Because my mother, grandmother, my Rosemary and I were teachers at my now ripe age of 83 I feel that I have amassed a lot of relevant information that I would like to pass on before I meet my oblivion. I do not think this is going to happen as the concept of respecting old people (and grandparents) was something that happened in that distant 20^th century

Quite a few years ago at a café I spotted an apparition of woman sitting alone. Because it was in that last century, she did smile at me when I told her that I wanted to photograph her. This I did for many years. Such was her patience that I tried many photographic methods. Some failed.

Now, because I can, with all my idle time, I decided to look at her thick files. I spotted something that I tried with her twice. This was to photograph her in her home with pushed (400ISO) to 800ISO) Ektachrome. I used no lights .Her bedroom was awfully dark. Because of the speed of the film I was able to shoot loose without a tripod.

Now in March, 2026 I want to let go of my studio lights, and go back to this kind of photography.

In her files (she was an ecdysiast) I found some photography-lab proofs with writing on the correct settings to make good prints which I gave to Lisa which was her name.

I have scanned these Ektachromes and with my 22 year-old Photoshop 8 I have been able to coax out shadow detail that would have been impossible in that photo lab in the 20^th century.

Ektachrome is still being made. Not the fast stuff but I will be able to push the 100ISO to 200ISO and with my film camera on a tripod I will see if I can get some similar results. Ektachrome always enhanced (criticized in its time) the blues. I like them.

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