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From photograms to Photoshop

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Michael_Stones

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My interest in photography began as a teenager when I first saw photograms by Man Ray and others. They were such a revelation that I had to buy some darkroom gear and begin making my own. Cameras came soon after, the first being a Zeiss Icon. Decades of happy picture taking followed before I had another "road to Damascus" type of photographic experience. My wife volunteered me to produce something vaguely artistic for a charity auction called "Crapper Art". Great name, eh, tells it all! Anyway, I'd just bought an early version of Photoshop so it seemed opportune to try it out. The first picture was a return to roots, but made in this digital age by placing objects on a scanner rather than photographic paper. What resulted was "Soccer Violence", an image of a wooden toy monkey shooting a black powder pistol at a soccer ball. Much much more "crapper" than "art" but some kind person bought it anyway and I was hooked on the digital darkroom.
Nowadays my images originate in a camera rather than on a scanner, although I shoot and scan film more often than shoot digital. I love the feel of my Nikon F4 and the contemplation needed to use a Horseman SW612. I'm also fascinated by the history and the creative processes of photography and photographers. Judging by some earlier discussions on this site, I feel quite at home.
Michael Stones, Thunder Bay, Canada
 
Asher Kelman

Asher Kelman

OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
Michael_Stones said:
e first picture was a return to roots, but made in this digital age by placing objects on a scanner rather than photographic paper. What resulted was "Soccer Violence", an image of a wooden toy monkey shooting a black powder pistol at a soccer ball. Much much more "crapper" than "art" but some kind person bought it anyway and I was hooked on the digital darkroom.
Nowadays my images originate in a camera rather than on a scanner, although I shoot and scan film more often than shoot digital. I love the feel of my Nikon F4 and the contemplation needed to use a Horseman SW612. I'm also fascinated by the history and the creative processes of photography and photographers. Judging by some earlier discussions on this site, I feel quite at home.
Michael Stones, Thunder Bay, Canada
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Michael, I have highlighted the items that caught my attention the most. So your welcome gets increased!

We really need and value hearing the experience of film users and seeing the resultant images! So please post in the Films Forum. Also we'd like to hear more on the SW612!

We have Polaraoid, film users and also combination digital capture and platinum printing!

So we are pleased to have you add to our strength in this area.

So welcome to OPF and we look forward to seeing your work!

Asher
 
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