THE WRITTEN RECORD

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Enter The Darkroom

Camera: Canon Sureshot Film: Ilford HP5+ ISO 400 35mm Processing: C-41

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Perfectly Imperfect

Ever since I switched from film photography to digital (2001) it seems like there was this mad desire to shoot the sharpest, balanced images. New cameras carried newer sensors to help compensate. Shortly after the conversion though, a lot of…

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Film Photography 101

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…

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110mm

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…

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Karma

Besthoff Sculpture Garden New Orleans

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Umbrella Girl

Mural by Banksy New Orleans

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Grey Ghost

Mural by Banksy New Orleans

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Photo Archival Project

DAM. Digital Asset Management. I don’t have it but I critically need it. It’s hell trying to determine where any of my photos really are. Despite sporadic attempts at bringing things under control, I’m still not very well organized. I’ve…

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InstaDelete

No, I didn’t delete the Instagram account but I did remove it from my phone as a discipline test. A little over a year ago I was in the same mood. Funny how IG keeps bringing people back.

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Let’s Take This Outside

MissAdventure and I woke up this morning to take advantage of the gorgeous Autumn weather to take a hike at the Redbud Valley Preserve.

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Film Is Not Dead

Analog film photography: it’s not perfect and maybe that is what I love about it. In these days of instant gratification and little effort, everyone can make photos. Everything is digital, clean, sharp and then over-processed. We make/buy/use filters and…

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Photography: A New Hope

A constant comment I hear among my photographer peers is that they feel like they’re in a creative pit. They’re bored and uninspired. And yes, let’s be honest, I have as well. Who hasn’t? I’ve found a few cures for…

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Photoshop Comes To iPad

Finally. The functions are limited but Adobe has finally brought a proper version to mobile photography.

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This Is Going To Suck

I brought the old Polaroid One Step camera out of the storage box and decided to clean it up and put it to use now that Polaroid/Impossible Project/Polaroid Originals is creating a consistent, reliable supply of compatible 600 film. I…

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