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Over the past couple weeks for one reason or another, I've been presented with the opportunity to shot some photos that even though they were taken now, they could have been taken many years ago. Cameras are like time machines in a way. When you have the chance to photograph something in it's natural setting, when there are none of the trappings of a more modern era, you can transport the viewer back in time. I have often said that I wish I could go back in time to say the 1930's with modern cameras and photograph the Pennsylvania Railroad in all its glory. It is possible to achieve some degree of timelessness if the conditions are right and you are aware of the uniqueness of a given situation. A few weeks ago on the way back from visiting the 122nd Fighter Squadron we stopped in Ohio to see the Ohio Caverns, parked out front there were 2 Model T Fords! In a couple of the shots I took, I was almost able to achieve a time machine moment. Over the weekend we were at the the Penn's Colony Festival, while there were a lot of people walking a round in modern clothing, it was still possible to get some time machine shots.
To take it to the next level, photographers like my FaceBook friend Peter Lerro set up these elaborate charters with so much attention to detail that you are literally swept back to another place in time www.lerroproductions.com/chart… Period cars, actors and actresses in period costumes in places that haven't changed since the the 1930 or even earlier... it's magic. Couple that with maybe shooting with a vintage camera on film, the possibilities are timeless.
So the next time you are out shooting keep in mind to look for shots that could have possibly been taken in another era, let your camera be a time machine and please let me see what you can come up with. Happy shooting!
Reporting live from the old Gimbles Department Store in Downtown Pittsburgh...
-YD
To take it to the next level, photographers like my FaceBook friend Peter Lerro set up these elaborate charters with so much attention to detail that you are literally swept back to another place in time www.lerroproductions.com/chart… Period cars, actors and actresses in period costumes in places that haven't changed since the the 1930 or even earlier... it's magic. Couple that with maybe shooting with a vintage camera on film, the possibilities are timeless.
So the next time you are out shooting keep in mind to look for shots that could have possibly been taken in another era, let your camera be a time machine and please let me see what you can come up with. Happy shooting!
Reporting live from the old Gimbles Department Store in Downtown Pittsburgh...
-YD
Art Thief
Working as a gallery attendant in a art museum with priceless works of art, and always having the constant worry of what a art thief looks like, it makes you suspicious. I always worry about people who come into the museum late in the day and people who move quickly and deliberately, like they are on a mission, but maybe the art thief is more casual, passive, less obvious, stealthy, just average, not suspicious. Maybe a art thief isn't what I think at all, maybe they are just a business that goes on DeviantArt looking for artwork to steal and then with DA working as an unknowing accomplice by making a default setting Free Download? Seriously @DeviantArt, why would you do such a thing??? Basically what DeviantArt has done with this default setting is make your artwork free clip art to anyone who wants to take it. Yesterday, I saw some of my artwork on Pinterest with some vintage travel posters, I was kind of flattered, but then, maybe I am that old that my art fits the category, as I
MIA
Sorry to have been MIA. I've been working very hard with my business, Henderson Graphic Design & Illustration http://www.HendersonGDI.com I've also been devoting a lot of time to my other passion, photography and working with the New Kensington Camera Club trying to get a Pennsylvania Historic Marker for Eddie Adams. We've been traveling a lot too, but probably the biggest reason I have been MIA is because of a few rude people, especially this clown from the UK who was not only a racist, but just a twisted little man who got some joy out of urinating on the graves of Irish patriots. I always came to Deviant Art for art, conversation and f
Another Auld Lang Syne
I wrote this a few years ago and it still rings true today...
I learned a long time a go, to try to not burn bridges and to always leave the door open to old friends and lovers. In a lifetime we all make mistakes and there are always more than a few regrets that we tuck away in that hidden spot in our soul that sometimes a sight, a sound, a touch or a taste might allow us to revisit and wonder what if.
New Year is a time to reflect back on mistakes made, loves lost, old friends forgotten. A time to resolve to do better in the coming year. To at least try...
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Explore...
I got another photo picked by Flickr Explore for the 'Agany' photo I took in Pittsburgh! I love these little surprises! I have no idea how or why they pick the photos they do, but it sure is fun as well as an honor to have people outside my little circle of friends and Flickr contacts see and comment on my photos. http://www.flickr.com/photos/yankeedog57/8030477788/in/photostream
Beyond that, my son and I will be working at Eddie Adams Barnstorm this weekend. My son and I were invited by Eddie's widow Alyssa to come up to Jeffersonville, New York to work at Barnstorm. We will be representing the New Kensington Camera Club.
For those of you
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Something interesting for photographic history fans:[link]
This website publishes old photos from the beginnings of photography circa Civil War era through the 1930s and now into the 70s. Lots of photos from big cameras and glass negatives. Also 4X5 Kodachromes: check this 4X5 Kodachrome of a WWII factory worker:[link] or this photo of the Olds factory in 1908: [link]
Go to full size for max effect, but it helps to have a big monitor.
There are categories including cars, railroads, streetcars, factories, aviation and one called Pretty Girls. Beware of those old-fashioned swimsuits! I don't know how anyone would even think of swimming in them. But it's a fun website to go through - one of those where time flies while you're having fun! It's next best thing to a time machine.
This website publishes old photos from the beginnings of photography circa Civil War era through the 1930s and now into the 70s. Lots of photos from big cameras and glass negatives. Also 4X5 Kodachromes: check this 4X5 Kodachrome of a WWII factory worker:[link] or this photo of the Olds factory in 1908: [link]
Go to full size for max effect, but it helps to have a big monitor.
There are categories including cars, railroads, streetcars, factories, aviation and one called Pretty Girls. Beware of those old-fashioned swimsuits! I don't know how anyone would even think of swimming in them. But it's a fun website to go through - one of those where time flies while you're having fun! It's next best thing to a time machine.