It’s a moment everybody wants to see, but nobody knows when it’s coming. In March 2008, I was photographing the Premier Basketball League finals between the Rochester Razorsharks and the Arkansas Impact at Blue Cross Arena in Rochester. During the first quarter, Rochester’s Keith Friel tried to hit a three-point jumper, only to have the…
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Photo Essay: Kodachrome 40 Test
There was one reason and one reason alone why I wanted a batch of Kodachrome 40 film. It was because of this photo on flickr. Oh my lord, that beautiful blue hue on the exterior of the buildings. And that long exposure, giving a rainbow effect to the highway lights below. Absolutely breathtaking. I wish…
Read MoreThe Up-Sell at the Post Office
In order to get my cartridges of Kodachrome film off to Dwayne’s Photo in Kansas, I am required to deal with the postal service. Now granted, I do appreciate the postal service, and I understand that the alternative is to send things via FedEx or drive the dang package to the destination myself. But of…
Read MoreProtect Your Glasses with Eyecups
I’ve been wearing glasses for most of my life. Except for about four months when I tried contact lenses, and actually developed a light sensitivity that required me to wear sunglasses with my contacts – which, in itself, defeats the purpose of getting contacts. One problem I’ve run into with my cameras, whether it’s my…
Read MoreKodachrome photos from my Daylight Saving Time ride home
As mentioned in a previous post, on March 14th I was driving back from Buffalo and, in an effort to break up my driving schedule, I loaded a cartridge of Kodachrome 64 film into my Kiev-19 and took some pictures along the way. One of the photos was a shot of something drivers see all…
Read MoreExtreme Makeover: Kiev 19 Camera
So now that I’ve finally gotten this Kiev-19 to take some decent pictures, I need to make it look less like a generic Ukrainian-built 35mm camera and more like something that would really stand out in a camera crowd. Again, this is my Kiev-19, or as I refer to it, my “Commie camera.” If you’re…
Read MoreLive by the snipe, die by the snipe
In order to find Kodachrome 35mm film for my latest photography art project (photographing as much as possible before the December 31, 2010 deadline for processing), I have searched out eBay’s sellers for any available Kodachrome film. There are some caveats, though… because Kodachrome has an expiration date, I have to trust that the seller…
Read MoreMy First Kodachrome Test Shots
Last week, I loaded my Kiev-19 35mm Russian-made vintage camera with a roll of Kodak Kodachrome 200 film. My plan was to, if at all possible, shoot a roll of Kodachrome and see how it turned out – and then, if everything was successful, put together another art book project with the highly-saturated color photos…
Read MoreAnd so my first photo art book is complete…
My two personal-purchased copies came in the mail last week. One hard-cover copy with a glossy dust jacket; the other hardbound with a wrap-around art photo. And it really looks nice. My first photo art book, “Ghost Signs of the Capital District,” is now available online through blurb.com, a self-publishing company associated with my online…
Read MoreThe Kodachrome has arrived…
A bit of background. The other day, I mentioned that I was taking my Russian Kiev-19 35mm film camera out of the proverbial mothballs and giving it a test run for a photo project. Last Saturday, the ammunition for my photo project came in the mail. Three packages of 200 speed Kodak Kodachrome KL film. …
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