Evocative..

Just a lovely read….

 

“Whatever happened to black fingernails from hydroquinone developer, acetic acid pinholes in your shirtfront and working out reciprocity tables for Kodachrome in your head? Who is left that remembers the recoil of a 4 x 5 inch Graflex firing off  — whipping up its big mirror and the ka-zooop! of the window shade focal plane shutter slapping across the back of the box in front of your film holder?

There was a mystery to photography back then. You were sort of a magician, to be able to get these beautiful shots out of these 4×5 boxes. You’d learn how to make architecture lines straight and turn night into day.  The mystery was what elevated your position. The photographer was more valuable, but way less mysterious. It was amazing.”

 

Gerry Souter talking on the Chicago tribune blog.

 

Discussion (1 Comment)

  1. JKaranka says:
    May 17, 2011 at 13:13

    Brilliant read!!!

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