Enjoying The Process
Long before my beautiful daughter was born I was heavily interested in photography. I used a compact point and shoot Fuji to bring in the new millennium. Then upgraded to a more robust featured Olympus with optical zoom. All of…
THE WRITTEN RECORD
Photography
Losing My Mind
“And into the forest I go to lose my mind and find my soul”
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JOMO
If you were anyway plugged into social media and internet culture the past few years you are familiar with the acronym phrase “Fear Of Missing Out” or FOMO. Wherein people are constantly plugged in and engaged with what every one…
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I have this thing for black and white images. I have a thing for black and chrome things too.
New Focus
Over the course of capturing portraits for the past twenty years I have met so many good and beautiful people and have been made all the better for it. Recently I have been giving some thought to looking for new…
The Why Of It
Recently I was asked why portrait photography, or specifically portraits of people in various states of undress. My simple reply is always because I enjoy the challenge of capturing people in different light, angles and unique expressions. The fact that…
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Test
What I Need To Become A Better Photographer
Read everyday Write everyday Learn how to speak about your work Do your research Experiment Collaborate Organize I wish I knew these when starting out
Goodbye Instagram
Yes, again. For good. I’m done. Reasons to follow at a later post.
Penny
Say hello to Penny, the Pentax K1000 camera with a 50mm prime lens, a 2x teleconverter and flash. So looking forward to loading her up with some new 35mm film and taking her out on a nice day trip.
Creative Rebellion
“Most of the world seemed to have moved on from film stocks, and the cameras were no more than vintage keepsakes of photography history. I would get strange looks whenever people figured out I was shooting with a film camera.…
Upgrade
Looks like I’m in the market for a new Polaroid. My current is perhaps too old. The lens is scratched and the lighting is unbalanced. I expect a little bit of surprises but not to the point where the images…
December Downtown
Trying out the new black and white 600 film during a photo walk. 2019-12-15 C:Polaroid F: 600 B&W A: F8 S: 1/1000 L: Landscape
36
One roll of film, 36 black & white exposures and one hour to shoot it in. Chasing after light, shadows, textures, shapes and anything else of interest. Memories of a lifetime ago in the high school darkroom came flooding back…