Ever since I was a kid, I was fascinated by the process of developing film. As a teenager, I worked on my school’s yearbook staff as a photographer. I developed film and made prints in […]
Category: Techniques
Vintage Lens: Nikkor 35mm f/1.4
My quest for experimenting with radioactive lenses has led me to test this Nikkor 35mm lens. I liked this lens right off the bat because it’s a great all-around lens. 35mm is a focal length […]
Film Is Fun!
I’m getting ready for a trip in the next couple weeks – and the thing I’m looking forward to most is taking some photographs with a film camera. I will be taking a digital camera […]
Peak Design Travel Tripod – First Impressions
I’ve been looking for a reliable travel tripod, one that worked for me, for a while now. Weight isn’t my biggest requirement – I’m more interested in portability/size for packing in my suitcase. I don’t […]
Tri-X, Of Course
Many times, especially when I’m teaching a course on photography, people want to know what settings I use, or how I know what settings to use. It just came to me during one such class, […]
Our Nation’s Capital
This past week, I had the privilage of visiting northern Virginia for my father’s 90th birthday. Of course, I couldn’t resist visiting our nation’s capital on my last night there – to try to take […]
Vintage Lens: Canon FD 35mm f/2 SSC
For me, there’s a few specific things that I like in vintage glass. First, I like bokeh, and shooting wide open to produce effects in the image that may be different than you might get […]
Vintage Light Meter: Sekonic L-398A
When I’m taking photos, I’m not always using a camera that has a built in light meter. My RB67 and Nikon S2 are a couple examples of cameras without meters – but I also use […]
To Polarize or Not To Polarize?
I’ve always been intrigued by the polarizing filter, or circular polarizing filter if you’re a newer photographer. You can create some of the same effects in post processing of your raw digital images – but […]
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