One Shot Story Archives

28 October, 2024

TLR Challenge: 2 – The Spirit in the Sky (A One Shot Story)

By Geoff Chaplin

This is a bit of an aside from the general theme of the challenge – equipment, method and composition. Something that just appeared and deserves its own entry. We arrived ...

8 October, 2024

Breaking the Bank for a Bubble — A One-Shot Story

By David Smith

“The two most powerful warriors are patience and time.” — Leo Tolstoy My photographic journey is yet to take me to Iceland or the game parks of Namibia. In my Lightroom folders,...

A digital-infrared photo of maple leaves colorized to depict the coming of fall.

5 October, 2024

Autumn Emerging – One-Shot Story

By Dave Powell

In September, 35mmc contributor SKLBA posted an excellent review of the quirky, 21-year-old Sony Cybershot DSC-F828 bridge digital. Since I don’t see a way to include photos in ...

My father's proposed electrostatic flying machine.

29 September, 2024

My Father’s UFO – a One Shot Story

By Dave Powell

Shortly after my 35mmc article about “Understanding Life Backwards” went online, another fascinating example dropped on me. I was working at my computer — with...

17 September, 2024

The Director – A One Shot Story

By John Greene

Back in 1988 I was trying out my new Mamiya C330s TLR camera loaded with Ilford XP1 film at the Pier Head in Liverpool. I stumbled across a film crew on the roof terrace of a bu...

Sonia Delaunay's painting "Le Bal Bullier"

10 September, 2024

A Painterly Puzzle – One-Shot Story

By Dave Powell

Art is often a puzzle. But the above piece is especially lively fun. It’s my 1×4-foot ink-jet print of Sonia Delaunay’s 3×11-foot 1913 painting “Le Bal Bullier.” In 2...

6 September, 2024

Beyond the Frame – One Shot, Six Stories

By Dave Powell

At photo exhibits, I look for images that especially grab me. If I find one and the photographer is around, I’ll ask if the photo holds stories that aren’t immediately obvious. ...

Mystery painting and its novel signature

3 September, 2024

That Time I Played Art Detective — One-Shot Story

By Dave Powell

Sometimes, the world is indeed small. In 2015, Kate and I moved from a 1,700-square-foot Cape-style house to a 2,700 square-foot retirement condo with exceedingly high cathedral...

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Geoff Chaplin on A Lucky Roll – An Accidentally Double-Exposed Roll
Some very amusing images! After I finish a film I fold the leader over so its clear that it used.
Jeffery Luhn on Nikon Mini AF600 – Shooting with a Lite Touch
Art, Loved the photos! Especially twins Marian and Vivian. I had a commercial photo studio in San Francisco from 1979-2000…
Jeffery Luhn on Hanoi’s Beer Street with a Broken Ricoh GR1v
I haven't been to Hanoi, but I have been to Saigon and many other crowded SE Asian cities. There's a…

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