Category: Photography
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Announcing my new photo book, Vinyl Village
My new photo essay is published in book form! Here’s what it’s all about:
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Thoughts on digital files vs. prints for archiving photographs
My thoughts on archiving your images, and why your goal should be to see them survive your lifetime but not more.
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Comparing the Canon PowerShot S95 to the Apple iPhone 12 mini camera
Remarkable differences in how two digital cameras render the same scenes.
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Why you should never pick up an SLR by the lens
I always learn lessons the hard way. This time it led to me having to replace an SLR lens I use a lot.
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Commercial for drug store film processing
Speaking of drug store film processing, I had my first ever roll of film processed at Hook’s Dependable Drug Stores. This chain was an Indiana institution for many decades, until consolidation began to happen in the industry. It sold to Revco in the late 90s if I recall correctly, and Revco sold to CVS. I…
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Cameras for sale
Despite whittling my collection down to about 50 cameras, I still have more than I can use. I hate to see good gear just sit on the shelf, so I’m parting ways with more cameras. Read all about them on my For Sale page, but here’s the Cliff’s Notes: Olympus XA2 Aires Viscount Kodak Retina…
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single frame: Ilford FP4 Plus then and now
Comparing a new and old spool of Ilford FP4 Plus.
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single frame: Bauble in the window
Something spotted while window shopping.