The Old Days...
Jan 7, 2017 02:36:57 #
Mogul wrote:
Yeah, me too. It was a real bummer because I just HAD to wear loafers. 
I concede, you win. I had rubber boots that basically irritated the skin because the socks were too short or sliding down. Boy did I hate these ridiculous dark green boots (plus I was only one wearing those!!!
Jan 7, 2017 04:48:44 #
Rongnongno wrote:
I concede, you win. I had rubber boots that basically irritated the skin because the socks were too short or sliding down. Boy did I hate these ridiculous dark green boots (plus I was only one wearing those!!!
At least yours were green. One guy in school lost his and had to wear his older sister's pink ones. I wanted galoshes, but my parents thought I'd injure myself with the mechanical buckles.
Jan 7, 2017 05:40:25 #
you all had it easy, my mom painted R and L on the toes of my black ones with
white shoe polish because a neighbor commented that i was walking funny.
white shoe polish because a neighbor commented that i was walking funny.
Jan 7, 2017 06:31:41 #
Jan 7, 2017 07:50:26 #
oldtigger wrote:
you all had it easy, my mom painted R and L on the toes of my black ones with
white shoe polish because a neighbor commented that i was walking funny.
white shoe polish because a neighbor commented that i was walking funny.
That is funny.
Jan 7, 2017 07:54:36 #
Jan 7, 2017 08:05:36 #
I got my hands on an Instamatic 120(?) at 9 years old, and tried to get post card shots of a chipmunk by baiting it with Cheerios and waiting for hours from 4 feet away until a chipmunk would come for the bait. Even though I was that close, the chipmunk still looked far away. I remember thinking, "Those post card guys must get right on top of those chipmunks!".
Jan 7, 2017 08:17:08 #
Jan 7, 2017 08:44:20 #
PhotoRepro
Loc: Northern Virginia
The Time Life Book series on photography did it for me. Still have them. First camera when I was around 12 was a 35mm Konica. Last camera, Nikon D750. Phone cameras are fun & fine for quick snaps, but nothing beats walking around (on purpose) with a nice DSLR and a great lens. Okay, GoPros look like they'd be fun too.
Jan 7, 2017 08:47:26 #
Leitz
Loc: Solms
Bobspez wrote:
I get inspiration from photos on flickr that I try to emulate.
I get inspired when I view a scene I deem worthy of capturing for posterity ... cannot imagine being inspired by copying what someone else has done.
Jan 7, 2017 08:51:54 #
My first camera was a Miranda 35mm SLR. That I bought whilst a graduate student in the 60s. It took a long time to save the money to purchase the camera. I remember that all i could afford at the time was black and white film at i developed myself. Every Friday evening I would convert my only bathroom into a dark room with a red light bulb and using borrowed equipment I would develop film and prints. Good old days. NOT AT ALL. I love digital. And oh by the way, after years of shooting and creating color prints, I am just now getting back to the good old black and white and realizing what it has to offer.
Jan 7, 2017 08:53:36 #
AlanD wrote:
On a cold, but sunny, day, I found a couple of books that inspired me in the 1970's in my love of photography--"The Joy of Photography" and "More Joy of Photography".
I was wondering how many of my fellow UHH followers were also inspired by these books from Eastman Kodak...
I was wondering how many of my fellow UHH followers were also inspired by these books from Eastman Kodak...
I've owned those two books since the late 70s and still refer to them from time to time. Indeed they are inspirational.
Jan 7, 2017 08:57:14 #
AlanD wrote:
There was a question not long ago about the first ... (show quote)
Still have both books...they were the bible of film photography at the time...
Jan 7, 2017 08:58:05 #
I still have my first camera--a Hopalong Cassidy. I had wanted a camera since I first saw a photo, and I had never heard of the Kodak books at that time.
Jan 7, 2017 09:13:30 #
Hi. Fantastic books(among others). I had an uncle who showed me a 35 mm rangefinder camera. I was hooked. My journey into serious photography started when I read Popular photography and Modern photography magazines. I ogled the cameras. And was blown away by the images. The Kodak books taught me that in order to be a creative photographer, you had to understand and get command of the technical aspects. My 1st serious camera was the Minolta SRT 101. Great camera. Since then it's been Pentax, Nikon's, Leicas and Canons. Today it's Nikon DSLR's.
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