Dec - 5th
Polished
Posted at 3:32 pm | Filed Under digital, journal
Nov - 17th
My First Leica…
Posted at 6:06 am | Filed Under journal
“My First Leica!…” I’ve heard people raving about Leica glass for years, and I’ve wanted a Leica M series rangefinder for as long as I’ve been serious about photography. Leica quality comes at a premium price, though, and I could never justify the cost. Until now.
Oct - 27th
What Every Aspiring Photographer Should Know
Posted at 6:00 pm | Filed Under film, journal
Here’s a wonderful bit of advice for aspiring photographers from Cheryl Jacobs Nicolai at PhotoDino. What Every Aspiring Photographer Should Know These are my thoughts, nothing more and nothing less. I get asked all the time, during workshops, in e-mails, in private messages, what words of wisdom I would give to a new and aspiring […]
Oct - 26th
Disjointed, two.
Posted at 1:26 pm | Filed Under journal
Sep - 9th
Airplane Graveyard, courtesy of LiveJournal
Posted at 6:00 pm | Filed Under art, journal
Livejournal user alexdoomer2009 took this wonderful series of photos as an abandoned military airplane scrapyard, somewhere in the Eastern Bloc. I loved his pictures so much I wanted to share them here. All pictures are the property of “Alex Doomer” His original Livejournal post: http://community.livejournal.com/abandonedplaces/1928500.html More of his photos: http://www.liveinternet.ru/users/alexdoomer007
Sep - 4th
Driving home
Posted at 3:59 pm | Filed Under digital, journal
Aug - 28th
SOVIET UNION
Posted at 12:00 pm | Filed Under art, film, journal, lomo
Another forgotten photo – not quite sure where this was.
Aug - 20th
Wondering about the Diana Mini
Posted at 7:11 pm | Filed Under journal
So, if the Diana Mini can shoot 72 half-frame pictures on a 36 exposure roll, or 36 square exposures, does the film advance advance the film on 24×36 boundaries? Two half-frame shots should print out on a 4×6 print with a fine line between them, and normal spacing between 2 half-frame shots. I’m assuming the […]
Aug - 13th
Photos of science fiction writers’ nests
Posted at 6:11 pm | Filed Under art, journal
Kyle Cassidy has a great new project: “Where I Write: Fantasy and Science Fiction Writers in Their Creative Spaces.” In 2000, I found Kyle’s “Leicaslacker” pages and found his writing entertaining and his photos deserving of envy. I followed Kyle’s Armed America project through his LiveJournal, and continually wish I’d taken his photos.
Jul - 5th
Exposure-Mat, a free light meter (no batteries required!)
Posted at 7:54 pm | Filed Under film, journal
I’m a big fan of the Sunny 16 Rule for determining exposure. Print film is forgiving enough that you don’t always have to get the exposure *exactly* right to get a good shot. The”Sunny 16″ rule, paraphrased, says, “Set the shutter speed to the reciprocal of the film speed, and set the aperture to f/4 […]
Jun - 23rd
Sketch Tuesdays at 111 Minna (Updated)
Posted at 4:17 pm | Filed Under art, journal
Sketch Tuesday was a hit. Sketch Tuesday is a monthly event at 111 Minna Gallery where artists get together, art snobblers and hangers-about mingle, watch artists at work, drink beverages and purchase art at crazy-low prices directly from the artists. June’s event included the following artists:
May - 19th
Hunt for the West Chester Guerilla Drive-In’s secret AM broadcast
Posted at 6:15 pm | Filed Under journal
John Young says: Back in 2007, you posted a link to the West Chester Guerilla Drive-In, where we project 16MM movies at secret locations from the sidecar of my 1977 BMW motorcycle:The kit-built AM transmitter in the photo you posted is the MacGuffin, a secret AM transmitter in a waterproof case hidden somewhere in the […]
May - 13th
Film is not dead…
Posted at 6:35 pm | Filed Under film, journal
…But it’s not moving around much. My local film sources are drying up, and I’ve had to resort to buying film on the (gasp!) internet. Wolf/Ritz Cameras used to sell Fuji Superia 100/24 4 packs but the last few stores I checked said they haven’t received ANY FILM in their last few shipments. WAL*MART and […]
May - 3rd
Krappy Kamera Gallery
Posted at 8:08 am | Filed Under art, film, journal
(I so missed this – that’s what I get for not subscribing to EVERY BLOG OUT THERE… Do check out the link to the 2008 winners…) Soho Photo Krappy Kamera® Competition In the upstairs gallery, the Krappy Kollage–all the entries (over 1,400) for 2007’s Krappy Kamera show. The beginning
Apr - 29th
Don’t think, just shoot
Posted at 7:19 am | Filed Under art, film, journal
This LOMO mantra’s been getting easier for me – since I’ve been growing my hair longer and spring breezes are here, I’m having a hard time looking through the viewfinder without my hair getting in the way of the lens or the viewfinder! I shot a roll of some generic $.99 cent store ISO 200 […]
Apr - 26th
Always check your settings…
Posted at 4:54 pm | Filed Under film, journal, lomo
I’m a bargain shopper, and when I see film on sale or closeout (which is happening more and more these days) I stock up. I bought all of Walgreens’ Kodak HD400 film when they closed it out a couple of years ago, and it sat in my freezer ever since. I’ve had a fixation with […]
Apr - 24th
Art Explosion Open Studios this weekend!
Posted at 3:07 pm | Filed Under art, journal
From my friend Splicer’s blog. I’m going to try to make the opening tonight, otherwise I’ll be there tomorrow. Splicer and I go way back. He’s someone who knew me first as “Poindexter”…
Apr - 20th
Barbed Wire
Posted at 3:40 pm | Filed Under digital, journal
Apr - 13th
Persnickety cameras…
Posted at 6:09 pm | Filed Under film, journal
My LOMO LC-A has had problems intermittently on the tail-end of the roll. It takes more and more effort to wind the film on, then at frame 18 or so the mechanism slips. It happened again so I shorted the roll and opened it up. It seems the take-up reel has cracked in a couple […]
Apr - 2nd
Thefts at the Museum of Bad Art
Posted at 6:44 am | Filed Under journal
I’m not making this up: The loss of two MOBA works to theft has drawn media attention, and enhanced the museum’s stature. In 1996, the painting Eileen, by R. Angelo Le, vanished from MOBA. Eileen was acquired from the trash by Wilson, and features a rip in the canvas where someone slashed it with a […]
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