I found some negatives I shot when I was 4 :)

[kennylovrin]

Hey

I don't know how much interest this is for the forum, but I just found it funny to share a few shots I did in 1985 when I was four years old. I didn't even remember this, but rather I brought some old negatives home from my parents house (I need something to scan while my M6 is being serviced 😉). And as it turns out there are some rolls of 126 film I shot in 1985 and 1986 (maybe more, haven't gotten all the way through yet).

It's interesting to see these old shots. Especially because my little brother now looks almost identical to how my father looks in these old shots. And he wasn't even born then. I just find that mind-bending in a small way. 🙂


Scan-121115-0004 by kennylovrin, on Flickr


Scan-121115-0005 by kennylovrin, on Flickr

There are some more on Flickr, but I don't want to spam you guys with it here. 😉

Kenny

 

[kdemas]

That's actually very cool. I had a little Kodak Instamatic when I was that age and I'd love to see what I took pictures of. Fun stuff, thanks for sharing!

 

[kennylovrin]

Thanks, I'm happy you enjoy it 🙂
I was planning to scan them fully with my flatbed later, now I just used my reflecta neg scanner so it doesn't handle the full square frame. On the other hand it's better quality.

I'm hoping there might be some more rolls like this. It's funny how 99% of the shots are completely out of alignment. It's amazing I managed to get that cow shot so straight compared to the others. 🙂

 

[sepiareverb]

Great find!

I got my first camera when I was six (1968), and have some of that film still, Tri-X 620. A trip to the zoo seems to be my first roll, and there's an image there which shows how much of my way of looking at things was hardwired.

 

[back alley]

in '85 i was 35...depressing...
my mother was the family photographer...

 

[charjohncarter]

Those are good. Work the rest of the roll and post some more. Great.

 

[funkydog]

What became of the pet goat? 😎

 

[kennylovrin]

What became of the pet goat? 😎

are you referring to the first photo here? I think it is a cow. 😉
Good question, that shot is from a trip we did one summer, so the cow doesn't really have anything to do with me or my family.

I did get a duck for my birthday when I turned 5 though. hehe

One thing I noticed later after I had created this thread was that in second shot posted here, 6 our of 6 people are wearing clogs. And when I start looking generally at the shots I've scanned so far from -84-85, everyone is basically wearing clogs in every shot, unless they are dressed up or the weather doesn't allow it. 🙂

I was about to buy clogs for myself this summer, but my colleagues and friends seemed to think it was weird, haha.

 

[x-ray]

Good thread.

I have my first images shot in 1953. One is of my mother which is probably the first image I ever shot, the next my dad and older brother. I got my first camera at 7 in 1955 and took it to school frequently and photographed my friends and teachers. My first images were shot with my mothers Ansco 620 box camera on Kodak Verichrome (ortho) film.

Note the Dutch angle which is now in style.

I look back at my images and see I haven't changed my approach to shooting much. Just hope I've improved my technique a little.

For the history fans, in the 50's I lived in Oak Ridge Tennessee where these images were taken. The city was owned by the US Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) and was where the plutonium and uranium were refined for the first atomic bombs. Even the houses were owned by the government. There were more Phd's per capita than any other city n the US. The city didn't even exist until the early 1940's. At that time the city was enclosed by fences and guarded very closely. No one was allowed into the city unless they had prior clearance and had either business or family there. No one was allowed to own binoculars, cameras, firearms or alcoholic beverages. IN 1946 the gates were opened and the city was open the public although everything was still super secret that went on there. If you want to see some excellent documentary work google Ed Wescott. he worked for the AEC and was the only person in the city that had a camera. He documented the entire construction of the city and operations during the war and finally retired about fifteen years ago. I have a few of his images and will post them if anyone is interested.