Photography

Photography

FilmLab for Mac

There will soon be a preview of FilmLab for Mac (and Windows). It work by simulating darkroom processes, and the goal is to give photographers the same kind of creative

Photography

The film cameras I use

At the beginning of 2020 I entertained the idea of doing the One Camera, One Lens, One Year thing. That was a silly idea. Do I even know me? I

Photography

Fun with the 1Ds

I finally found a CF card reader (in the garage, no less), so I was able to grab the photos from the EOS-1Ds I pulled out of storage recently. Shot

Photography

Photography-related posts are here now, too

I often feel I need a separate blog for photos and topics related to photography. To satisfy that need, I had created copingmechanism.com. There are different design/UX requirements when displaying photos vs displaying mostly text. I thought those differences justifed keeping a

Photography

Original Canon EOS-1Ds

Look what I found in a box in my basement! An Canon EOS-1Ds. It was purchased by a friend of mine in 2002 and "loaned" permanently to me in 2004.

Photography

Flickr: about photography, not photos

Flickr is saying the right things about their future. I hope they follow through.

Photography

Stuck in the past

I should really start making new stuff instead of rummaging around in the archives.

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’

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Polaroid - Jack with almonds

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

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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.