I thought I’d show some of my recent back-to-film portrait shoots on the blog, with some quick notes on how it’s been going. My goal is to eliminate digital completely from most of my [read the rest...]

I like shooting with film for the look it gives, but I also like shooting film for the process itself. And while I shoot primarily using a digital SLR when working for a client, there are reasons I [read the rest...]

Manufacturer: Olympus Model: Olympus-35 ECR Film: 35mm Type: rangefinder Lens: 42mm f/2.8 E. Zuiko lens, aperture range f/3.5 to f/13 (yes, f/13 says the manual. Perhaps they were all out of f/16 [read the rest...]

Manufacturer: Kodak Model: Pony 135 Film: 35mm Type: point-and-shoot, scale focusing. Lens: 44mm Anaston lens, f/3.5, helical focusing. Minimum focusing distance: 2.5 ft. Apertures: f/3.5 – f/22. [read the rest...]

So this happens from time to time: you see an auction on ebay, and the seller promises that the camera is completely functioning and in good order. You get the camera in the mail, only to find out [read the rest...]

My seven year old, squished between lemonade and ice tea. [read the rest...]

Continued from this post here. So the G.A.S. (“Gear Acquisition Syndrome”) reared its ugly head. Research for this blog lead to sites that I haven’t visited in a long time, and [read the rest...]