Rating + Processing for Available Light Portraits – EI 3200 ISO

It bears repeating: International Center of Photography shooter James Mignogna once told me that a good photographer matches their light, lens, film and developer. Nowhere do I think these decisions are more critical than portraits in dim lighting. That was the intro I used in my previous entry: Rating + Processing for Available Light Portraits...

Rating + Processing for Available Light Portraits – EI 1600 ISO

International Center of Photography shooter James Mignogna once told me that a good photographer matches their light, lens, film and developer. Nowhere do I think these decisions are more critical than portraits in dim lighting. With all of us spending so much time at home lately, I have gotten a number of emails asking for...

Is Your Camera Due for a New Strap?

I wasn't really hyperbolizing when I said that the Leica 14312 is the best camera strap in the world. I own one for each of my Leica bodies and swap them onto my other rangefinders and SLR's too. So when Mark from Due North Leather Goods in Canada reached out to me about test-driving one...

Upgrade Your Meterless Film Camera!

The beauty, the style and the build quality of mechanical film cameras made before the 1960's is simply unmatched.  Barnack Leica's, the original Nikon F, Rolleiflex TLR's, Konica rangefinders, early Pentax SLR's, Zeiss, Voigtlander and Agfa folders.  WOW!  Okay, I'm going to need a moment to calm down!  (Particularly since most of the cameras pictured...

Johnny Martyr. Walls.

Humpty Dumpty fell off one. Pink Floyd said we're all just bricks in one. And so for a time, I have been rather obsessed with, yes, WALLS. Specifically, really old ones with a lot of character and a story to tell. There's a bit of insanity in staring at walls.  We associate trying to convince...

Three Interpretations of Conduit

While I have a pretty tight camera system and methods for shooting paid work, when shooting freely and creatively, I like to try a variety of cameras and lenses.  I find that doing this can offer a fresh vision and shakes up my personal conventions, allowing me to take things in new directions. Every day...