Granddaddy’s old camera {personal post} | Franklin TN family photographer

Granddaddy passed away almost 2 years ago.  My parents have been cleaning out some of his things, and they came across an old Kodak film camera and gave it to me to have (along with his two Polaroid cameras).  I don’t know anything about when he bought the Kodak or actually used it, but I was informed that it is a WWII era model.  Granddaddy was a WWII vet and served in the Navy.  My memories of him taking photos are with the Polaroids.  I’ll have to post a photo of the older one tomorrow because it is a cool, retro-looking model.  It makes me a bit nostalgic and brings back memories of visiting him and Grandma in Kentucky as a small child.

I’ve been trying to open the Kodak for a few days without success, so I finally posted a photo of it on a photography forum and asked for help.  A kind photographer made some suggestions, and lo and behold, I got it to open! (The last two photos below were actually taken several hours later because that was when I finally figured it out.) I was instantly hit with a musty smell, which was perfectly fitting since it hasn’t been opened in decades.  Now that I’ve gotten it open, I can’t figure out how to close it, though… haha.

My new macro lens showed up today (if you follow me on Facebook, you heard about me ordering it the other day), so I tried it out for the first time to take some of the following photos.  Ooh dreaminess.  Looking forward to incorporating it into my little baby sessions.  You’ll probably see my testing it out on other things before then, though.  Most people who get a new macro lens spend lots of time taking pictures of flowers and bugs.  There’s not much going on in the flower department around here yet (though I did spy some daffodils making progress), and I’m not sure I really want to seek out bugs, so I may have to find something else to practice on. 🙂