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Photography has been a part of my life since my father back in Switzerland bought a Robot IIa.
His “older” Kodak 35 was passed on to my mother who would share it with me when I was just a kid. Later on, my father bought one of the first Alpa SLR’s.
The old Robot IIa became my mom’s and at the age of 15, I finally had my very own Kodak 35.
I will spare you the number of cameras I have owned in the last 50 plus years, but they include Rolleis, Leicas, Pentax and Nikons.
My first teacher, Mr. H. P. Sidel at the School of Modern Photography in Montreal, left an indelible impression when it comes to portrait and commercial photography. He was also the one who introduced the class to Yousuf Karsh and - that was a milestone in my history book.
In the late ‘60’s, as a part of a group of four young photographers, we opened a studio/gallery on Place Royale in Montreal. Life has a way of leading you apart and I have no idea what became of my three companions at arms. Followed many years of different career changes in different cities in Western Europe and Canada.
The digital photographic age caused a rekindling of the old flame. Having kept my old Nikon gear (unfortunately not the Leica gear), I naturally migrated to the Nikon DSLR’s. My favorite lens for traveling being the 24-70mm & the 14-30mm f4. For birding, I am very comfortable with the Nikkor 300mm f4 PF with a Tc 1.4x which makes for a nice reach while remaining manageable even handheld in the best of conditions. Occasionally for a longer reach and easier composition, I will use the Tamron 100-400mm with the Tc1.4x.
Having recently changed from Huawei P20 to the Pixel 6Pro, I am rather interested in pushing the limits of this new camera and the Google algorithm using the full resolution RAW capabilities.
Some photographers "specialize" or focus on a theme throughout their lives. Others have a more eclectic vision. The important thing to remember is that the subject is not nearly as important as the way it is seen and rendered by the photographer. Therein lies the power of the image. Just think of Cartier-Bresson, Diane Arbus, Andre Kertesz, Edward Steichen, Robert Capa, Richard Avedon etc...How different can these visions be. But, also think of the way images can be manipulated - for good or bad. Propaganda/advertising or simply to share one's vision…..
My Photo Blog: https://christianfritschi.com/blog
His “older” Kodak 35 was passed on to my mother who would share it with me when I was just a kid. Later on, my father bought one of the first Alpa SLR’s.
The old Robot IIa became my mom’s and at the age of 15, I finally had my very own Kodak 35.
I will spare you the number of cameras I have owned in the last 50 plus years, but they include Rolleis, Leicas, Pentax and Nikons.
My first teacher, Mr. H. P. Sidel at the School of Modern Photography in Montreal, left an indelible impression when it comes to portrait and commercial photography. He was also the one who introduced the class to Yousuf Karsh and - that was a milestone in my history book.
In the late ‘60’s, as a part of a group of four young photographers, we opened a studio/gallery on Place Royale in Montreal. Life has a way of leading you apart and I have no idea what became of my three companions at arms. Followed many years of different career changes in different cities in Western Europe and Canada.
The digital photographic age caused a rekindling of the old flame. Having kept my old Nikon gear (unfortunately not the Leica gear), I naturally migrated to the Nikon DSLR’s. My favorite lens for traveling being the 24-70mm & the 14-30mm f4. For birding, I am very comfortable with the Nikkor 300mm f4 PF with a Tc 1.4x which makes for a nice reach while remaining manageable even handheld in the best of conditions. Occasionally for a longer reach and easier composition, I will use the Tamron 100-400mm with the Tc1.4x.
Having recently changed from Huawei P20 to the Pixel 6Pro, I am rather interested in pushing the limits of this new camera and the Google algorithm using the full resolution RAW capabilities.
Some photographers "specialize" or focus on a theme throughout their lives. Others have a more eclectic vision. The important thing to remember is that the subject is not nearly as important as the way it is seen and rendered by the photographer. Therein lies the power of the image. Just think of Cartier-Bresson, Diane Arbus, Andre Kertesz, Edward Steichen, Robert Capa, Richard Avedon etc...How different can these visions be. But, also think of the way images can be manipulated - for good or bad. Propaganda/advertising or simply to share one's vision…..
My Photo Blog: https://christianfritschi.com/blog
