Category: Death by Holga

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Death by Holga: Portraits

Mr. Holga #Selfie
Mr. Holga #Selfie
Mr. Holga #Selfie 2015

I decided my next Death by Holga book project will be a collection of portraits. I will start by taking selfies and photographs of my family. From there I will move to photographers*, friends and co-workers. My end goal will be to entice local and national celebrities to sit for a photo shoot.

Why Death by Holga?

My passion for photography lies with the use of Holga cameras and film. So I will continue to do most, if not all, photographs using a Holga camera. But that will not be the limit to my creativity. I will use many different cameras in my collection including the following: Continue reading “Death by Holga: Portraits”

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Dallas Art Press Announces Publication of Death by Holga: 11.22.63 by Photographer M. C. Roman

Dallas, Texas (November 11, 2013) – Dallas Art Press, the publishing division of Dallas Art News, announces the long awaited publication of Death by Holga: 11.22.63 by photographer M. C. Roman. Death by Holga: 11.22.63 is a collection of photographs of the people, places and things associated with the assassination of President Kennedy in Dallas, Texas on Friday, November 22, 1963. This JFK project, launched in the spring of 2010, is now a beautiful fine art photography book. The book can be purchased at www.dallasartpress.com or www.deathbyholga.com.

Click here to read the full press release on Dallas Art News (www.dallasartnews.com).

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Overlaying Photographs

602-604 Elsbeth and Neely Houses
602-604 Elsbeth and Neely Houses

I don’t normally experiment with my photographs. I like them exactly as they are shot. My usual enhancements are in line with what a darkroom technician can do. I adjust the color, improve the contrast and remove some of the dust. I don’t like cropping my images because Holga photographs display best when showing the entire image. Continue reading “Overlaying Photographs”

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Photographer Ira J. Beers, Jr.

Ira J. Beers, Jr. monument at Kildare Cemetery
Ira J. Beers, Jr. monument at Kildare Cemetery

I ventured to East Texas to find the final resting place of Ira J. Beers, Jr. Mr. Beers was a staff photographer for The Dallas Morning News, one of the two major news papers for Dallas metro area, the other paper being the Dallas Times Herald1. I believe Beers was in President Kennedy’s motorcade in Dallas on Friday, November 22, 1963. I know Beers was in the basement of the Dallas Police Headquarters on Sunday, November 24, 1963, for the transfer of Lee Harvey Oswald from the city jail to the county jail. Continue reading “Photographer Ira J. Beers, Jr.”

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Photos from my Kennedy Assassination Tour Summer 2012

I have culled through some of the images from my Kennedy Assassination Tour Summer 2012 I took using my Nikon D7000. I like these shots, but I am really looking forward to seeing the film developed and scanned. I’ll be dropping off film on Monday, so I won’t start scanning until next weekend. Until then, I hope you enjoy some of these images. Continue reading “Photos from my Kennedy Assassination Tour Summer 2012”

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Texas School Book Depository Worker Billy N. Lovelady

Billy and Patricia Lovelady at Van Alstyne Cemetery
Billy and Patricia Lovelady at Van Alstyne Cemetery

I located Texas School Book Depository (TSBD) worker Billy Nolan Lovelady (1937-79) in the Van Alstyne Cemetery. Lovelady witnessed the assassination of President John F. Kennedy from the steps of the TSBD. He was photographed by several people who were filming the president as the motorcade proceeded down Elm Street. Continue reading “Texas School Book Depository Worker Billy N. Lovelady”

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Union Terminal Railroad Supervisor Sterling M. Holland

Union Terminal Railroad Supervisor Sterling M. Holland
Union Terminal Railroad Supervisor Sterling M. Holland

Yesterday, I found Sterling Mayfield Holland. He is a famous witness to the Kennedy assassination on November 22, 1963. Holland, a signal supervisor for Union Terminal Railroad, was standing on the triple overpass above Elm Street. He claims to have seen a shot fired fired from behind the fence on the grassy knoll. Continue reading “Union Terminal Railroad Supervisor Sterling M. Holland”