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31-JAN-2014 Vern Rogers (fotabug fotos)

Photographic Beginnings

Over the years I have built up a collection of books. Some of them take me back to my photographic beginnings. One never outgrows the need to review and keep fresh the very basics. These are a few of the books that are basic but still fun to review. With them is my first camera. Yes, I still have it.

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Julie Oldfield02-Feb-2014 16:42
That is awesome! V
s_barbour02-Feb-2014 00:52
We never stop learning!
Frank Brault01-Feb-2014 23:21
A fine collection and image. V
Sam Rua01-Feb-2014 23:02
Very creative comp, Vern. Lots of photographic history in this image.
woody3401-Feb-2014 22:27
A lot of learning in that group of books , and still having your first camera, whoa...
Paul Milholland01-Feb-2014 22:01
I didn't see "101 Ways to Photograph the Great Blue Heron" in the collection. ;-)
Jack Hoying01-Feb-2014 21:49
Although I've never taken a photo with one, I do have a version of that camera/flash on my shelf.
Barry Ailetcher01-Feb-2014 20:58
this is a nice collection of photo books
Gary Winters01-Feb-2014 20:06
I envy that you have your first camera. And what a great collection of books! Fine image.
waterfalls man01-Feb-2014 19:27
Excellent Work V!!
Judith Barnett01-Feb-2014 19:12
What a nice story done in pictures!
Kenny Eilers 01-Feb-2014 18:45
Is that book on the far, right edge of the photo a classic? Is it still in print? Was your copy signed by the author?
Kuriacose Joseph01-Feb-2014 18:02
I think I could use the one for Dummies.
janescottcumming01-Feb-2014 17:37
What a great still life! I'd like to take a look through some of those books.
Laura Milholland01-Feb-2014 17:23
How fun - love the shot, Vern! Funny how my eye went immediately to the "Identifying and Feeding Birds" book! LOL
Greg W01-Feb-2014 17:07
Hey Vern, that's a great collection of books. I too have a few of those. Though, I am missing the famous Phase photographer Vern Rogers book like you have.
Steve Thuman01-Feb-2014 17:05
Did you start with the one on the left?
Helen Betts01-Feb-2014 16:39
Great scene and capture of it. I love that your first camera is on the shelf! The collection looks sort of like mine; I never seem to have time to read the books, although I love collecting them.
Martin Lamoon01-Feb-2014 15:35
just love that camera.
V
Walter Otto Koenig01-Feb-2014 15:29
Nice selection of books and so cool you still have your first camera. I still have mine too.
Chris Gibbins01-Feb-2014 15:13
Yep, I have quite a few of those books, too! Not the camera, tho'. My early ones didn't survive, sadly, and latterly I've traded them in when upgrading. Neat shot.
Ed R 01-Feb-2014 14:46
Excellent you have kept this camera! I also had one and learned how to develop B&W film from a grandfather who actually had a darkroom, developing tanks, an enlarger and timer. My copy of this Kodak model did not survive the many moves my parents made. But, one day while driving through Ann Arbor MI on his way home my father stopped at the Argus factory and bought me a refurbished C4, my first 35mm camera. That one I still have sitting on a shelf next to the $5 lightmeter I purchased as soon as I had $5.
Marcia Colelli01-Feb-2014 14:45
Wonderful composition. I have a lot of the same books. V
Ruth Voorhis01-Feb-2014 14:12
Neat shot of your collection, Vern. I still have some of those books, too.:)
Hank Vander Velde01-Feb-2014 13:59
Excellent collection to reminisce on Vern.
Hernan E. Enriquez01-Feb-2014 13:35
Superb!
David Sands01-Feb-2014 12:05
Talk about retro…. Very cool.
Ed Duverger01-Feb-2014 11:43
Great library.
Stephanie01-Feb-2014 11:01
A marvelous collection as well as your first camera! This is a great image making me want to assemble a similar image!
Roger Bailey01-Feb-2014 11:00
That is an oldie, a nice collection of books.
John Ewing01-Feb-2014 08:47
Yay! That a 127? I used to have a Brownie 44b with a flash like that.
joseantonio01-Feb-2014 08:12
Thank you for showing.V.
J Ponces01-Feb-2014 08:09
Ah! The Kodak Camera! How much I wanted to have one! It was too expensive and quite rare in my country! I bought a cheap, plastic 5c camera instead. I was 6 then....
The books.... Well I didn't touch a single photographic book until very late in my career... I wanted to go against the flow...
Bea.01-Feb-2014 07:41
That's a wonderful collection you have there.
John Reynolds LRPS01-Feb-2014 07:19
Some interesting reading there!
GaleriaFotoStefan01-Feb-2014 06:48
nicely done! V
JSB PHOTOGRAPHS01-Feb-2014 06:42
I think I remember seeing that camera the last time I was over, it's also ture, we never stop learing... even if we have been shooting for 50+ years like you Vern!
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