Building My New Darkroom, Take 2
Out of chaos comes art
An Elwood 8X10 Enlarger Comes Home to Stay
An Elwood 8×10 enlarger arrives to stir things up a bit.
Then and Now
I have been at this for a long time. While not wishing to bathe in nostalgia, I wanted to go back and find earlier versions of recent photographs, and see how I have changed as a photographer, and how the...
My Latest Work
I will be updating this page frequently to show my current projects, and to let people know about future projects. Rowena Path and Tree, September 2023 Rowena Path and Tree, September 2023 ©2023 Gary L. Quay Getting ready for Fall...
More From the Fabulous Twirly Camera
I like to take the Twirly Camera along whenever I am out to take pictures. For those not in the know, the “Twirly Camera” is a Noblex 06/150 Panoramic camera. It was made in the 1990’s, and it makes panoramic...
Making Pictures: From Paper and Pencil to Pinhole by Glen L. Bledsoe
From my earliest days I’ve thought of myself as an artist. Before I entered school I drew pictures of ornate robots on airless moons, comets with sweeping tails, ray-gunning spaceships, and Saturn-like ringed planets. In kindergarten I patiently waited my...
Announcing the Portrait Project
I am inviting anyone in Portland, Oregon and surrounding towns to have your picture taken in black and white with an old-time large format 8×10″ film camera. I will travel as far as Hood River, or The Dalles if the...
Ye Olde Photography Shoppe
New Store on Etsy
I am opening a store on Etsy.com. Click on this link: https://www.etsy.com/shop/GaryQuayPhotography?ref=profile_header. I will be adding pictures on a weekly basis. Many of them will be matted or framed film images. Click on the images below to go to Etsy....
Large Format
Large Format Large format is the Holy Grail of film photography. It’s elusive, mythological to all but the most devoted, and rare. When asked what camera to take along for a photo shoot, Ansel Adams replied “The biggest on you...