• iPhone vs Camera

    The more I think about it, the more I like the idea of ditching all but one of my cameras and just use the camera built in to my iPhone. Why? An iPhone can untether the photographer because you have a full stack setup of…

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  • Analog + Digital

    When you buy a new vinyl record nowadays, it comes with a code to download the MP3 digital version too. Why can’t we get a free e-book version when you buy a paper book?

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  • Digital vs Analog

    02-25-2023 Analog vs Digital I observed my Royal Scrittore typewriter collecting dust this morn g moring and thought I would give it a go. Two sentences in and my fingers hurt. Compare this tothe keyboard on my MacBook Pro where every key stroke is effortless…

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  • Digital Over Film Photography

    I am on a hiatus with analog film photography for now. The price of film, developing, scanning is getting out of control and is not sustainable for me right now.I love the results but damn. Going all-digital for a while.

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  • Overorganized & Underused

    Over-organizing is a great way to procrastinate. Am I doing something useful or am I avoiding something that is intellectually more difficult? I am not an archivist.But I want to curate my notes and articles. I am not making notes for legal documents.Just for me.…

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  • This Week

    It’s been about a solid week since re-using iA Writer exclusively, instead of Ulysses and I’m thrilled to be back. I’ve never stuck with iA Writer except for editing Markdown files but now I am using it exclusively to publish here. I’m thinking I have…

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  • Digital > Analog

    I am on a hiatus with analog film photography for now. The price of film, developing, scanning is getting out of control and is not sustainable for me right now. I love the results but damn. Going all-digital for a while.

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  • How To Become The Great Urban Photographer

    If you loosely apply Lomography’s ten golden rules, you’ll do just fine. Take your camera with you everywhere you go. Use your camera any time, day, or night. Photography is not an interference of your life but a part of it Shoot from the hip…

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  • Analog Notes

    Following up on a previous post, I have too many unused paper journal notebooks in the form of Field Notes©. I need to frequently remind myself to use them, and this post intends to do just that. During the day, I’ll come to a point…

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  • Overthink Before I Act

    Give yourself time to learn something new and good, and cease to be whirled around. —Marcus Aurelius, Meditations This website has seen a lot of documentation on tools, workflow, and productivity. I would rather not have a workflow, I don’t want to talk about it…

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  • Paper: A Good Storage Format?

    I waffle a lot between digital and analog. I enjoy paper books for the tactile aesthetics, but love the convenience of a digital book (thousands in a pocket-sized device!) Paper books have been around for eons, still available, and we have seen how durable paper…

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  • Analog Art

    Just picked up a couple of art supplies to start creating in analog as opposed to digital all the time. I have this need for a tactile experience. I am lousy and impatient but somehow feel the need to experience this. Oh, and the smell…

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