i know nothing about quantum physics.

A photographer friend of ours took pictures of both me and my husband during a period when we thought we might get some extra work in the movies (they are making a bunch of them around here lately).

Turns out it was too much like work for our taste, but the pictures are good. That was about 2 years ago. Spend some time having cancer in between and it has aged me, I fear. I don't look young now. But I don't have any more recent pix, so these have to do.

sinatraman Loc: Vero Beach Florida, Earth,alpha quaudrant

thank God you are recovered and in remission. Try and stay around for a while, I enjoy your commentary. :lol: :D :idea: :!:

user2071 Loc: New England

sinatraman wrote:

thank God you are recovered and in remission. Try and stay around for a while, I enjoy your commentary. :lol: :D :idea: :!:

I am doing my best. Photography is my favorite therapy. It makes life worth living. Otherwise, it's just an endless series of treatments and doctor visits punctuated by the occasional surgery.

daddybear Loc: Brunswick, NY

July of '47.
1950's wonderful childhood
1960's grew up in Viet nam
1970's - 2000, family time
2000 - present, our time

bobmielke Loc: Portland, OR

May I just say this is a wonderful idea for a thread. No fighting, no opinions, no photos to edit or critique. Just memories of how we all got hooked on photography, a lifetime obsession. Thanks fivedawgz!

user2071 Loc: New England

daddybear wrote:

July of '47.
1950's wonderful childhood
1960's grew up in Viet nam
1970's - 2000, family time
2000 - present, our time

My timeline too except March 1947. Not such a wonderful childhood, but same time period. Son born 1969, everything else, the same.

Baby boomers, join hands and sing "We shall overcome."

user2071 Loc: New England

bobmielke wrote:

May I just say this is a wonderful idea for a thread. No fighting, no opinions, no photos to edit or critique. Just memories of how we all got hooked on photography, a lifetime obsession. Thanks fivedawgz!

Thank you! Thought we needed a little break. Getting a bit intense there for a while.

sinatraman Loc: Vero Beach Florida, Earth,alpha quaudrant

daddybear, first off thank you for serving our country. Second a double portion of thank you for serving in Viet Nam, and putting up with the crap this country gave you when you camee home. How we trated our vets was despicable. third love your avatar photo. even as im typing this my cat the rascal is attacking my leg. He doesn't seem convinced that he is not a cheeta, and i am not a 300 pound gazzelle. :P

bobmielke Loc: Portland, OR

fivedawgz wrote:

daddybear wrote:

July of '47.
1950's wonderful childhood
1960's grew up in Viet nam
1970's - 2000, family time
2000 - present, our time

My timeline too except March 1947. Not such a wonderful childhood, but same time period. Son born 1969, everything else, the same.

Baby boomers, join hands and sing "We shall overcome."

Joan Baez, my sweetie!!!!

bobmielke Loc: Portland, OR

fivedawgz wrote:

bobmielke wrote:

May I just say this is a wonderful idea for a thread. No fighting, no opinions, no photos to edit or critique. Just memories of how we all got hooked on photography, a lifetime obsession. Thanks fivedawgz!

Thank you! Thought we needed a little break. Getting a bit intense there for a while.

I have this secret hideaway forum, http://www.over50sforum.com. Just foreign folks tending their gardens, dogs, cats and grandchildren. I love them.

DB Loc: Myrtle Beach, SC

fivedawgz, seems we are both the same age... and to answer your question, my first camera was a Kodak that took the 110 cartridge film. I also had a poloriod. I never worked with a 35mm and my first Digial camera was one I got in 1999, don't remember the model but graduated to a Kodak Z710. My Nikon D90 is the first Dslr camera so I have a ton of learning to do.... but I love it !!!!

daddybear Loc: Brunswick, NY

First of thank you. Loved Joan & Buffy St. Marie.

I am fighting the urge to post some photos but I will spare my feelings until a later date. Great people and a very nice thread.

"Big Red One"
in county 67-68, 68-69

user2071 Loc: New England

daddybear wrote:

First of thank you. Loved Joan & Buffy St. Marie.

I am fighting the urge to post some photos but I will spare my feelings until a later date. Great people and a very nice thread.

"Big Red One"
in county 67-68, 68-69

Oh, please DO post. In fact, if anyone has pictures from those first cameras, please DO post them. I for one would love to see them!

My mom and her sisters: Mid 1950s or thereabouts, on the patio. Brownie Camera.

PokerInsider Loc: Las Vegas, NV, USA

I guess I can say I became a "professional" photographer in Army Basic Training in 1974. As a Squad Leader, I was allowed to go to the PX before others had the option. I bought a Polaroid Land Camera and a bunch of film (as much as the cash I had would buy). When I got back to the barracks I began selling pictures of the guys to send back home. I sold enough to pay for everything in two hours and for the next six weeks I had a neat little side business selling pictures from training. Now I am learning to actually take photographs, not pictures and appreciate all of the assistance here.

PhotoGeezer Loc: North East Ohio

I must be the oldest one here, I was born in 1946 and will be 65 this month. The first camera I used was my mother's Kodak, starting around 1955. She really retained ownership and actually the first camera I owned was a Zeiss Ikon, 35mm (still have it). I bought it and a Beseler motorized enlarger with a darkroom outfit when I was 16. $200 for the lot. The built in light meter still works. It is probably worth a little more than that today, but I doubt if I would sell it.