Short Cuts: Your Inner Peter Parker- Taking Snapshots in the Bronze Age

Redartz:  Good day, everyone! You may ask why I mentioned Peter Parker in today's title. Who better to exemplify the role of the photographer!  Of course, we don't have access to the special cameras Pete used, let alone webbing to fasten said camera to high vantage points. And in today's world of ubiquitous smartphones with their high definition digital cameras, the old film camera is largely a relic. 


 
Not so in our beloved Bronze Age. Many of us, surely, had the sturdy Kodak Instamatic. Complete with rotating flashcubes, and those handy drop-in film cartridges. I had a similar one : a GAF Anscomatic, the camera that helped me archive those halcyon days of the late 60's and early 70's. I probably drove my family and friends bonkers with all my picture-taking.




 




Here's a shot I took of my bedroom, about 1971, using that Anscomatic camera. You can see several Monogram model car kits on the bookshelf.










 

 Later on I got a Polaroid- you remember, the camera that allowed you to get your pictures now (or at least within a minute or two) rather than waiting for processing. Many of the old photos I've shared on this blog were taken with those cameras. Much as I love digital photography, I still hold a fondness for those vintage cameras. 









Any other young shutterbugs out there? Share your memories of the cameras, the films, even the commercials (remember those warm, fuzzy Kodak commercials every holiday season?}. Expose us all to your thoughts and memories, and we'll see what develops...