Photographic Archive

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Winding my Bell & Howell Movie Camera US Army Photog 1977

I’ve started a new project this past week. I’m going back through my black & white negatives and identifying what I think are the best images and scanning them at high resolution for eventual printing. It’s bringing back a flood of memories (both good and bad) sifting through 100’s of contact sheets and negative files then evaluating them to see which ones I want to scan. One thing I am starting to notice is my focus on environmental portraits of family and friends taken over the years.

mepoolcamera89.jpg Here are a few of my favorites so far. I hope to get my strongest black and white images scanned in the next month and then go on to the color negatives. Hard to believe I have not shot actual film in about 6 years. I don’t even want to think about trying to organize all those digital images I have on portable hard drives, CD’s, and my various computers. That will be my project for the fall. Right now I want to get all the analog work digitized and organized. Thank God I have kept all my negatives in file folders and clear sleeves over the years.

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My Son Adam on the Train to New York 1988

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Younger Brother Dennis on Long Island, 1982

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My Grandmother Francis McAvoy 1987

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Self Portrait on Train to New York 1988

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Adam and I in Mirror - Long Island 1986

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My Daughter Andei 1993

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Adam at Swenson Park 1993

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Joe Champagne, James Hostilo and I SPE - Atlanta 1988

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Luther the Fisherman - Down East NC 1989

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Dennis and Adam 1984

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Andei and the Glennon Kids 1993

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Adam and neighborhood kids blowing bubbles 1991

 


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2 Responses to “Photographic Archive”

  1. Patricia Says:

    Consider using one of those mixed media that are hanging near your office for the cover?
    They are just so “you”.
    I’m envisioning something that wraps around the edges with a glossy binding. Coffee table style like http://www.asukabook.com makes. Just a thought…

  2. Digital Photography Workshop - After Thoughts « Keo BloG Says:

    [...] As I mentioned to my students yesterday…there is something about the inherent quality of a black & white “silverprint” that cannot be replicated digitally. At least I’ve not seen a digital b&w photograph that [...]

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