Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/11/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Still says it's a camera http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Phileica/Playground/P1140408.JPG.html More when I have time to. Best luck with your project Philippe Kyle Cassidy wrote: >I still have my first camera. It's a Petri 7s rangefinder and it's on my >bookshelf looking down at me right now. > >I think that some of you probably do as well. > >Here's what I'd like to do: > >Curate a gallery-show / web project / possibly more, that involves >interviews with photographers about their first cameras, how they got it, >what it means to them, and then to have them either > >a) give me a high res scan (and reprint rights) to a vintage photo they >took with that camera or >b) take their first camera out and shoot at least three rolls with it and >give me a NEW photo (and reprint rights) taken with it (you can talk about >re-using your camera in the interview) > >as well as > >c) a photo of the camera and >d) a portrait of the photographer > > >it's still a bit up in the air but i've gone and registered: >http://www.myfirstcamera.org/ and as it grows I figure it'll take shape and >it'll become a beautiful thing. I'm going to leave a broad definition for >"first camera" -- it could either be the first camera you ever used, the >first you ever owned, or the first you bought for yourself or even the >first "real" camera you bought for yourself. > >Volunteers? Especially people who've had long and successful careers in >some aspect of photography, newspapers, commercial, etc. > >email me kyle at kylecassidy dot com or share your enthusiasm here, we'll >figure this out. > >thanks, > >kyle > >http://www.myfirstcamera.org/ > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > >