Writing, Photography, and the life lessons I learned from Street Academy
I’ve been testing out a few different photographic techniques, and at some point in time I should use them for simple photos.ย 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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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.ย Of late, I’ve had cameras that were specifically designated to shoot one type of film.ย And when I need to take a trip, I don’t want to take nine cameras with me.ย …
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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.ย 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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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.ย Uneeda Biscuit ghost…
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Of late, I’ve been testing different cameras and films by shooting at St. Agnes Cemetery in Menands.ย If things work, I put the finished photo in a short pile for an upcoming project.ย 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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One of my photographic experiments has involved working with Kodak’s Instamatic film – technically known as “126” film, or as I call it, that stuff I try to crack out of its original cartridges and shoot, even though it’s five days older than dirt. Now here’s the thing.ย Fresh Instamatic film hasn’t been manufactured in…
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This is waycool beyond belief.ย And I have this little weblog to thank for it. Yesterday, the film photography online magazine Emulsive published an interview with yours truly, featuring my photographic experiments with, among other techniques, splitfilm. You know … that little technique where I put more than one roll of film in a camera…
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I know, I know, I know… Every so often I’ll inherit or find an old film camera, and inside the camera might be a roll or a cartridge of exposed-yet-non-developed film. And I keep thinking to myself, “I might be able to get this film developed and maybe find out the story of the people…
Read MoreOne of my Hamilton College classmates, Wil Burns, tagged me on Facebook to participate in the 7-day nature photography challenge.ย The object?ย Post one nature picture every day for seven consecutive days, and each day that you post, you tag someone else to participate. Harmless, fun stuff. And today was my final day of participation.ย …
Read MoreThacher Park, of late, has become a place for me to recharge my creative personal photographic batteries.ย In doing so, I feel a refreshing change in my view towards nature. Which is what happened a couple of days ago.ย I dropped off my two pictures at the Emma Treadwell Nature Center for the upcoming Thacher…
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