Stock Photography

Stock Photography-VintageMitch still going strong!

2007-03-02T15:28:00.000-08:00

VintageMitch still going strong!

A few days ago, we enjoyed a visit from Mr. Vintage Mitch himself, Preston Mitchell! He is the source of the Mitchell Archive (VintageMitch), a stock collection at ogradyimages.com and Margaret O’Grady’s photography mentor. He took a look at a few of his photos taken in his 40 year career as a commercial photographer and we shared some good memories! He may be nearing 90 years old and “retired,” but he’s busier than most people at half his age! He still maintains his craft, shooting assignments and using Adobe Photoshop instead of the darkroom. Last November, his fine art was shown in the Berryman Gallery in Medford, Oregon. But his real focus for the last 20 years is music! He’s busy with rehearsals and gigs 3 or 4 days a week. A lifelong musician, Preston plays many instruments including the tuba, recorder, clarinet, flute, Irish tin whistle, ocarina and string bass. He’s in several groups including The Dixie Fat Cats (www.dixiefatcats.org) and the Ashland City Band (www.ashlandband.org).

Stock Photo of the Day

2007-02-09T18:48:00.000-08:00

I read an article in the Wall Street Journal regarding save the 76 ball and thought this stock photo was fitting.
Here is a service station attendant from the 1950's before Union Oil had introduced the "76 Ball". This was when a service station offered service, not just gas and some hotdogs and beer ( I like hotdogs and beer though). This image is part of ogradyimages.com Stock Photography from the VintageMitch archive. This image probably shot somewhere around Whittier California, a small town near Los Angeles.

Stock Photo of the Day

2007-02-05T19:40:00.000-08:00

Here is another stock photo offering from our Latin Icons and Things category.
This is an image of individual pieces of gum also known as chicles. Shown here are three colors of the candy, green, red and white shot on a white background.
This image and more are avaiable at ogradyimages.com

Vintage Stock Photo of the Day

2007-01-31T12:03:00.000-08:00

A vintage shot of Olvera Street in Los Angeles California the site of the original Spanish settlement here in LA. This vintage image from around 1956-57 is part of our VintageMitch collection at ogradyimages.com.
This images was taken near the De Avila Adobe.

Vintage Stock Photo of the Day

2007-01-31T11:32:00.000-08:00

Since I missed yesterday, we were shooting a job, I thought I'd make two posts today to make up for it. Here we have another shot of the Vac-Master vacuum in action cleaning up the front of a bowling alley in Whitter. This shot was made around 1965 an is part of our VintageMitch collection at ogradyimages.com

Vintage Stock Photo of the Day

2007-01-29T11:58:00.000-08:00

This display shows off "tomorrow's TV today" for GE (General Electric) when they made TVs. This was a retail display inside a local departmaent store, probably Hinshaw's, in or near Whittier ,California a small city just Southeast of Los Angeles, California. This image is part of ogradyimages.com,VintageMitch Collection of vintage commercial images from the 50's 60's and 70's

Vintage Stock Photo of the Day

2007-01-26T14:46:00.000-08:00

Once again it is Friday so I thought I'd keep with tradition and post another shot of a woman pouring wine into a decanter from a group of Oak wine casks. Again we see this wine is dispensed by a fabulous sixties era model. Ahh, the weekend is almost here. Here is a vintage photo from the VintageMitch archive of ogradyimages http://www.ogradyimages.com.

Vintage Photo of the Day

2007-01-24T12:49:00.000-08:00

This is one of the most iconic buildings in Los Angeles of the 20th century. Here is a photo of the Los Angeles International Airport also, known as LAX, theme building at the time of its construction in 1961 by contractor Robert E. McKee Contractor, Inc.. This photo is part of the VintageMitch collection at O'GradyImages.com(http://www.ogradyimages.com)

Vintage Stock Photo of the Day

2007-01-23T10:13:00.000-08:00

Todays post is in honor of National Bake a Pie Day. Although I don't have any pie shots at the moment, we do have an interior photo of this bakery which was located in Whittier California. This image is part of the VintageMitch collection of ogradyimages.com. This photo and many more stock photos can be found at http://www.ogradyimages.com

Vintage Photo of the Day

2007-01-22T09:04:00.000-08:00

Since I have a love of vacuums I thought we would share one of our many vacuum images from the VintageMitch archives of ogradyimages http://www.ogradyimages.com. Here is a woman using a VacMaster lawn vaccuum. This photo was taken around 1965 to 1968 by Preston Mitchell a commercial photographer in the LA area.

Vintage Stock Photo of the Day

2007-01-19T08:38:00.000-08:00

Since it is Friday, I was thinking about a nice glass of wine. Especially if the wine is dispensed by a fabulous sixties era model and from a big cask into a decanter, like you see here. Ahh, the weekend is almost here. Here is a vintage photo from the VintageMitch archive of ogradyimages http://www.ogradyimages.com.

Vintage Stock Photo of the Day

2007-01-18T12:57:00.000-08:00

I thought I'd spend the rest of the month posting only vintage photos.
This photo is of a lady demonstrating a facial sauna. It always reminds me of someone putting their face in a blender. This was a shot used in a print ad in the Los Angeles area sometime in the sixties. More vintage photos can be found at http://www.ogradyimages.com.

Vintage Stock Photo of the day

2007-01-15T15:50:00.001-08:00

One of my favorites. This woman is dancing on stage with a bunch of Hulahoops.
This vintage black and white photo was taken in or around Los Angeles sometime in the sixties.
This photo can be found at http://www.ogradyimages.com it is part of the VintageMitch Collection.