Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/02/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Brian, At what age did your girls get interested in darkroom work? My girls are 12 and 14 years old and I would like to get them going in the darkroom. Regards, Greg Brian Reid wrote: > My father was a mathematician who designed weapons for a living. > (Missiles need a lot of math to hit their target properly, and their > nose-cones need a lot of math to avoid melting from the heat of > rushing through the air). But he also taught me and my brothers about > photography and darkroomery. He was Dr Reid (as, come to think of it, > am I) but his was a doctorate in mathematics and mine is in computer > science. > > One of the greatest joys in my life has been helping my daughters > learn photography and darkroom technique. One of my daughters is a > much better photographer than I am, and the other one is very capable > in the darkroom. > > Life is good. I haven't yet let either daughter near my Leicas, but > older daughter prefers digital and younger daughter prefers zoom lenses. > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html