Digital
Digital I am a late adopter of digital photography. Until I was bereft of a darkroom in 2015, I had no use for it. In preparation to move to Hood River, Oregon, I packed up the darkroom in my Portland house....
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. Shameless Plug Time! Portland Saturday Market, 2025 Season Starts in March. I hope to see you...
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...
New Film Scanner!
I finally bought a scanner that can handle an 8×10 negative. Here’s the first scan: Cedar Creek Grist Mill, 8×10 Color I’m excited about the possibilities. Since the demise of my darkroom, 8×10 film has been mostly pie in the...
Picture Post: “Windmills, Maryhill, Washington.”
4×5 film image.
The Eastern Columbia Gorge and the Oregon / Washington Rain Shadow
I’ve been falling in love with the eastern Columbia Gorge for about a decade, so one would think that the falling would be done by now. I grew up in the deciduous forests of central Pennsylvania, where summers were lush,...
Moving to the Columbia Gorge.
The house is sold. Part of the selling process was the Dismantling of the Darkroom. It was a very sad day. I tore apart the 7′ sink that I built, tore down the shelves, painted the walls white, and installed...
Mt. Washington through trees, Oregon.
Gaia and I went to Sisters, Oregon last October. We plan to go back soon. Lots of potential photography.
Why Use 8×10 Film in a Digital Age?
November 2008. It’s 2:00 AM. I’m on the Burnside Bridge in Portland, Oregon. I have my Deardorff set up to photograph the city and it’s picturesque waterfront. It’s cold. I’m alone very near a bad part of town. The occasional...