Every so often, when I’m driving along I-787, I’ll see the warehouse. It’s been abandoned for years, a derelict relic along the Troy waterfront. The graffiti artists and the copper thieves have already attached the building. It’s an eyesore that a gallon of Visine couldn’t cure. But it kept catching my attention. Man, I’d love…
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A ghost sign for my ghost camera
First off, I want to announce that the Downtown Albany Business Improvement District has, for its art project in 2013, a project to restore and resurrect old brickad art and “ghost signs” in the downtown area. If you’re interested in participating in this project, read this document and submit your proposal. Okay? Good. Now, on…
Read MoreThis May, come to “A Dream in the Dash”
I haven’t been able to announce the full details of this just yet – most of what has happened has involved “behind the scenes” negotiations and the like – but today, I definitely want to share some of the good news with all of you. A few weeks ago, I was contacted by Kelly Grimaldi,…
Read More“The Lenten Meal” – my latest splitfilm experiment
I had some success recently with a splitfilm project, in which I ran two rolls of 35mm film parallel in my Agfa Clipper Special f/6.3 camera. The images exposed all the way to the sprocket holes, and I was able to digitally assemble each one. Now comes the next step in the project. I want…
Read MoreThe 126 Instamatic modern photo trick
Okay, I did not mis-type that blog post headline. Instamatic is not a portmanteau of Instagram and Hipstamatic. Instagram cameras allowed you to put a C-shaped cartridge of film inside, then take about a dozen and a half pictures, and then ship the cartridge off for development. You would receive square negatives from your efforts. …
Read MoreL-Ken’s in Splitfilm
At some point in time, they’re either going to take down the L-Ken’s Diner sign, or the Town of Colonie will have it designated a local landmark and have it completely restored. But until one of those two things happens, I’m going to use the L-Ken’s sign for my photographic tests. Such is the case…
Read MoreSplitfilm 3: Bob ‘n Ron’s Fish Fry
I’ve had success over the years with my “splitfilm” pictures, in which I cram two rolls of film into one camera and expose the film at the exact same time – then, after the film is developed, I re-assemble the pictures digitally. Three years ago, my first successful picture in that discipline, Coca-Cola Relieves Fatigue…
Read MoreMore fun with my lo-fi cameras
As much as I appreciate my Nikon D700 digital camera and my high-end Rolleiflex Automat MX 120 shooter, I still have an affinity for my lo-fidelity cameras and the use of wonky expired film. Case in point. I can get great “industrial” shots out of my 20-year-old expired Ukrainian Svema B&W 120 film, which because…
Read MoreHalloween and St. Joseph’s steeple
I’ve had a love-hate relationship with Ukrainian-made Soviet-bloc Свема (Svema) film. On occasion, I can get brilliant B&W shots when I shoot with Svema’s 35mm product. The results from shooting in medium format (120 film), however… are best described as “wonky.” As you can see, Svema film can give me a very dirty, industrial, cold…
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