The Theory and Practice of Photography

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Alys’s father was a man of many hobbies, one of which was photography.  I feel honored to have been gifted with his dictionary of photography.  As an additional gift, Alys made note cards with the pages from her father’s photography course.

Many of you know Alys, from Gardening Nirvana.  She is creative, talented, hardworking, generous, passionate … and my friend.

What a blessing she is!  Thank you, Alys!

I was not able to find a publishing date inside the dictionary, but in doing a bit of research, it seems that the book must have been written in the 1940s.  Anyone out there know for sure?

30 thoughts on “The Theory and Practice of Photography”

  2. Mike Pratt's avatar

    Very cool item to have (and a cool friend to gift it to you!) 🙂 I love collecting vintage photography items – everything from reading material to old film, cameras, lenses, etc. Thanks for sharing Laurie.

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  4. Born To Organize's avatar

    Laurie, I”m so glad you enjoyed the cards. It was fun making them and thinking of you. I will find the date oif the dictionary as it should be the same as the accompanying course material. I’ll let you know what I find out.

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  5. Stacy P. Fischer's avatar

    Oh, what an absolutely wonderful and very special gift, Laurie. A true delight from a dear friend. Love those notecards – I would have a hard time actually mailing them to someone as I’d want to keep them 🙂 Alys, you’re awesome!

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      1. LB's avatar

        I have to confess, too, that these cards will not be given up lightly 🙂 They are so clever and wonderful and of course, made by Alys.

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        1. Born To Organize's avatar

          I’m just tickled that you liked them. I wanted to make the cards for awhile, but it was really hard for me to get started. I had a few false starts, then hit my groove and new I was on a roll. Enjoy them in any way you choose.

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  9. Joe's avatar

    Very cool post and image Laurie 🙂 What a wonderful gift, Alys seems like a sweetheart. I wish I could have met her when you all got together in DC. Great work. NYIP is still around you should email them this image and they might be able to tell you how old the book is – http://www.nyip.edu

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    1. LB's avatar

      Thank you, Brett. I very much enjoyed my visit, albeit brief, visit to your blog. I look forward to riding in Canada someday!

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