The first roll I shot this year was exposed during the London New Years Day Parade in Central London. It was the first time I’ve had the opportunity to walk in the parade,...
13 March, 2024
A Roll of Delta 400 and the Walk to ICP
Every other year, Jenny and I visit NYC the week of Thanksgiving. It coincides with the week-long break that the university grants to students and faculty. The trip reminds me...
I’ve used medium-format cameras before: an Agfa Isolette II that I repaired and a Holga, but consider my first official roll to be with the Bessa I. The roll I shot throug...
25 February, 2024
5 Frames with a Leica M3 & Ilford HP5 pushed to 3200
I’ve been wanting to work on my low-light film shooting skills for awhile. I’d already tried shooting some Ilford HP5 pushed to 1600 at our family Thanksgiving celebration, and ...
22 February, 2024
Surviving two Leica fails on a motoring trip down to the Balkans
Assuming you’ve planned for it, retirement brings together newly freed up time, resources and a degree of freedom (and maybe a bit of adveturousness) to do what you want. Or hav...
17 February, 2024
5 (square) frames with a Zeiss Ikon Tenax I and Ilford XP2 Super
For a while I’d been looking for a nice 35mm camera that would shoot square 24x24mm frames. It’s a format that appeals to me, because you never have to turn the came...
7 February, 2024
Ilford PanF 50 Plus in the Photography Studio
In this article, I briefly discuss use of Ilford PanF 50 Plus in the studio for portraiture – specifically, mother and baby styled shoots I’ve been a photographer for a lo...
27 January, 2024
5 frames in Los Angeles with a Kodak S1100XL and Ilford HP5+
For my entire 27 years on Earth, I have been plagued with the habit of spacing out and leaving things places. Sometimes it’ll be a jacket, but most of the time it’s ...