For a long time I've wanted to take portraits of strangers, but have been afraid to try. I like taking portraits. And I like taking pictures of strangers, but always rather furt...
It’s the one that comes with the camera, it’s the 'nifty fifty' and the bog standard prime lense everyone has included in the pack that’s so quickly forgotten and replaced by fa...
The Craft Project? Whats that all about then!? Well, it has been over a year since I wrote my longer piece about the importance of a long term photography project. My last proje...
So a few weeks ago, I shared an article on my process doing textured double-exposure portraits with my XPAN film camera. This is a series that I call Human Nature. Thank to all ...
This is not a review of Leica M cameras. There are quite a few, and every one has its pros and cons. All of them are rangefinder cameras and have one thing in common (at least f...
Ever since I got into photography a little over 10 years ago, I've been fascinated with textures and patterns. While they don't represent anything per se (at least most of the t...
26 July, 2019
Environmental Portraits on E6 – shooting transparency with available light – By David Hume
"Your post-production ends when you press the shutter." I like that sentence.I used to shoot little portraits for a wine magazine in the 90s. They were shot on transparency beca...
9 July, 2019
5 Candid Portraits in Paris with a Leica M3, Summicron 50mm f/2, and Kodak T-MAX 100 Film – By Steve Bleistein
I love Paris. While I live in Japan, my business often takes me to Europe, and whenever it does, I always spend a weekend or so in Paris before moving on to wherever I need to g...