cyrus
14-Aug-2006, 12:34
Did anyone catch the New York Times profile (Aug 3 2006) of tintype photographer John A. Coffer (http://johncoffer.com/) which was pretty funny, though unfortunately it didn't say much about his photography and instead concentrated on his rather - ahem - interesting lifestyle:
"No one could ever accuse Mr. Coffer of being delicate. His log cabin is 12 feet square. He hauls water from his well with a two-bucket yoke. He sleeps in a small loft, with sheets that scream out for an intervention. Since Mr. Coffer has no refrigerator to which he can affix photos, a few favorite tintypes cling to the cross-saws on the cabin wall.... Coffer is a man, it is becoming clear, who could use an online dating service, but as his computer is not connected to the Internet, some hardy woman of pioneering spirit will have to find him, taking care not to kick the chickens as she crosses the cabin threshold."
I guess its nice to see attention paid to the alternative process photography - too bad this sort of article only reinforces the notion that its for the kooky!
"No one could ever accuse Mr. Coffer of being delicate. His log cabin is 12 feet square. He hauls water from his well with a two-bucket yoke. He sleeps in a small loft, with sheets that scream out for an intervention. Since Mr. Coffer has no refrigerator to which he can affix photos, a few favorite tintypes cling to the cross-saws on the cabin wall.... Coffer is a man, it is becoming clear, who could use an online dating service, but as his computer is not connected to the Internet, some hardy woman of pioneering spirit will have to find him, taking care not to kick the chickens as she crosses the cabin threshold."
I guess its nice to see attention paid to the alternative process photography - too bad this sort of article only reinforces the notion that its for the kooky!