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"No place is boring if you've had a good night's sleep and a pocket full of film." - Robert Adams
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"Tea first, then photography..." - Philip Lee Harvey

From an Article written by Philip Lee Harvey

Any Camera will do...

10/28/2017

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Bert Hardy was an English photographer who wrote an article in Amateur Photographer stating that you did not need an expensive camera to take a good image. The editor asked him to prove it, as he was known for his Leica camera. He took a box camera to Blackpool, got two models to pose on a fence and took this image.

The wind helped show plenty of leg and the image became an iconic shot representing young London after the war. The shot proves his point very well.  He got down low and I am guessing he took several images and selected this one as the keeper. 

The beach in the background, the clearly sunny day and the lighthearted mood that the ladies are in all feeds into a mood for the photograph.  This is what Bert captured and this is why the image became iconic.  

So, if Bert's objective was to prove that a professional, talented photographer with professional models can take a good image on a box camera he did indeed prove it. The problem is that the talent is not in the camera but in the photographer. I myself have no talent, so I opt to up my chances with excellent cameras.  

Every now and then even I get lucky!

I have added a new page to my website focusing on a single image deep dive.  You can see it HERE.
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  • Home
  • About
  • Blog
  • Vintage Cameras
    • Argus 75
    • Brownie Flash II
    • Contax G2
    • Ensign Selfix 820
    • FED-1 (PE0320)
    • Graflex Crown Graphic
    • Ihagee Exa
    • Leica M6
    • Nikon S2
    • Nikon F
    • Nikon F2
    • Nikon F3
    • Nikon FA
    • Olympus OM-1
    • Olympus OM-2 SPOT
    • Olympus Stylus
    • Pentacon Six
    • Pentax Spotmatic IIa
    • Rollei 35
    • Voigtlander 15mm ver III
    • Yashica C
    • Zeiss Ikon Nettar 515/2
  • Learning Composition
    • The Monochrome Diaries
    • Single & Multi Elements
    • Symmetry
    • Keep the Right Strong
    • Framing
    • Color in Composition
    • Deep Dive Bubble Man
    • Photo Assignments
  • Darkroom Lessons
    • Building a Sink
    • Air Ventilation
    • Analyser Pro
    • Development Hints
    • Primer for Film Photography
    • Bulk Loading Film
    • Pushing & Pulling Film
    • Color Development
    • Digital Contact Sheets
    • Stick to One Film Stock?
    • HP5+ Shot at 200 ISO
    • HP5 Shot at 1600 ISO
    • HP5 Shot at 3200 ISO
    • Medium Format
    • Washing Film
    • Split Grade Printing
    • Using Distilled Water in Film Development
    • Darkroom Paper
    • Foma100 EI 400
  • Photography Books & Films
    • Colin O'Brien
    • Lartigue Life in Color
    • Magnum Contact Sheets
    • Top Photography Movies
    • William Eggleston's Guide
    • Helen Levitt
    • Sally Mann Immediate Family
    • Saul Leiter Early B&W
    • Leica 100 yrs
    • Calendar Days of Asaya Hamaya
    • The Decisive Moment
    • Regarding Women
    • Robert Capa in Love and War
  • Single Image Deep Dive
    • Sergio Larrain "A Man After Dark"
    • Colin O'Brien 'Comings & Goings"
    • Erwitt Mother & Child
    • Man Running
    • Samuel Becket
    • Koudelka Wristwatch
    • Dovima with Elephants