CANDID CAMERA

HISTORY'S TIDBIT - As cameras got smaller, candid photography became more viable. Today's high end point &shoots are ideal for the art form. Larry Elkins Elkinsphotos Fne Art Photography

A HEAD OF THE GAME

HISTORY"S TIDBIT - One early photo manipulation involved a photograph of President Abraham Lincoln. The photo actually showed Lincoln's head atop the body of Southern politician John Calhoun. LARRY ELKINS - ELKINSPHOTOS

NEWS ALERT

NEWS ALERT - THE GULF COAST BELONGS TO THE PEOPLE OF THE U.S. IT IS NOT A SUBSIDIARY OF B.P. LARRY ELKINS - ELKINSPHOTOS FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY

GULF OIL SPILL UPDATE

GULF OIL SPILL - WHILE IT'S TOO LITTLE TOO LATE, LET'S PRAY THAT THE TOP KILL IS SUCCESSFUL. THEN LET'S HOPE SERIOUS EFFORTS AT CLEANING UP THE OIL ALREADY RELEASED INTO THE ENVIRONMENT BEGIN. LARRY ELKINS - ELKINSPHOTOS FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY

DISASTER IN THE GULF

DISASTER IN THE GULF - There is no question that the oil spill in the Gulf is a massive ecological and economic disaster. But this tragedy is like a giant octopus, its tentacles stretching out in every direction. And one of the groups this will devastate is the photographic community. I was just watching James Carville and Mary Matlin on the news. They toured the Louisiana wetlands today. Their assessment is that the marshes are already dying. And it is also their assessment is that no one is doing anything to stop the advancement of the sludge. The ecological and economic consequences are unimaginable. However, and I realize that in a sense this is a lesser concern, we in the photographic community will be among the losers. These wetlands were a photographer's paradise. Now because of greed, ineptitude and, most likely, criminality, these exquisitely beautiful natural wonders are in jeopardy. Shame on us. Shame on all of us. Shame on the "Drill baby, drill" crowd, shame on the federal bureaucracy, and shame on corporations who place their greed above the good of Planet Earth. I honestly can't comprehend the massive amount of work that will need to take place. but we need to do something. And even a single step like this post, tiny as it is, constitutes a beginning. LARRY ELKINS - ELKINSPHOTOS FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY

INSTAMATIC

HISTORY'S TIDBIT - THE INSTAMATIC CAMERA WAS AN INEXPENSIVE, EASY TO LOAD CAMERA INTRODUCED BY KODAK IN 1963. The camera line was quite successful. The original Instamatic used a 126 film cartridge. In 1972, Kodak introduced the smaller Pocket Instamatic which utilized its new 110 film cartridge. Larry Elkins - Elkinsphotos Fine Art Photography

THE LONG EXPOSURE

HISTORY"S TIDBIT - Early photographic exposure times could be up to eight hours. Larry Elkins - Elkinsphotos Fine Art Photography