Comments on: Exploding Photographers, Disappearing Clothes, and the Development of Film

By: w00d

w00d — Fri, 03 May 2013 16:30:49 +0000

It’s only recently I become interested in the history of photography and I must say your contributions have been not only informative but thoroughly entertaining. Yes, I also “seem” to like them as I’ve read them all

By: Roger Cicala

Roger Cicala — Wed, 23 May 2012 01:44:36 +0000

Thank you Allen. We’re even because I sat drooling at your site. Beautiful work and beautiful places.

By: Allen

Allen — Wed, 23 May 2012 00:56:16 +0000

Roger – Thanks so much for a great an highly amusing article. Loved it so much I’ve posted a link at http://www.photographingspaces.com to share with our audience who will now hopefully come rent from you. Keep’m coming. I love your writing.

By: DeeDee

DeeDee — Tue, 15 May 2012 03:08:24 +0000

Fantastic article, Roger! Thank you! I wish I’d had someone make chemistry and history this fun to learn in high school. Oh, and I believe there are some fun and collectible Bakelite jewelry pieces out there too.

By: Patrick Manning

Patrick Manning — Mon, 07 May 2012 02:58:21 +0000

Once again, another great article – keep ‘em coming, Roger, and count me as another of the (gotta be up to at least ten or twelve by now ) people who enjoy reading them. I too had bits and pieces of the history, but certainly not all of it. Never made nitrocellulose, but did play with amonium triiodide and silver actylide back in the day. And no windows gave their lives for the betterment of science in my case. (And I’ll bet chemistry lab windows cost a lot more these days!)

By: Andrew Furmanczyk

Andrew Furmanczyk — Sun, 06 May 2012 19:31:16 +0000

This was such a wonderful article. You’ve got some great writing skills. I like the idea that you not only have a camera rental business, but you also give out to the photo community with these educational articles. It makes me trust you more in some way, I will definitely be giving your company a try for my future lens rental needs.

By: Stephen

Stephen — Sat, 05 May 2012 09:06:26 +0000

I thoroughly enjoyed this article. So much so I have added a link to it on my website Links. No wonder I prefer to “develop” digitally I am sure I would have lost fingers.

By: Mark

Mark — Fri, 04 May 2012 18:01:03 +0000

@isleofGough — nitrogen triiodide indeed. Whole lot of fun if you don’t mind losing a few fingers!!!! You aren’t the only one to play though.

By: Mark

Mark — Fri, 04 May 2012 17:58:40 +0000

What more could a guy ask for??? Photography, explosives and billiards all in one article plus a disappearing dress to boot!!!! Great article and as always a lot of fun to read. Thanks.

By: Randy

Randy — Thu, 03 May 2012 16:58:16 +0000

Thanks so much, Roger. In this brief essay you’ve covered the history, what George Eastman did/did not invent, shown us why photography has become so simple that anyone with eyesite can easily attain the technical skills to be a “professional” and the perils of exploding balls.