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Patrick Anthony Gainer Photography Patrick Anthony Gainer, 1927-2015, was a photographic scientist and artist. This page celebrates the photography of Patrick A. Gainer. God willing, it is so.

Patrick Anthony Gainer, beloved husband and father, passed away at St. Agnes Hospital in Baltimore, MD, on November 28, 2015 at the age of 88. Loving, pious, generous to a fault, humorous, brilliant and talented, Patrick was a retired NASA engineer who loved to recall his work in designing star charts for and with the Mercury astronauts. In addition to his work at NASA, he was oboist for the Penin

sula Symphony, Norfolk Symphony, Virginia Symphony and Governor’s Palace Orchestra of Colonial Williamsburg. He was an accomplished photographer and photographic researcher. He published an article about “home-brewed” developers for black and white film in Petersen’s Guide to Creative Darkroom Techniques. Another of his major articles was for the magazine “Darkroom and Creative Camera Techniques” (November / December 1994 issue) entitled “Non Chromogenic Antiscorbutic Developers for Black and White”, which was his humorous way of saying, “I have concocted some developers for black-and-white film that contain ascorbic acid.” Note that ascorbic acid is commonly known as “Vitamin C”. His new formula for developer involving common “Vitamin C” could be procured at any health food store for significantly less money than traditional developing agents and became popular with the “analog” photographic community as well as some university art programs which greatly appreciated the cost savings. He was also a contributing editor for Photo Techniques magazine. He was born in Morgantown, on July 14, 1927, the son of Patrick Ward Gainer, renowned folklorist and West Virginia University English professor, and Antionette Kizinski. He served in the US Army from 1945 to 1947, was a graduate of West Virginia University, and worked for NASA Langley in Hampton, Virginia from 1952 until his retirement in 1982. He is survived by five of his six children, 10 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren, including son Patrick Lloyd Gainer and his daughter Erin Gainer; daughter Mary Theresa Gainer Calame and her children Ann Hancock, Joni Robbins, Damiel Moseley, and Mary Riggs; grandson Ian Gainer, son of his late son Robert Michael Gainer; daughter Alice Louise Gainer Standin and her husband William Gary Standin; daughter Frances Ellen Gainer Davey, her husband Robert Davey and their children John and Patrick Davey; and Christine Marie Gainer Barton, her husband Michael Barton and their children Rosemary and Anthony Barton. He is also survived by his brothers Michael and Thomas Gainer, and sister Miriam Goder. Preceding him in death was his beloved wife Rosemary Layman Gainer, with whom he long wished to be reunited.

10/07/2018

Patrick's heirs had a wonderful time at the West Virginia State Folk Festival talking to passersby about his photography. We sold one framed print that he had signed, and some note-cards made from his (and one of Mom's) prints.

I (Tina Gainer Barton) stumbled on these pictures today. I remember he was at our house and when I took him home, we wen...
07/07/2017

I (Tina Gainer Barton) stumbled on these pictures today. I remember he was at our house and when I took him home, we went via Seneca Rocks. This was November 2005. I got a kick out of the picture of our cat Dakota (aka Squeaky) where she is sitting up with her ears back.

09/01/2017

Bo-Bo - we will miss you!

09/01/2017

Handsome Bo

06/01/2017
06/01/2017

Learning how to make a slide show of some of our favorite photos by Dad.

06/01/2017
Some of our favorite black and white photos, mostly taken by Patrick A. Gainer, and developed by his homemade formulas f...
27/11/2016

Some of our favorite black and white photos, mostly taken by Patrick A. Gainer, and developed by his homemade formulas for which he is famous.

24/11/2016
Not bad for someone who can't walk very much! Many wonderful things can be photographed right from bed or recliner chair...
24/11/2016

Not bad for someone who can't walk very much! Many wonderful things can be photographed right from bed or recliner chair!

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