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Q is an excellent photographer
and so I did not mind carrying her tripod. She is the only woman I know
who carries rollfilm in her purse and considers a |
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Michelle's favorite camera used to be Sid, a 1950s Mamiyaflex. Recently she added a 35mm Canon and a 6x4.5 Mamiya SLR to |
![]() Unlike the people whose photos show off expensive equipment and little sensitivity, Michelle's art comes straight from her heart and mind. Creating meaningful imagery is her first love, arguing about it is |
Of course, she does have the technical skills, she just doesn't view them as an end onto itself. In addition to 35mm, 645 and 6x6, she shoots other formats as well. Michelle's own views on the topic might prove illuminating. |
Michelle using her favorite lens, 135mm. |
![]() Michelle has always put a great deal of effort into her photographs, even in the field. It seemed silly to go to that much trouble and still get an itsy-bitsy negative in the end. |
![]() Even though her boyfriend kept dragging in FD lenses and extension tubes, she had boldly gone back into the world of rollfilm. Her hapless friend was stuck procuring Mamiya glass. |
![]() "Sure, good equipment helps. However, content is much more important." |
![]() "Oops, gotta run before the light changes." |
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Go see the photographs that she takes, |