tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post6220591400616894068..comments2023-11-22T06:35:25.251-05:00Comments on POE'S DEADLY DAUGHTERS: Worth a Thousand WordsJulia Buckleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-30811202606698641532008-04-22T10:11:00.000-04:002008-04-22T10:11:00.000-04:00Sandra, these are lovely photos. And no, Olin Mil...Sandra, these are lovely photos. And no, Olin Mills studios aren't only in the south. My brother worked at one as a young man.<BR/><BR/>And my first camera? A Brownie box model.Julia Buckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-4682066510849807172008-04-16T19:43:00.000-04:002008-04-16T19:43:00.000-04:00Yes, you're right -- 100 years ago wasn't all that...Yes, you're right -- 100 years ago wasn't all that far back in history. :-) Not everyone had a camera, though, or could afford to buy film and have pictures developed. When I was a kid, families who wanted "good" pictures would go to Olin Mills Studio -- were those only in the south, where I'm from, or were they more widespread? The pictures were in "color" but it was a strange sort of color thatSandra Parshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17403144248962124138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-65620135682438715192008-04-16T19:30:00.000-04:002008-04-16T19:30:00.000-04:00Thanks for a wonderful essay on amateur (and I use...Thanks for a wonderful essay on amateur (and I use that word deliberately and approvingly) photography. On the one hand, you increased my guilt at taking so few photos recently. On the other hand, you inspired me to get out there again and start shooting! And oh how I envy your purchase of a DSLR. I'm still saving up.<BR/><BR/>May I call your attention to your use of a "common figure" (I didn'tOnkel Hankie Pantshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10676514000895543736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-43304139054193784122008-04-16T19:18:00.000-04:002008-04-16T19:18:00.000-04:00Such striking photographs, Sandy! They made my day...Such striking photographs, Sandy! They made my day.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00022883172212550101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-73031165039895905652008-04-16T14:58:00.000-04:002008-04-16T14:58:00.000-04:00Beautiful pictures, Sandy.Beautiful pictures, Sandy.Cat Dubiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16468996085840675920noreply@blogger.com