Writing, Photography, and the life lessons I learned from Street Academy
The semi-gauzy illumination of the morning fills the cloudy, chilly sky. And deep along the wooden walkways of a small arboretum on the campus of a Central New York private college, I’m hoping that the photos I take this early morning will soothe my troubled, fractured soul. I’m here on the campus of Hamilton College,…
Read MoreThis was one of my shots that I’m contemplating putting in the “short pile” for competition season. This is one of my Aerochrome photos, and it was taken in Lake George at the Magic Forest amusement park. I think this is that mold of Paul Bunyan that’s appeared from time to time across the country;…
Read MoreSunday morning. I should be sleeping right now. I should be rolling over and slapping the alarm clock for daring to wake me up on a day of rest. And yet, I’m driving over to Washington Park. For some reason, this warm weather has drawn several waterfowl to the lake at Washington Park – ducks…
Read MoreI received a very special roll of 120 film in the mail back in March. It’s my first-ever roll of Kodak EIR infrared film, now known by its secondary-market name as “Aerochrome.” I already have four rolls of color infrared film in 35mm format, but this is my first attempt to use infrared film in…
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It’s a chilly Wednesday night. I’m supposed to meet this person at the Schenectady Photographic Society. She has a gift for me. I arrive early. The Photo Society members are setting up the room. And there she is. And she’s carrying a shopping bag. “You made it,” she said. “Yep,” I replied. “Here’s your money. …
Read MoreLast Sunday. A beautiful, sunny day that visually masked a bone-chilling wind. At some point in time, they’re going to tear down that beautiful L-Ken’s advertising sign on Central Avenue. But until they do… I’m going to use it as a go-to-shoot-and-see-what-happens part of my photography experiments. And on this sunny-chilly Sunday, I had my…
Read MoreGod, how long ago did I take this picture? I think I was still writing for my old blogspot.com blog. Well, in any case… I’m always fascinated by vintage advertisements on the sides of buildings. “Ghost signs,” faded brickart, that kind of thing. It’s kinda cool to see an advertisement that has outlived its product.…
Read MoreLast week, I tried mixing old film with Kodak Instamatic film and it turned into a complete and utter failure. I got one solitary, ordinary picture for my efforts. Cue the sad trombone. This week, I went back to my subject location – the marquee of the Jericho Drive-In Theater in Glenmont – and tried…
Read MoreIt’s Sunday morning, around 8:30 a.m. I’m in Glenmont. The temperature is dropping. I can feel the chills in my bones. I have my experimental camera equipment, my experimental film mixture, and I’m shooting in an experimental location. Design the hypothesis, make it work from there. And whatever doesn’t work, then I need to re-adjust…
Read MoreI’m frustrated. This should work, in theory anyway… But over the past couple of years, it’s become more of a barrier than a blessing. Yep. I’m trying to make this Instamatic film do something special. And it’s not cooperating. Yeah, I know that nobody’s making Instamatic film any more, I know that much of the…
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