Building My New Darkroom
It’s been 5 years since I packed up my last darkroom. My life as a photographer revolved around having a darkroom well into the digital age. I remember the moment that I started tearing apart the sink that I had...
Exploring Square Format
These days, square pictures are all the rage on Instagram, and Facebook, but they certainly did not start there. There have been a variety of square format cameras from Polaroids to Mamiyas, going back many decades. I even had a...
Shifting Sands in the Hourglass
When I started my photography blog in 2012, I had intended it to be in the vein of Ansel Adams’ many books of technical explanations of how he made his photographs. I intended to discuss the ways of the camera...
Pendleton or Bust
My introduction to Oregon was in the driver’s seat of a 1981 Ford F150 with 220,000 miles on it at the end of my trek westward from Pennsylvania inSeptember of 1991. I had my records, camera and clothing in the...
8X10 Color Film
I took the above picture in 2012 on a sheet of 8×10 color film. I enjoyed it a lot. It’s the view from the Rowena Crest Overlook in the Columbia Gorge, Oregon. It’s a favorite spot of mine to take...
The Last of the Night Shift
In 2011 I finally got off of the night shift. The only downside to this was that I was not going to be doing as much night photography. I had been working on an exhibit called, well… The Night Shift....
Infrared
Welcome to my Infrared Galleries. I have photographed in both film and digital infrared. Film Infrared is first. My film of choice was Konica IR 750, but it went out of production in 2005. I have 1 roll left in...
Film Photography
Film is my passion in photography. I have pursued it for over 4 decades. I am currently trying to get my new house to support a darkroom, and it is not going to be easy, but I want to offer...
Gary L. Quay Photography
Welcome Aboard! Stay a while, and visit my Image Gallery. See My Latest Work. Visit Ye Olde Photography Shoppe Check out my Photogtaphy Blog. Portland Saturday Market Season Starts March 7th.A lot has changed since last March. I started carrying...
Image Gallery
Image Gallery I have been photographing Oregon for 30 years, so naturally I have a large backlog of images. Until recently, I used only film. Digital photography is still relatively new to me. My gallery is divided into sections: My...