Here he is. The Guy. Husband, father, boyfriend, son, service man and just the guy that lives down the street. He is not as comfortable in front of the camera as the girls. He often looks awkward, out of place, embarrassed.
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Long lost negatives taken during the winter of 1944-45 at Bassingbourn AAF base in England.
Area 51 and a Half 
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Don't take my picture! Oh! You DID didn't you! 
This is a collection of photographs that disappear on the way home from the photo processing shop.
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THE KIDS 
It is always a mystery how a photograph of any of these precious children could end up lost or abandoned. Here are a few. You will probably say "Ooh..." at least once.
Dee and the Business School 
The beautiful Dee. A curious story; What do you see?
WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?
"What are they doing?"
Real guys, every one of them. Brown Fruit Co. got a laugh out loud. And a chuckle for Mr. Bowler Hat trying different manly poses against a cheap frenchyfied backdrop. The corporal with the camera has a Speed Graphic, I believe. My dad had three in his collection, though I don't think he ever took more than just a few photos with them. They were big and awkward to focus. The flash and film negative attachments added to the weight too. It took real skill to take a good photograph. Sadly I had to sell the collection earlier this summer, but I have come to appreciate the craft required to use the early camera technology.
ReplyDeleteThanks Mike Brubaker. Yes, the Brown Fruit Co. is a favorite of mine. The Bowler Hat photographs are from the same album as the guy appearing to be ready to punch another on the Fake Fight page. (I was never sure if it was a trick shot or not. They have the same face and moustache but different clothing.) http://lostgallery.blogspot.com/2010/08/fake-fight.html
DeleteI was able to use a Speed Graphic camera back some years ago when I worked in a camera shop. Classic old camera, but as you say, not easy to use. Too bad you had to let your collection move on.