Instead of reviewing yet another needless classic camera, I wanted to talk about products that will actually help our photography while still indulging our universal fixation on gear; developing tanks. If you are interested in developing your own film or have been doing it for decades, hopefully you find this review useful in some far […]
Read more "Paterson Film Developing Tank Review"Maybe you’ve read my previous entry, detailing all the things wrong with the current three 35mm 1.4 lenses available in Leica M mount. I got some good recommendations but ultimately, my decision came down to price and ergonomics. It took a lot of consideration and reading but I finally made a decision. But not 35mm. […]
Read more "Voigtländer 40mm 1.4 Nokton Classic MC Review"One day, you feel inspired to take some photos with your trusty old K1000. That old camera never lets you down! You open that cool, smell old case you’ve been lovingly storing your Pentax gear in, load some film and head out the door filled with high spirits. But when you uncap the lens and […]
Read more "Is There a Gremlin Lurking In Your K1000?"“Legacy? I’m a worker in the factory; all we care about is today! A legacy… what a bunch of baloney.” Last week, photographer Bill Cunningham’s posthumously compiled book was released and I immediately scooped up a copy. You should too! Bill Cunningham was a prolific photographer who famously documented remarkably dressed but average people on […]
Read more "A Review of Sorts, Bill Cunningham: On the Street"I spent last week on vacation in North Carolina. I’m still working my way through this summer’s wedding photos so it will be some time before I process my personal vacation photos. But in the meantime, I wanted to share a rather unusual experience I had. We had the air conditioning of our beach house […]
Read more "Lookout! Camera Condensation!"I guess that I don’t typically shoot my Leitz 50’s in wooded areas. But slowly, an image here, and image there, I began to notice something. When I shot portraits at closer distances and wider apertures in wooded areas with my Leitz Summitar and Summarit lenses, I got something unexpected. Something that I’d always associated […]
Read more "Discovering The Swirl"It was announced today that b&w fashion photographer Peter Lindbergh has passed away at age 74. I’ll leave the detailed articles of his storied career for the big publications to cover and encourage all portrait shooters to seek them out! But speaking as a grainy black and white film photographer, I wanted to share some […]
Read more "Salute the Grain; The Passing of Peter Lindbergh"