Personal History with Photography

Personal History with Photography - student project
  • What is the oldest camera you have ever used?

-My Fujica STX-1, manufactured late 70s-early 80s

  • Can you remember when you first used a digital camera?

-I think I was around 8 when my parents first got a digital camera

  • Do you prefer taking photos on your mobile phone or a digital camera?

-A digital camera, it feels more intentional

  • Have you ever built a pinhole camera?

-No, that is something I have yet to do!

  • Have you ever constructed a ‘camera obscura’ type device to observe a solar eclipse?

-Nope, but I am intrigued to explore how they work

  • What is the oldest photograph you have in your family album?

-Recently I visited my grandad, and he showed me photographs of him as a boy, so probably those from around the mid-1940s

  • Do you still use 35 mm film?

-Yes, I mainly shoot film

  • Do you prefer colour or black and white photographs?

-I prefer looking at black and white photographs but for some reason I seem to only shoot in colour!

  • What do you use filters on social media platforms like Instagram?

-I try not to edit my photos at all, except if I must change the brightness