twelve degrees fc

Greg Fallis

Firefighter gloves are great--if you're fighting a fire. If you're handing an axe or a three inch hose, you can't beat firefighter gloves. If you're trying to hold a small remote shutter release and press the tiny button, firefighter gloves are a right nightmare. The gloves are bulky and stiff and great protection, but they're not designed for delicate procedures.

My plan--if you can call it that--was to photograph a sort of manual of arms drill using the spade and wearing pyjamas. I have no idea why I'm spelling 'pyjamas' like that. Nor do I have any idea why I thought it would be interesting to photograph a manual of arms drill while wearing pyjamas. In a garage. At night. I really really don't know. All I can say is that it seemed like a good idea.

If I'd had any idea how cold it would be in that garage, I probably wouldn't have done it. I certainly wouldn't have changed into pyjamas in the garage. And I might have used a different pair of gloves, some that allowed more flexibility. At one point I tried pressing the remote shutter release with my nose, because it seemed that might be easier than pressing it with my hands in the gloves. But it wasn't easier. It was just stupider. And the remote release device only has two settings: immediate and two seconds. Two goddamn seconds.

Iron Photographer...I declare.


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