Back in 1964-66, when I went to LACC, my friends Bob & Leanna Gaskins asked me to take their wedding photos. I will tell you briefly what happened: I was a poor art student. I had bought a press camera that handled single-load film clips . one shot per side . in 2 1/4 x 3 1/4 medium format. Cost of camera, $25, including 12 film clips, allowing a total of 24 exposures without having to go to the darkroom. Enlarger, another $25, including a timer, easel, change-bag, film developing can, some developer, a thermometer, and three trays. There was barely enough money left in my treasury to get the necessary pack of sheet film, $4.50, but I managed it. The camera was strictly 19th century, sticky, slow and difficult, but here are the shots I produced . among my earliest attempts at photography. I.m told that Bob invented PowerPoint. I.ve no idea what that is, but folks seem interested in that factoid, so I include it. I later took hundreds of shots of Bob & Leanna . in color and black and white . with a Mamiyaflex twin-lens reflex 6mm x 6mm roll type 220 film camera . the negs must be around here somewhere, along with the tens of thousands of shots I took for Tiger Beat, Monkee Spectacular, Mod Teen, Adam, Knight and Cavalier magazines. Bob wrote .Hamlet & the Sword of Heaven., a treatise on God.s Justice, as it were. Leanna was a brilliant businessperson. That.s my ex, Linda, in the center left bottom photo. I hear Bob & Leanna are still together, a rarity.

Studies of artist Jan Zaremba in his studio, circa 1965-66.

There are hundreds more, but space and time don't allow them all. These date back mostly to the time when I worked for Photo Magazine as an editorial consultant, writing helpful hints for pro and advanced photographers and darkroom workers.

Bob Doqui, stage actor and long-time friend, L.A., 1967.