I 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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My first steps into the infrared world
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 MoreL-Ken’s and a “Spearmint.”
Last 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 MoreRecomposing my “Mail Pouch Tobacco” photo
God, 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 MoreThe Re-Try and the Re-Discovery
Last 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 MoreTen things that can go wrong . . .
It’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 MoreCracking the barrier
I’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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Santa’s in drydock: an Instamatic project
I’ve been trying to restore my photo-mojo of late, doing whatever it takes to get my photographic eye back in alignment. And in doing so, I decided to return to some of my earlier photo projects, experiments and excursions. Sometimes the experiments worked well; but there were other photo-attempts that I started, got frustrated with,…
Read MoreI called an “audible”
Of late, I’ve had a lot of fun with cinemagraph photography and lenticular imagery; essentially, physical photos that move as you stare at them. If you visit the Photo Center of Troy for the Members’ Show, you can see my Fagbug and Vaudeville photo; one of my photos at the New York State Fair this…
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Ferris and Flourescence
One of the first “fun” things that new photographers often try, in an effort to have some fun with their camera gear, is to capture a long “light trails” exposure at an amusement park or fairgrounds. I did that many years ago at Altamont, “The Orbiter” was one of my early successes. If you’re going…
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