Tag: popular photography
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A Quick Film Developer From 1950: Ethol 90
While some of you love the process of developing your own negatives, I’ve found it boring sometimes. Some of the developers out there take a long time. So, when I came across a seventy-four year old article talking about a 90 second quick film developer in production, I was intrigued. Then, when I went to… Continue Reading
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6 Essential Landscape Photography Tips from the 90s
In August 1997, both Popular Photography and Outdoor Photographer Magazines released landscape tips and advice curated from professional photographers. From this coincidence, one can only assume each had a mole in their respective editing rooms. I was curious if the advice given regarding landscape photography was much different in the 1990s than it is today.… Continue Reading
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Popular Photography’s First Issue
Time Capsules I love looking at old magazines. They feel like little time capsules, as they are a mix of pop culture and bite sized info that publications thought the general public wanted at any given time. I also find it fascinating what used to be considered acceptable and seeing the wax and wane of… Continue Reading
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The Polaroid Road Trip Mystery
I have a mystery on my hands regarding Polaroid in the 1980s In the March 1987 issue of Popular Photography, there is a brief mention of Polaroid going on an epic cross-country promotion with a semi-truck and trailer, written by George Schaub. Directly Quoted From Pop Photo “The Polaroid Corporation will take to the streets… Continue Reading
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