Sunday, 15 March 2009

I love Kodacolor.

I found some great new photos last weekend at the various flea markets in New York. As usual the Garage on W26th always brings in the best. Nothing I love better than rummaging through piles and catalogues of old kodacolor photos generally whilst nursing a bit of a hangover as I inevitably had a few too many Appletini's the night before (in this case it was Gimlets). They're very good at making them at the Monster in NYC, asking if I prefer them sweet or bitter. Thats good.

I love how these random photos from the 50's to the 70's capture someone elses life who I'm never going to know. Without sounding to wanky its a "window into their world".
I love her. I love everything about her. The dress. Especially the hair. And the expression that says "how may I fucking help you?"
This is the first photo I think i've found with a cigarette holder in. Top marks for the coat too.
Fancy dress parties are always good for a laugh, even more so if they feature a guy in comedy drag. Some of these events that I have the photos are look a blast!

Brilliant compostion, and what is that on her lap? Is it real or fake - I really cannot tell.
I love the light in this photo, which by the look of the F in the top right corner suggests I might be Vegas. I think it was taken in 1976 looking at the print on the photo.. Looks like they're up nice and early and bathed in that lovely morning light (looking at the long shadows).

Who's the DADDY!!!!
Again, great light in this photo. Not sure if I'll be able to use any of these on my cards but they're great additions to my private snapshot collection. A great morning's rummaging.

1 comment:

Unknown said...

So what I get from reading these comments, basically, is that you're a retro-stalker.