Here on my site you will find a wide variety of photographic images for you to browse. Most of these photographs were taken in Oregon. Some images will date back years and some will be fresh. I am experimenting with a 3A folding pocket Kodak camera as well as a 4×5 inch pinhole camera.
I have been fascinated by the camera, the darkroom, and photographic processes since the age of eleven when I discovered my grandfather’s 1909 3A Folding Pocket Kodak Camera in a closet. After finding that intriguing camera, and discovering a Kodak darkroom kit at the local pharmacy, my journey into photography had begun. I have worked my way through cameras from the 3A folding pocket Kodak in 1962, to a Brownie in 1963, to 35mm SLR, 4×5” and 8×10” view cameras, and a 4×5” pinhole camera. Now I work with a Canon t8i DSLR and, lately I’ve added my iPhone because of its’ versatility and image quality. Images from the earlier cameras came from the chemical darkroom, and I used and explored many processes there. Today the darkroom is digital, and fine prints are machine made.
I decided to attempt shooting with the 1909 3A folding pocket Kodak camera that belonged to my Grandfather. It has a last patent date of 1909, and Kodak discontinued 122 film which fitted it in 1971 I believe. The 122 film is a roll film that made a negative 3 1/4” x 5 1/2”; that’s postcard size. With the help of some simple adapters I can use the smaller 120 film which is not as wide, but it will work. The camera has only five shutter speeds 1/100, 1/50, 1/25, T (time), and B (bulb) as well as a wide range of aperture settings from f/4 to an incredible f/128. It has fitting for a tripod which is going to come in handy because of those slow shutter speeds. I’ll take advantage of the smaller apertures for sharpness, and that will involve long exposures from 1 second to over three hours! I’ll be waiting on the adapters and film to arrive. Follow this link for more updates.
I have ended to attempt to get good negatives from the 3A Kodak. It was fun, but it produced poor images. I am concentrating my energy on the pinhole camera now.
Working With The Pinhole Camera
