IR Blog Post #10 – Lens 4
http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/12/29/pete-padilla-of-calexico-my-first-mentor/

3 Facts:
- Pete Padilla started a portrait studio in 1934 and ran it for over 50 years.
-He had photographed many celebrities of the time including, John Wayne, and Earl Warren.
-He served for three years as a counterintelligence officer during World War 2.

2 Questions:
- What sparked Pete Padilla's interest in Photography?
- What did he have to accomplish to start his photography business?

1 Supported Opinion:
-http://articles.ivpressonline.com/2001-03-30/photographs_24201889

The article talks about Pete Padilla's life and his death of a heart attack in 2001.

Vocab:

-Calvacade: A procession or parade on horseback.

-Counterintelligence: The branch of an intelligence service charged with keeping sensitive information from an enemy, deceiving that enemy, preventing subversion and sabotage, and collecting political and military information.

-Exhorted: Strongly encourage or urge (someone) to do something.

1 comments:

Teresa said...

I think that it is impressive that his portrait studio had famous customers such as John Wayne. It must have taken a lot of hard work to have such a successful photography business. It is already very difficult to start a business, but to have it end up being so successful must have taken a lot of perseverance.

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