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Cartridge Hawk-eye No. 2 Model C/ Old Arkansas Family Photos
I have three of these old Brownie Hawk-eye cameras from the early 1900′s that I decided I would dust off today and put some film in one to see if it would work. They are basically cardboard boxes with a wooden spool inside, a shutter release, a (worthless) viewfinder and a fixed meniscus lens. They were cheap when they were made-you could pick one up for around $4 when they were produced in 1926.
Most of my ancestors are from the northeastern corner of Arkansas in the Mississippi delta, where they were sharecroppers, farming mostly cotton. My grandma says they were basically “white slaves”, which I interpret as a dramatic way of saying, “it sucked and we were really poor.”
Below is a picture of the camera I loaded with film and my dog Huckleberry trying to assist me. There are also pictures of my grandfather, “Papaw”, my grandmother, “Momma Ann” and mom Deb at different stages in their lives. Being that they were poor and this camera was cheap and common, I’m thinking they probably used something similar and I’m hoping that the photographs that come out of this bad boy will look similar to the photos below.
Love,
Aron
12th South Farmer’s Market
I went down to the 12th South Farmer’s market today with my wife, brother and sister-in-law. Lots of wonderful organic, locally grown food. We bought some organic grass-fed beef, jalepeño plant, mint plant, fresh garlic, kale, cucumber and basil all for $18. Here’s a few pictures I took from the stand we bought most of our food from and two of my friends Ben and Lisa that were down there selling natural sodas and marshmallows…so good!
I used Yellow Sky Actions on these photos. It’s time to shine, Vintage Instant Photo and Dodge it Burn it.
Mary & Jamie a sneak peek
I love these two people.
On all these photos I used the Yellow Sky Actions, Justinated 40-50%, Minty Fresh Haze 20%, Autumn Ease around 5% and Sunny Days around 5% with the sharp layer turned off. I used Sharp Shooter to sharpen parts of the detail shots. Easy Peasy.
