2010

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As a photographer I enjoy looking at other photographer’s contact sheets.  It shows the thought process and progression of a photo shoot.  You can still do this with digital but for some reason it is just not the same. Loyd Sandgren shot quite a bit of professional wrestling in the early 1960’s and this is […]

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Undated photo of boys boxing in what looks like the old Jacksonville armory building.

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“Aerial photograph showing a portion of the business area of Jacksonville, Fla., on January 10, 1951.  In the middle foreground opposite the tall St. Johns  Apartment Building will be seen the site of the new Federal Reserve Branch Bank Building of Jacksonville, Florida, then under construction.  You can see Hemming Park near the middle of […]

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She seems happy with the product.

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Photographer Virgil Deane with an 8X10 Deardorff View Camera on Jacksonville Beach during a commercial shoot.  He was a contemporary of Loyd’s and appears in a number of his images.  Deane died in 1999 at age 84 and may be best known for his portrait of Mama and Pappa Gustafson which was used for the […]

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Bob Feller giving pitching pointers at Wolfson Park.  Love the Cub Scout! “Bob Feller, a great ex-pitcher for the Cleveland Indians.  He was helping some of the kids at the Wolfson baseball park.” LS

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Although there are a couple of photos from this shoot there is no information about the location or the date the images were taken.  See anyone you know?

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The Jacksonville skyline with an undeveloped Southbank in the foreground. The Main Street Bridge was only 7 years old when this photo was taken and was one of only two auto bridges across the St. Johns River to downtown.  The other bridge was the old Acosta Bridge. “This photo shows what the Southside of Jacksonville […]

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What are the chances of getting access to a Navy jet for a photo shoot these days?