A view of sand dunes and arid landscape of Death Valley California. The car leaves the area and a range of hills is seen in California. The photographer Edward Weston sets the view camera in a suitable position on a tripod stand. He uses a photoelectric cell to check the intensity of light. The shutter of the lens is removed. A woman student accompanying the photographer uses a focusing cloth over her head. A bunkhouse seen in a valley.
A view of broken forms, door frames, stones at an abandoned mining town or ghost town in California. The photographer Edward Weston sets the view camera in a suitable position on a tripod stand. A woman student accompanying him uses a focusing cloth over her head. The photographer reduces length opening of the camera. The student looks for an object. Edward Weston seen talking, laughing and eating with friends on the shore of the Pacific ocean on the California coast. He looks for objects for his photographs. View of road, rocks, cliffs, and ocean on the coast of California.
Edward Weston seen in his home. He along with his student works in the dark room to develop unprinted negatives. The photographer then looks at the results. Edward Weston drinks tea along with other people sitting in his house. He looks at photographs taken by other photographers. He is seen with his camera on the coast.
California residents donate canned milk and clothing for needy children overseas. The California Milk Ship at a dock. People crowd in large number at the dock. Governor Warren, sponsor of the milk ship. Young Hollywood star actress Margaret O'Brien christens the ship with a milk bottle. The canned milk and clothes loaded aboard the ship. The Governor and his family wave. A parade in San Diego. People crowd on either side of the street. The pom pom girls march. A jeep tows a trailer on which a model of canned milk is kept. The ships at the dock. The canned milk and clothes loaded on the ship. The ship leaves the dock.