vangogh
Dec-07-2006, 01:49 AM
Hiya folks. Don't know where else to post this, but given that its about my father I thought "People" might be the best place.
A little while ago I posted that I'd been accepted onto an MA in Photography. Unfortunately I had to withdraw because my father was very ill. He has since died & I've been dealing with the funeral etc.
He had been a photographer for many years, having been encouraged as a young man by a youth leader to take it up. Apparently he studied at the famour Regents Street college and even worked for Tony Armstrong-Jones(Lord Snowden), although the money wasn't great enough to encourage him to stay (mores the pity). He joined the BBC & worked in Stills and in Colour control & worked there for many years. He's even in one of the old archive pictures from Alexandra Palace. He even processed the film of the Aberffan disaster. He used to take photos of the local playgroup kids & I have fond memories of b/w prints hanging over the bath to dry.
He had a large collection of old cameras including bellows & plate cameras which is fascinating. If anything of interest comes up I'll let you know. Or if you have suggestions of what to do with them, let me know.
He had an old enlarger & I'm hoping to have a go at developing my own prints at home, something I haven't done since I was at college. Its going to be interesting, blacking out my bathrom & stocking up with dev & fix. Those smells will bring back so many memories of visiting him at the Beeb, walking round the huge developing machines, watching the miles & miles of film going through the baths, going round all the studios watching actors rehearsing their programs, visiting the wardrobe ladies & bumping into famous people in the bar.
God Speed Dad & Rest in Peace.
Love Nic
A little while ago I posted that I'd been accepted onto an MA in Photography. Unfortunately I had to withdraw because my father was very ill. He has since died & I've been dealing with the funeral etc.
He had been a photographer for many years, having been encouraged as a young man by a youth leader to take it up. Apparently he studied at the famour Regents Street college and even worked for Tony Armstrong-Jones(Lord Snowden), although the money wasn't great enough to encourage him to stay (mores the pity). He joined the BBC & worked in Stills and in Colour control & worked there for many years. He's even in one of the old archive pictures from Alexandra Palace. He even processed the film of the Aberffan disaster. He used to take photos of the local playgroup kids & I have fond memories of b/w prints hanging over the bath to dry.
He had a large collection of old cameras including bellows & plate cameras which is fascinating. If anything of interest comes up I'll let you know. Or if you have suggestions of what to do with them, let me know.
He had an old enlarger & I'm hoping to have a go at developing my own prints at home, something I haven't done since I was at college. Its going to be interesting, blacking out my bathrom & stocking up with dev & fix. Those smells will bring back so many memories of visiting him at the Beeb, walking round the huge developing machines, watching the miles & miles of film going through the baths, going round all the studios watching actors rehearsing their programs, visiting the wardrobe ladies & bumping into famous people in the bar.
God Speed Dad & Rest in Peace.
Love Nic