Chris

Film Photography 101

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It has been a long time since I step foot into a darkroom to process my 35mm film rolls (high school!) and I have forgotten just about everything. I do remember enjoying the way my hands smelled of developer and toner as I watched my images magically develop. So, it’s back to the darkroom/classroom for me because I just signed up for a local workshop that will refresh my memory.
Honestly, this is even more exciting than breaking in a new camera because this is a process. The process will allow me to slow down, think and appreciate each frame shot so I can’t wait to see what will…develop.

Blog Death Is Greatly Exaggerated

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“RIP blogging we all tried real hard to make the internet good and then corporations and rich idiots destroyed everything a generation of writers tried to build”

And

“there’s almost no space for writing anymore that’s joyful or an attempt to be creative. hardly anyone is playing around with form or even just trying to entertain. so much of the joy has been sucked out of the internet unless its crowdsourced by platforms from ppl who aren’t paid”

Pffft!

Blogs and websites are still around. The good ones have been around for 20 years(!) and there are more, undiscovered websites as well.

Ignore posting your content to Facebook or Twitter or anything social. Fire up a blog aggregator like Feedly and they will help you find good websites regarding topics you are interested in.

There is nothing stopping us from writing to the web. Have fun with it. Be entertaining or be informative, push boundaries.

We choose the web we want. A lot of good people are creating good content out there. Don’t say that the blog is dead. Encourage them and I encourage others to contribute and make it better as well.

100 Word Story- Eviscerate

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Clint logged into his account and began to pour out his thoughts and feelings that consumed him that day. After reviewing this draft he decided it was time to share with the world and pressed “send.” After awhile Clint received notifications from the site that users were responding positively.

Mixed in with the positive responses were mean, spiteful and rude commentary regarding the story that Clint decided to share. What these trolls failed to realize was that Clint was also a programmer and was capable of finding them. After uploading his //EVISCERATE program he then enjoyed their public shaming.

Never

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“Never have I dealt with anything more difficult than my own soul”

We Were Made For This

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A man’s true delight is to do the things he was made for. He was made to show goodwill to his kind, to rise above the promptings of his senses, to distinguish appearances from realities, and to pursue the study of universal Nature and her works.
-Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

110mm

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I’ve been looking for another analog film format camera to compliment my 35mm and instant film cameras and I finally found a solution I cannot wait to try.

The Canon 110ED can produce high quality images and I love the James Bond-inspired design of this camera. It sports a fast 26mm f/2.0, rangefinder-coupled lens that can be adjusted from f2 to f16.

As soon as it arrives in the mail from auction I will then be able to finally purchase the LomoChrome Metropolis 110 film that will be released into the United States in December.


Faulkner House

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While traveling through Pirates Alley by Jackson Square in New Orleans, I finally discovered the Faulkner House, a literary landmark where future Nobel Laureate William Faulkner penned his first novel. Other authors such as Ernest Hemingway were known to have stayed there for a time as well. Now the landmark also serves as a bookstore featuring a wide variety of titles, including rare books. It was as inspiring as visiting Hemingway’s home down in Key West, Florida and I wish I could have stayed longer.


Just Stop

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Start

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Now that my annual Groundhog Resolutions Day has been completed this year, I am beginning to plot and scheme on how to continue to improve myself.

I can do it but I need to start. And I can’t wait until next year, whether it is January 1st or February 2nd.

I can do it.

Write

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  • Write something.
  • Writer’s block? Write about that.
  • Wright now.
  • Wright later.
  • Write when you don’t want to.
  • Write when you do.
  • Write with the keyboard.
  • Write with pen & paper.
  • Write when the hot tea cools down a little.
  • Write in between sips of whiskey.
  • Write anywhere.
  • Write daily.
  • Write.