Selfies Before Selfies

Recently a good friend posted a selfie he took of himself. What struck me was it wasn’t done with a smartphone or computer. He is into using an old Reflex 2 1/4 camera with Tri-x Film and it is a great image! It got me thinking back to when I started my career. Before I started doing commercial work I was doing and selling fine art photography. In 1975 I was the first photographer admitted to the Boston Mills Art Festival. It is now one of the biggest shows in the area. Because I was the first Don Getz, who ran the show then, asked me for an image they could use in publishing the show. Since most of what I did was using an old Burke and James 8 x 10 camera that could also shot 4 x 5 negatives, I thought what better way to do the image. So I trekked with my camera gear and a 3 x 4 foot mirror down to the steps of Virginia Kendall Park. Above is the imaged used! While I enjoy digital work, sometimes I think of pulling the B&J back out of mothballs!