Sunday, March 16, 2008

Huffman remains steadfast in art of film photography

Jack Huffman of Florence has been interested in photography since Cadillac offered V12 and V16 models and Chrysler offered its first V8 in the early 1930s. So it was a no-brainer when he retired from GE in 1991 that he would start a new career in photography. He went to a photography class at Florence-Darlington Technical College that was taught by Joe Lewis. He learned how to develop black and white film and color slides. Then he bought a medium format Mamia 645 and started following Lewis around to weddings for on-the-job training. He watched Lewis in action and would then shoot behind him. Two Bronica cameras later, he opened a studio above Kolor Quick. He did studio and wedding photography until closing the studio at the end of 2000. "I enjoyed shooting weddings and landscapes," said the Lynchburg, Va., native who moved to Florence in 1974.


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