I'm having some trouble getting out to make new pictures with my recently acquired Nikon S. (I blame the weather.) So, until the weather improves, I thought I would show some more portraits from the first Nikon S made before the Chinatown series.
In spite of their imperfections these shots of two Brooklyn kids earned me a year's membership at the Museum of Modern Art. That was crucial in my development as a photographer as it gave me a first hand look at actual prints by people like Weston and Adams.
I made quite a few portraits with the Nikon S, some of them while I was attending the commercial photography course in Manhattan. I got no credit for the pictures because they were made on 35mm rather than the large format equipment used in the classes. I also spent some time walking around the streets of Brooklyn and grabbing shots which I coulld sell to the local newspapers.
