I went in pursuit of lost/forgotten photos and made some good finds yesterday. Check it out.
A few, I found in a dumpster, I believe that these were negatives that were not fully developed since they were very dark (almost black), so I had to invert them and adjust the levels in photoshop. Imagine my delight to see the images appear... it's almost like being in a darkroom again.
courtney [email] said at 4:46 PM 08-20-2004: literally, yes. the dumpster was behind a noodle house, which seemed to throw out a lot of shellfish. it was stinky.
ed [email] said at 11:09 PM 08-20-2004: Dude, I'm totally into the fact that these are cool. But there's one eensy little thing I cannot get past: A few, I found in a dumpster.
A dumpster that we later find out had a lot of shellfish byproducts in it.
I ain't the cleanest man in the world, but I'm not gonna go digging through dumpsters looking for old photos or negatives.
God created flea markets and estate sales for such needs.
courtney [email] said at 2:13 AM 08-21-2004: haha, it's okay, ed... it was just stinky, and I didn't dig around, just on the surface. No liquids were, um, transferred.
jake [email] said at 3:41 AM 08-21-2004: every once in awhile I'm at the ashby bart flea market, and I forget what a rip off the old-photo-vendors are...
I'll root through all these slips of memories rotting in the sun, and then remember that the guy thinks he can charge 5$ per pic.
Dumpstering for old photos is much cooler (and the spoils ain't bad either)
courtney [email] said at 1:19 PM 08-24-2004: I love rooting through antique dealers/garage sales/flea markets for old photos, and I am willing to pay (although under $5!) for a really good photo. It's the stories that can be told about the pic that intrique me.