Photography

Photography

From the Archives: Jan 20, 2018

Jess, Crystal, Gail, and the dog, Sage.

Photography

Amazon Photos instead of Google Photos?

I'm not looking for a place to back up my photos. I have that covered. I'm looking for a place to browse and search my photos from everywhere. As far

Polaroid

Polaroid SX-70 Ad

A fascinating 10-minute video demonstrating the Polaroid SX-70.

film

My ridiculous infrastructure around shooting film

The support structure I have around my film photography process may have gotten out of hand.

Hasselblad

Hasselblad evolution

I love this ad from Hasselblad… They got it right the first time and iterated slowly. That’s my kind of evolution.

4x5

David Burnett at impeachment hearings with 4x5 camera

David Burnett is my hero

workflow

Bringing my photos in from the cloud

For years, I’ve kept my photos in a nicely-organized, dated folder hierarchy on my local machine. Eventually, the lure of easy management and ubiquitous access became impossible to ignore, so I spent some time using cloud-based services to manage, edit, and organize

Leica

The Leica Q stays

I've been entertaining the idea of selling the Leica Q.

film

2019 Roll-021 Highlights

Leica M4. Tri-X @800 in HC-110. Apollo and Tilley playing (Leica M4)`Ella and Gail on Gail’s birthday (Leica M4)Gail, Ella, Norma. (Leica M4)Jess at Westside Social. (Leica M4)

4x5

Instant gratification with large format photography

Self-portrait with Crown Graphic. (HP5+ in HC-110. Toning added in Lightroom) Well, I botched the exposure pretty badly on the above photo, but it’s so much fun to

4x5

Found the Crown Graphic

I was rummaging through storage when I spotted my ancient Crown Graphic in the bottom of a box. It’s beat up, duct taped, and rusty, so of course I set it up and shot a couple of sheets with it. They’

film

Polaroid - Jack with almonds

Jack with almonds. Polaroid SX-70 I get bored and the SX-70 was just sitting there on the desk.

film

Did we ever really understand film? - The Machine Planet

Dante Stella: I am not at all hesitant to tell you that everyone in their 20s has a Dunning-Kruger delusion when it comes to the technical aspects of photography. As someone who was there for the twilight of photography, I would mostly observe that

Leica

Thinking out loud about having the Leica Q

I own a lot of cameras. The above photo is from several years ago and it’s only gotten worse since then. What I don’t know is

fuji

Fuji X-Pro3 with hidden LCD

Make fun of this if you want, but I say, Yes Please! (Via Petapixel)

Photography

Restocked the Tri-X

I’m a little embarrassed to admit that this is probably a 3-month supply

Photography

Elliot Erwitt: Silence Sounds Good (Documentary)

I’m looking forward to seeing this new documentary about Elliot Erwitt by Adriana Lopez Sanfeliu. I can never get enough Erwitt. Magnum: Elliot Erwitt: Silence Sounds Good Photo via Adriana Lopez Sanfeliu

Photography

Robert Frank November 9, 1924 - September 9, 2019

Robert Frank was 94. His “snapshot aesthetic” is a favorite of mine and “The Americans” is wonderful. Here’s a NYT article.  

book

Instant: The Story of Polaroid

Instant: The Story of Polaroid by Christopher Bonanos My rating: 4 of 5 stars Fun and fascinating stories spanning the rise and decline of Polaroid. Made me grab my SX-70 and shoot a few!

Elliot Erwitt

Signed print of an Elliot Erwitt favorite

Elliot Erwitt is one of my very favorite photographers, and this photo is one of my favorites of his. Magnum offered signed prints and I couldn’t resist.

Leica

Roll 019 highlights. Leica M4.

A few highlights from the most recent roll. Shot with the Leica M4 on Tri-X pushed one stop. Ron Grilling. Leica M4. Tri-X.Norma, Ron, and Brandon. Leica M4. Tri-X.

Leica

Sending the Leica M3 in for repair and CLA

The rangefinder in my 1960 Leica M3 needs repair. It stops moving when focused closer than about 4 feet. Time for a complete CLA. I bought this M3 in 2013

35mm

Gail getting ready

Gail. (Leica M4. Voigtlander 35mm Color Skopar. Tri-X @800 in HC-110) Gail getting ready. Shot with the Leica M4 on Tri-X. I normally shoot Tri-X at 320 but the last couple rolls have been pushed to 800. My thinking is that 35mm Tri-X isn&

Leica

Just a tool

They say that a camera is “just a tool”. I feel sorry for them. Some cameras are also beautiful, meticulously engineered objects that are so nice to look

Capture One

I will stick with Lightroom Classic for now

I prefer using Capture One Pro for editing images. I like the flexible export options allowing variables in filenames and the way I can run a bunch of different “recipes” at once. I like the fancy color editor. I like layers. I