Few women’s names are found among the list of photography’s early pioneers. Although they are largely absent from art history text books, a significant number of women photographers from the Victorian and Edwardian periods were acclaimed in their day. The first women commercial photographers were co
We're spotlighting five heavy hitters in the world of photography, the cameras they used, and how these machines influenced their work.
The quality and portability of cameras these days would be quite astonishing to photographers from back in the earlier days of photography — the days in which you needed both hands and a strong back to work as a photojournalist. Here, an interesting collection of old photographs of people posing with their cameras. A traveling photographer shooting in Columbus, Ohio with his sidewalk portrait camera, 1938. In 1939, when star college quarterback Davy O’Brien visited Washington to receive a prestigious award, he paid a visit to Presidential Secretary Marvin H. McIntyre at the White House. To demonstrate his passing technique to McIntyre, O’Brien grabbed a camera from a news photographer nearby and pretended to use it as a football. Children at the FSA (Farm Security Administration) Camelback Farms inspect the photographer's camera, Phoenix, Arizona, 1942. Photographers at President Taft's inauguration, March 4, 1909 Theodor Horydczak lying on ground with camera in the early 1900s. Unidentified photographer with camera from the early 1900s. A photographer posing with his camera and tripod outside the White House in the early 1900s. Photo shows Herman A. "Germany" Schaefer (1876-1919), one of the most entertaining characters in baseball history, trying out the other side of the camera during the Washington Senators visit to play the New York Highlanders in April, 1911. The camera is a 5x7 Press Graflex with a modification to accommodate the large lens. The camera was produced by the Folmer & Schwing Division of Eastman Kodak Co. between 1907 and 1923. Group portrait of four members of the White House News Photographers' Association, standing, facing front, holding cameras, circa 1920s A group of early-1900s photographers posing with their cameras on steps. Frances Benjamin Johnston, three-quarter length portrait, holding and looking down at camera, facing slightly left, 1950. President Coolidge in cowboy outfit, standing in field with photographers; mountain in background, 1927. Photographer with a portable large format camera, 1914. Unidentified photographer with camera from the early 1900s. Unidentified photographer with camera from the early 1900s. The photographer's assistants, 1873. Group portrait of seventeen members of the White House News Photographers' Association, standing and squatting, facing front, with cameras, circa 1920s. Tourist using candid camera, Taos, New Mexico, 1940. This image appears that back in 1937 it was perfectly normal to snap news photos at the US Senate while holding a cigarette between your fingers. Photograph shows boy with homemade "Kodack" camera pretending to photograph little girl with doll, 1907. Four unidentified photographers from the early 1900s hanging out with their cameras in hand. Three guys posing with two cameras in the early 1900s. (Images courtesy of Librarian of Congress, via Shooting Film)
There’s nothing better than celebrities and their vintage cameras. And there’s definitely nothing better than pictures of celebrities holding their vintage cameras. Marilyn Monroe with a Nikon camera Grace Kelly taking Frank Sinatra’s photo with a Hasselblad Michael Jackson with an SLR Mick Jagger with a Polaroid Bob Dylan with a Nikon SP rangefinder James Dean with a Rolleiflex Buzz Aldrin shot by Neil Armstrong (who you can also see in the helmet reflection). Buzz is holding his Hasselblad and Neil is using one to take the photo. Ringo with a Pentax SLR Emily Blunt with a Contax G2 The Queen with a Leica Brad Pitt with a Leica M3 The McCartneys by Linda Matt Damon shoots Ben Affleck with a MF camera Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis with an SLR Johnny Depp with a Polaroid Stanley Kubrick with a rangefinder Kate Moss with a Holga Leonard Nimoy and a Nikon F Richard Avedon and Fred Astaire Sean Connery with an SLR Liz Taylor with a Rolleiflex Drew Barrymore with a Polaroid James Dean taking a photograph of Anna Maria Pierangeli with a Rolleiflex Angelina Jolie with a large format bellows camera David Bowie with a Hasselblad Paul McCartney self portrait with a twin reflex camera Karl Lagerfeld with a Fujifilm GA645Zi Robert Plant and Jimmy Page with Nikon F2 cameras Arnold Schwarzenegger with an SLR Sofia Coppola with a Canon Canonet QL 17 GIII (Images via Celebrity Camera Club)
The Nikon F camera, introduced in April 1959, was Nikon's first SLR camera. It was one of the most advanced cameras of its day. Although many of the concepts had already been introduced elsewhere, it was revolutionary in that it was the first to combine them all in one camera. It was produced until October 1973 and was replaced by the quite similar Nikon F2. The "F" in Nikon F was selected by Nippon Kogaku from the letter F of the name of the designer of the bayonet mount, Mr. Fuketa. Here below is a collection of interesting photos showing celebrities with their Nikon F cameras. Benny Andersson Brigitte Bardot Bruce Springsteen Candice Bergen Cozzi Angelo David Hemmings Dennis Hopper Frank Sinatra George Harrison Gina Lollobrigida Goldie Hawn Gordon Parks Jack Lemmon Jackie Stewart Jane Birkin Janis Joplin Joey Ramone Katharine Ross Leonard Nimoy Linda McCartney Linda Ronstadt Marc Bolan Marilyn Monroe Mia Farrow Mick Jagger Nick Nolte Paul Newman Philippe Leroy Raymond Depardon Sir Sidney Poitier Sir Thomas Sean Connery
The quality and portability of cameras these days would be quite astonishing to photographers from back in the earlier days of photography — the days in which you needed both hands and a strong back to work as a photojournalist. Here, an interesting collection of old photographs of people posing with their cameras. A traveling photographer shooting in Columbus, Ohio with his sidewalk portrait camera, 1938. In 1939, when star college quarterback Davy O’Brien visited Washington to receive a prestigious award, he paid a visit to Presidential Secretary Marvin H. McIntyre at the White House. To demonstrate his passing technique to McIntyre, O’Brien grabbed a camera from a news photographer nearby and pretended to use it as a football. Children at the FSA (Farm Security Administration) Camelback Farms inspect the photographer's camera, Phoenix, Arizona, 1942. Photographers at President Taft's inauguration, March 4, 1909 Theodor Horydczak lying on ground with camera in the early 1900s. Unidentified photographer with camera from the early 1900s. A photographer posing with his camera and tripod outside the White House in the early 1900s. Photo shows Herman A. "Germany" Schaefer (1876-1919), one of the most entertaining characters in baseball history, trying out the other side of the camera during the Washington Senators visit to play the New York Highlanders in April, 1911. The camera is a 5x7 Press Graflex with a modification to accommodate the large lens. The camera was produced by the Folmer & Schwing Division of Eastman Kodak Co. between 1907 and 1923. Group portrait of four members of the White House News Photographers' Association, standing, facing front, holding cameras, circa 1920s A group of early-1900s photographers posing with their cameras on steps. Frances Benjamin Johnston, three-quarter length portrait, holding and looking down at camera, facing slightly left, 1950. President Coolidge in cowboy outfit, standing in field with photographers; mountain in background, 1927. Photographer with a portable large format camera, 1914. Unidentified photographer with camera from the early 1900s. Unidentified photographer with camera from the early 1900s. The photographer's assistants, 1873. Group portrait of seventeen members of the White House News Photographers' Association, standing and squatting, facing front, with cameras, circa 1920s. Tourist using candid camera, Taos, New Mexico, 1940. This image appears that back in 1937 it was perfectly normal to snap news photos at the US Senate while holding a cigarette between your fingers. Photograph shows boy with homemade "Kodack" camera pretending to photograph little girl with doll, 1907. Four unidentified photographers from the early 1900s hanging out with their cameras in hand. Three guys posing with two cameras in the early 1900s. (Images courtesy of Librarian of Congress, via Shooting Film)
The quality and portability of cameras these days would be quite astonishing to photographers from back in the earlier days of photography — the days in which you needed both hands and a strong back to work as a photojournalist. Here, an interesting collection of old photographs of people posing with their cameras. A traveling photographer shooting in Columbus, Ohio with his sidewalk portrait camera, 1938. In 1939, when star college quarterback Davy O’Brien visited Washington to receive a prestigious award, he paid a visit to Presidential Secretary Marvin H. McIntyre at the White House. To demonstrate his passing technique to McIntyre, O’Brien grabbed a camera from a news photographer nearby and pretended to use it as a football. Children at the FSA (Farm Security Administration) Camelback Farms inspect the photographer's camera, Phoenix, Arizona, 1942. Photographers at President Taft's inauguration, March 4, 1909 Theodor Horydczak lying on ground with camera in the early 1900s. Unidentified photographer with camera from the early 1900s. A photographer posing with his camera and tripod outside the White House in the early 1900s. Photo shows Herman A. "Germany" Schaefer (1876-1919), one of the most entertaining characters in baseball history, trying out the other side of the camera during the Washington Senators visit to play the New York Highlanders in April, 1911. The camera is a 5x7 Press Graflex with a modification to accommodate the large lens. The camera was produced by the Folmer & Schwing Division of Eastman Kodak Co. between 1907 and 1923. Group portrait of four members of the White House News Photographers' Association, standing, facing front, holding cameras, circa 1920s A group of early-1900s photographers posing with their cameras on steps. Frances Benjamin Johnston, three-quarter length portrait, holding and looking down at camera, facing slightly left, 1950. President Coolidge in cowboy outfit, standing in field with photographers; mountain in background, 1927. Photographer with a portable large format camera, 1914. Unidentified photographer with camera from the early 1900s. Unidentified photographer with camera from the early 1900s. The photographer's assistants, 1873. Group portrait of seventeen members of the White House News Photographers' Association, standing and squatting, facing front, with cameras, circa 1920s. Tourist using candid camera, Taos, New Mexico, 1940. This image appears that back in 1937 it was perfectly normal to snap news photos at the US Senate while holding a cigarette between your fingers. Photograph shows boy with homemade "Kodack" camera pretending to photograph little girl with doll, 1907. Four unidentified photographers from the early 1900s hanging out with their cameras in hand. Three guys posing with two cameras in the early 1900s. (Images courtesy of Librarian of Congress, via Shooting Film)
There’s nothing better than celebrities and their vintage cameras. And there’s definitely nothing better than pictures of celebrities holding their vintage cameras. Marilyn Monroe with a Nikon camera Grace Kelly taking Frank Sinatra’s photo with a Hasselblad Michael Jackson with an SLR Mick Jagger with a Polaroid Bob Dylan with a Nikon SP rangefinder James Dean with a Rolleiflex Buzz Aldrin shot by Neil Armstrong (who you can also see in the helmet reflection). Buzz is holding his Hasselblad and Neil is using one to take the photo. Ringo with a Pentax SLR Emily Blunt with a Contax G2 The Queen with a Leica Brad Pitt with a Leica M3 The McCartneys by Linda Matt Damon shoots Ben Affleck with a MF camera Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis with an SLR Johnny Depp with a Polaroid Stanley Kubrick with a rangefinder Kate Moss with a Holga Leonard Nimoy and a Nikon F Richard Avedon and Fred Astaire Sean Connery with an SLR Liz Taylor with a Rolleiflex Drew Barrymore with a Polaroid James Dean taking a photograph of Anna Maria Pierangeli with a Rolleiflex Angelina Jolie with a large format bellows camera David Bowie with a Hasselblad Paul McCartney self portrait with a twin reflex camera Karl Lagerfeld with a Fujifilm GA645Zi Robert Plant and Jimmy Page with Nikon F2 cameras Arnold Schwarzenegger with an SLR Sofia Coppola with a Canon Canonet QL 17 GIII (Images via Celebrity Camera Club)
