Last weekend, I needed a day away from everything. I needed a moment to gather my thoughts and recharge my internal emotions. And in doing so, I brought several cameras with me. And as the film from each camera gets developed, I thought I’d share what I was able to capture. But this first photo……
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Radiation Feet; a cure for insomnia
Insomnia’s kicking my tired butt again. Okay, I’m awake. Gotta find something to let me drift back to slumberland. Maybe I need a walk. Or maybe I need to take my camera and photograph something. Yeah, at night. And the strange thing is… when you’re half-awake, there’s parts of your brain that are functioning at…
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POLL: The “Cup of Flowers” decision
Here’s my problem. I’m trying my best to create this awesome “Cup of Flowers” photo for competition season. I’ve swapped out mugs, I’ve swapped out flowers, I’ve tried different alignments and exposures. And I can’t decide which one to keep. I can’t enter all of them in competition, I have to narrow down my field.…
Read MoreOh look, another ghost sign…
It’s amazing sometimes. You think you’ve found every ghost sign and vintage brick-ad in the Capital District, and then … when you least expect it … you look up. And there’s another one. Background. Yesterday, I spent some time with my old high school bud Frieda Tillman. We had lunch, we caught up on things,…
Read MoreStay off the railroad tracks with that camera!
The Iowa State Fair just put their 2016 Photography Competition rules and regulations online. Yes, you can enter it. No, you don’t have to live in Iowa or have been born there. Here’s a link. Just one thing, though… if you plan on entering a picture or pictures in this competition… Stay away from one…
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“Can I borrow a cup of flowers?”
I’ve been testing out a few different photographic techniques, and at some point in time I should use them for simple photos. You know… ones that don’t involve rolling two strips of film into one camera, or using a camera that’s so old, my Grandma Betty could have taken a selfie with one. So yesterday…
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Stepping past the mind’s eye
My name is Chuck Miller, and I have too many cameras. (and the crowd says, “Hi Chuck…”) Actually, here’s the problem I’m battling. Of late, I’ve had cameras that were specifically designated to shoot one type of film. And when I need to take a trip, I don’t want to take nine cameras with me. …
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Now that Google’s Nik collection is free…
Background. Years ago, someone suggested that I tweak one of my photos by purchasing a digital plugin called Silver Efex to make one of my pictures ultra-sharp. I thought about it, and actually considered downloading the Silver Efex plugin – until I discovered that the plugin and its entire software bundle, called Nik, was $500.…
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Ghost signs at night… Chuck’s photo delight.
You know how I found out about that old Uneeda Biscuits ghost sign in Schenectady that appeared when the former Olender Furniture store was demolished? True story – I found out about it from five of my Facebook friends, who posted the article that the Schenectady Gazette wrote about the discovery. Nice. Uneeda Biscuit ghost…
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The Pietá Reshoot: Return to Redscale
Of late, I’ve been testing different cameras and films by shooting at St. Agnes Cemetery in Menands. If things work, I put the finished photo in a short pile for an upcoming project. If not… I try again. And in the category of “try again,” I’ve tried – for many years – to get a…
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