I just heard from the organizers of the New York State Fair. And they think that two of my six submissions have passed the first round of judging. It’s not six – but it’s two. Two have passed through, and have a good shot of picking up some display space in the Harriet May Mills…
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Want to bid on a Chuck Miller artwork and help animals in the process? Sure you do!!
Yesterday I stopped at the Mohawk and Hudson River Humane Society with something to drop off. No, it wasn’t a stray puppy. No, it wasn’t a litter of kittens. No, it wasn’t a sackful of bottles to provide the Society with bottle redemption money. Although yeah, I should start gathering up all my diet cola…
Read MoreCompetition #4 – The 2011 New York State Fair Photography Contest
This is the tough part for me. Waiting. Just waiting. It wasn’t this hard when Tom Petty sang about it. The Photography Competition at the New York State Fair changed their submission rules a smidge, and whether it’s a benefit or a detriment to my entries – I just don’t know. In previous years, I…
Read MoreThe More Coca You Drink, the More Cola You Get
I liked the way the redscale gradient project worked out; so much so, that I wanted to try something that took the redscale imagery to a new level. As I stared at the finished “gradient” picture of the Green Island bridge in redscale, it occurred to me that the reddish colors looked almost like the…
Read MoreThe Green Island Tequila Sunrise
Fiona O’Donoghue is a photographer from Melbourne, Victoria, where she enjoys the beautiful sunshines and picture-perfect weather of Australia. She also experiments with toy cameras and film for several effects, including double-exposures and photo arrays. So when I saw this photo array of hers on the flickr photo hosting website, I must admit, I was…
Read MoreCommemorating a Memory of 9/11 in film
This year, the New York State Fair is offering a special category in their photography contest. They want something that commemorates the tenth anniversary of a tragic day in American history. Here’s what the Fair wants, in terms of rules: DIVISION G – 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF SEPTEMBER 11, 2001 Photos with a patriotic theme reflecting…
Read MoreLodge’s Store in PolaBlue
Remember when I said that Polaroid 35mm instant slide film was some of the toughest film I’ve ever worked with? The high-contrast PolaChrome and PolaBlue films were extremely temperamental, and getting anything that resembled more than just a swirled color blob was nothing short of a miracle? Well, in the last batch of PolaBlue film,…
Read MoreOne last try at a “split-film” photo of the Bridge at Washington Park
Okay. I think I’ve figured out all the glitches that have plagued me in creating this “Swiss Roll” split-film picture. I’m going to try it one more time. One last chance. If it doesn’t work this time, I’m going to try something else. I don’t have time to waste on this concept, and I’m getting…
Read MoreA Swiss Roll Photo at Washington Park
Last Saturday morning, I received a package in the mail. It was a roll of 616 Kodak Verichrome film, with an expiration date of 1944. Yes, 1944. And I know very well that I’ll be lucky if I get silhouettes out of this roll of film – but maybe that can work to my advantage.…
Read MoreSay hi to the Bull’s-Eye
A couple of weeks ago, my blog buddy Kevin Marshall tweeted that his friend Eric was having a yard sale. It was late afternoon when I received the tweet, and having apprenticed under my sainted Grandma Betty about the ins and outs of yard sales and flea markets, I knew that the early birds would…
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