My
cousins Lois and Julie. December 1984.
Story
Behind the Photos
In 1984, I was taking a photography class while
attending Fordham, so I had my trusty Fujica 35mm on hand almost everywhere
I went.
That
Christmas, I bought some lights and a tripod and set up an area in the
basement of my Uncle Charles's house and asked folks to come downstairs
for a sitting. I made many prints for folks who asked for them at the
time; this means I didn't have many prints of my own left to scan for
this site. I do have
the original contact sheets from all the rolls that I took; there are
links to those below. If you remember sitting for me that holiday, you'll
be able to see those shots. The contact sheets are large files; be patient
as they download.
Contact
Sheet: 1 | 2
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OK.
Now, here are the prints I do have on hand:
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| My
aunt Margie put on one of my prop hats and I got this great shot
of her. |
Mr.
Edgehill looks quite dapper in this shot. |
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| My
cousin Dennis sat for several interesting poses. |
My
uncle Eddie made use of one of the prop hats I had for the sittings. |
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| My
cousins Paul and Butch decided to sit; Butch, as usual, is being
a card. |
A
nice shot of Julie and Lois. |
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Some kind of 1940s gangster-moll shot with Tim and Julie. |
Tim, Julie and Lois let me experiment with light and shadow. |
The
Rest of the B&Ws
As I said, I took lots of black & white photos
that year. Here are some of the others, all taken in NYC.
I got this great shot at Shea Stadium after a Mets game.
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| This
was shot in downtown Brooklyn, near Juniors. You can see the Manhattan
Bridge in the background. |
Tim,
during the Hendrix/guitar phase, doing a modified version of the
"air guitar." |
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| Julie
asked me to do a series of head shots for her. |
Judi
relaxing, out in Oceanside. |
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| My
best friend Carole Brown was visiting and decided to pose for the
holiday shots too. |
My
friend Dave Kelly (Carole Brown's future husband) in Fordham's cafeteria. |
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My friend Fred Aiese in the cafeteria at the Fordham Lincoln Center
campus. |
Yankees
multiple-time skipper, Billy Martin, signing autographs outside
the staduim. |
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| My
H.S. friend Thomas Sabo at a Halloween party. |
My friend Miriam Schechner, at the same party. |
Pam
| Tim
| Mom
| Family | Pets
| Friends | 1984
B&W portraits
