I’m not going to lie. The past two weeks have amounted to hell on earth for me. Everything I’ve done of late has turned into a big steaming pile of manure. It’s almost as if I can’t get out of my own way. It’s Sunday afternoon. I’m still in a miserable mental funk. And I…
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Getting some purple passion
I love experimenting with film. It’s fun to create new images and new photography concepts. Part of working with film is to use the properties of the film itself to create something special in the final image. I’ve already experimented with redscale film, expired film, cross-processing and sprocket-hole photography. Now to take this to the…
Read MoreShoelace Repairs
I think I can do this. I just have to find the right ingredient – the right catalyst – the right part of this project that will work best in this situation. Background. A while back, I tried running two rolls of 35mm film in my Agfa Clipper Special f/6.3 camera, which can handle 70mm…
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The Revolog Tesla shots
Time to have a little fun with two rolls of film that just came to my mailbox. And hopefully by “fun,” I mean that I can win some awards with these shots. Revolog is a specially prepared Austrian 35mm film that is pre-marked with effects and textures. Although you can take normal pictures with this…
Read MoreAnother test of the GAF Aerial film
So I loaded another roll of GAF Aerial film in one of my vintage cameras, and went out shooting last Sunday. Did I get a decent shot with film so old, it could have taken pictures of the Bicentennial? Click in today’s blog and you can see if all went well.
Read MoreWrapping film at 3:30 in the morning
How do I explain this without sounding like a complete kookybird? I just woke up. Yawn. Stretch. And I had an idea for a photography shoot. Truly the best ideas germinate when the subconscious and the dream world collaborate. And for me to make this dream a reality… I need to wrap some splitfilm. My…
Read MoreThe Flying Light Project
A couple of years ago, I tried a photography experiment where I composed one shot in two cameras. My “Single Shot: Half Shot” photograph, if you will, was designed so that the film was be exposed in one camera, then re-exposed in a second camera. I got it to work – at least reasonably so…
Read MoreAn HDR try for Whitehurst Printing & Binding
A few days ago, I tried to photograph the Whitehurst Printing & Binding ghost sign near Troy’s waterfront. It was a cloudy day, and I’m still experimenting with this vintage GAF aerographic film. The picture came out dark, and I had to use flickr’s highlight adjustment tools to get something more aesthetically pleasing. And this…
Read MorePhotographing the Whitehurst Printing and Binding Co. ghost sign
Whitehurst Printing and Binding Co., a photo by chuckthewriter on Flickr. Last Sunday, I spent the afternoon in Troy photographing as many ghost signs as I could. Apparently there’s several of them along the waterfront, and I never previously noticed them. Caught this one with my Agfa Chief camera and GAF Aerographic film. I’m still…
Read MoreMy first Cinemagraph
Some people call them “animated GIF’s.” Others call them “Cinemagraphs.” I like the term “Cinemagraph,” so I’ll use that. A cinemagraph shows motion in what would normally be a stock, sterile picture. And the other day, I created my first one. Background. Last March, I took a vacation in beautiful Saint John, New Brunswick. At…
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