Monday, March 18, 2013

Brownie Pictures!

Last year at Costume College, a group of us used my c. 1919-1924 Brownie No. 2E camera at the beach and at the Huntington. I finally developed the pictures! I present some of them here without comment--the rest, including the cats, of course, are in the Flickr set!

The camera is incredibly easy to use. This model uses 120 roll film which is still made. Just load it according to the manual, available here online, rest the camera against your stomach, look in the viewfinder, and move the shutter. It's that easy! There are three apertures, and the manual explains when to use them. The main page also has a list of cameras and the film they take. Very useful if you want to use the camera itself!

Brownie No. 2 E

Brownie No. 2 E Brownie No. 2 E

Brownie No. 2 E Brownie No. 2 E

Brownie No. 2 E Brownie No. 2 E

Brownie No. 2 E Brownie No. 2 E

Brownie No. 2 E Brownie No. 2 E

Brownie No. 2 E


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11 comments:

  1. BaronessVonVintageMarch 18, 2013 at 6:19 PM

    DELIGHTFUL! That first photo is perfection!

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    1. Katherine Caron-GreigMarch 20, 2013 at 10:09 PM

      Thank you! I'm so happy they turned out like they did!

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  2. Kleidung um 1800March 19, 2013 at 1:45 AM

    Perfect! It's such fun to take pictures the "old" way as it is so exciting how they've turned out after developing! Yours are truly wonderful! Thank you for sharing :)

    Sabine

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    1. Katherine Caron-GreigMarch 20, 2013 at 10:09 PM

      Isn't it? We had so much fun taking these too. Thank you!

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  3. vintagevisions27March 19, 2013 at 5:00 AM

    Those are awesome! Amazing too that in our digital world actual film for any camera can still be found! :)
    -Emily

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  4. Avonlea_dreamerMarch 19, 2013 at 4:24 PM

    These are fantastic!!! Love them!

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  5. AnnaMarch 21, 2013 at 7:44 AM

    I cannot even imagine the confusion that the photo of you standing on the beach is going to cause in 100 years. Correct camera, correct clothing on you for first quarter of 20th century...but what on EARTH are those two guys in the background wearing?! Haha. Gorgeous pictures, what a fun way to document the end results of lots of sewing!

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  6. KendraMarch 24, 2013 at 12:29 AM

    Wow, I love these. I hope you frame them!

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  7. AnonymousMarch 25, 2013 at 6:57 AM

    That is so fun! A friend of mine and I are going to make Victorian bathing suits and go to a beach that was popular in Victorian times for city dwellers to head to on a Saturday-there was a train specifically for that! I think it is going to be so much fun! I don't know if we will actually swim in them!

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