I’ve only played along with Sunday Creative once before, although I enjoy going through all the wonderful entries each week. This week’s prompt was “nostalgia,” and I had the perfect object to photograph. Just a week or so ago, I found a Kodak Brownie Hawkeye camera at an antique shop in Corning. This is the fourth vintage camera I’ve picked up, but this one is the first that has any meaning to me. My very first camera was a Kodak Brownie. How I wish I still had it! The first roll of film I ever remember taking was of Niagara Falls on a family trip. It was black & white film (of course) and even as a kid, I was dismayed when the film was developed to discover that nearly all the photographs looked exactly the same. It was many years before I learned to vary the composition of a subject. So here’s a look at my cute “new” Brownie, although regular blog readers will recognize it from yesterday’s post on ISO.
Once again I played around with some textures in PSE. I used Kim Klassen’s Light Paper 4 at Soft Light, then Cinnamon at Soft Light, and finally decreased the saturation to -32.
I bought a new camera! I got a fancy-schmancy Canon with some extra lens. Some photographer told me what to get. I can be like you now! I haven’t take it out of the box yet, but I can’t wait to play. The first thing I want to do is start taking my photos for the blog with the Bokeh thing…I love that look!
This is fabulous Karen! Love what the added textures did for the photo.
Now that’s a photo with a real nostalgic feel. I love it. My first camera didn’t look anywhere near as glamorous as that!
Definately a nostalgic feel….I think my first camera was an Olympus Trip.
Love the effects you added! Have fun with your new toy!
Great set up on the photography books! I sent in boxtops for my first camera!
Rinda
My father found his old Brownie in his sock drawer, and it’s just waiting for me at the house – even thinking of using one of his first cameras makes me nostalgic – nice post!
Karen I love the texture on this one, it has a lovely aged and yet subtle feel. Following on from one of your ideas last week – these sorts of shots and textures would make lovely cards.
I love the textures here
Lovely soft warm glow to this! My first camera was a brownie too!
Absolutely gorgeous – and I love the effects, they set the photo off perfectly xx
This is wonderful! I still have my Father’s Brownie camera (exactly like this)!!
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