Featured Photographer - June 2013
Richard Molony
I was born in San Bernardino, raised in Colton, lived in
Redlands for a year before joining the Navy. Now live in
Highland. First photography work: Helping my Dad (who was a
member of the RCC) in his darkroom. First camera (1943)
Ansco 2 ¼ x2 ¼, folding camera, which I still own, but the
shutter has lost its accuracy and besides today who's ever
heard of 120 roll film. After six years in the Navy and four in
college I got a teaching job in San Bernardino. When the
photography teacher was moved to another school, I was
assigned to take over his class. I rushed to Valley College to
take a photography course to learn about f/settings and that
sort of stuff that I hadn't learned in my Dad's darkroom. I
taught beginning photography and did photography for a Jr. Hi
yearbook for several years until the poor economy took
yearbook and photography classes out of Middle Schools.
Retired in 1986.
I moved into digital with a point and shoot. My family gave me
a Nikon D70 for my eightieth birthday and I found out about
Frank's classes and the Redlands Camera club about five years
ago. I lean toward scenic, nature photography, and pictures of
my two great-grandchildren. My most recent project has been organizing some old Kodachromes into
DVDs with music and narration. I have used a wide range of cameras over the years. I even lugged a
4x5 folding Graflex SLR along the sideline at a football game. That builds arm muscles. I now use a
Nikon D90 with several lenses and I'm still learning Elements, currently number 11.
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