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Fashions, fads and a 40-year career

Rod Ellmore survived a few revolutions in his 46-year career…

• From black and white to colour
• From medium format to 35mm (how he loved his Hasselblad), and
• From film to digital (a bridge too far).

Today Rod and Ian discuss the growing informality of wedding photography, photojournalism, fashions and fads in the ’70s (so much easier to mock than our own) and “quality above all else”. Do you have what it takes for a 40-year career?

Click here to download the mp3 file (6.5 mins).

And here’s Rod on retirement – when to do it and why he enjoys it (12.5mins)

 

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