13 April, 2024
A Custom Tailored Shirt
Style wasn’t always my thing, and spending a lot of money on a custom-tailored shirt wasn’t something I’d always wanted to do but in this case it was inevitabl...
Joseph Irvin's Posts
3 September, 2023
The Negative Space – a Portrait of a Local Film Lab
The last decade and a half have been a rough time for people shooting film, watching Kodak in Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, the discontinuation of favorite film stocks, rising prices, ...
22 July, 2023
What my first portfolio review was like
In a nutshell: it was like a boxing match between me and the world, or perhaps between me and my ego. I’m unsure at this point which, because I’ve now taken so...
6 June, 2023
5 Frames with a Friendly Deer
Too friendly, if I'm honest. But this is why I carry a camera with me nearly everywhere I go. It's usually something like a Nikon F2 loaded with Tri-X (rated at 1600), with my 3...
14 May, 2023
A Repository for Memories: My Mother’s House
When growing up, it's often common to think of your parents' house as "Home." Somewhere you can always go back to, somewhere that should always be a safe place. My mother's hous...
11 April, 2023
5 frames at Golden Hour in the Fall
For the last 10 years my photography has primarily been black & white film. For me the colors of Spring and Summer are captured by the wonderful tones of Kodak Tri-X. But ...
