Vicissitudes

As a curiosity when I was young I picked up my father’s camera. Minolta something.  35mm fixed lens slr.  I had a really hard time understanding just how to take a decent photo.  I think I got a 110 kodak for one of my birthday’s and snapped away with that for a while.  Like most kids, I put it in a drawer and forgot about it for a long time.  A bit older and with the joys of High School issues on my back I again found my dad’s camera.  This time it was a Minolta 35mm with a replaceable lens!  But we only had the one 50mm anyway.  Learning by mistakes I started to waste film by the buckets.  I never did stop motion.  Moving forward to college I decided to take intro to photography with Leslie Krims.  I never struggled so much in any class in my life!  His demands of perfection were just enough to make me want to do more.  My technique improved over the next 4 years but my subject matter never really made it past your basic landscape.  He was kind knowing I was just one of those students he later wrote about on his web page.  Well at least I provided some of the mass inspiration for something.  It doesn’t bother me, some have it, some don’t – just depends on what angle you are looking from.

By luck, or mistake I stumbled on his web page today.  I couldn’t look too much (busy at work) but read most of it, which is just as interesting as his photography.  Give yourself some time and read what he has to say, then look at his photos.  I want my camera again..  My story isn’t near as interesting as his but it did lead me to cross paths with one of the greatest photographers anywhere.

Oh, if you are offended by nudes you may want to skip looking at the photos but take the time to read he pretty much sums it all up.
http://www.leskrims.com

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