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Here’s an interesting documentary about Diane Arbus. This is quite good. As my readers know, I love watching these biographical pieces on great photographers.

I particularly enjoyed Lisette Model’s commentary about Arbus.

Here are some Arbus resources

These videos by Bruce Cahn make a good introduction to the field camera. He shows opening the camera, focusing, movements, and film insertion.

If you haven’t used a field camera or press camera before, please note that you might not have all the movements that he has on his Ebony field camera, but his Ebony camera will provide a good introduction no matter what your model.

Using a Wooden Field Camera Part 1

Using a Wooden Field Camera Part 2

Here are some other field cameras.

Here are Ebony field cameras like his.

I found this video of a 20×24 wood Polaroid camera made in 1978. This camera is just beautiful. So are its pictures.

Elsa Dorfman Polaroid 20×24 Camera

Here is a video of Elsa Dorfman using that camera and interacting with the group that she was photographing.

Elsa Dorfman

Here is a wikipedia article on Elsa Dorfman.

Here is Elsa Dorfman’s web site.

Here are some more Polaroid resources.