Writing, Photography, and the life lessons I learned from Street Academy
Of all the rides at Hoffman’s Playland that are now making their way to Huck Finn’s Playland… there’s one iconic ride that I’m glad is making the trip. Not the train. Although I will be happy that the train is on its way. Not the carousel. Or the Ferris wheel, although I do understand that…
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When one of my blog readers, Dave Stewart, gifted me an Argus C3 camera (the “Brick”), I was very happy to add the camera to my photographic arsenal of gear. I may not use the camera very often, but it’s nice to take it out for a few shots here and there. The Argus C3…
Read MoreI received a very special roll of 120 film in the mail back in March. It’s my first-ever roll of Kodak EIR infrared film, now known by its secondary-market name as “Aerochrome.” I already have four rolls of color infrared film in 35mm format, but this is my first attempt to use infrared film in…
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From the minute I started playing with infrared film, I was hooked like a kid with his first taste of Pixie Stix. The ability to photograph the unseen, to capture new wavelengths that I didn’t previous have in my arsenal… that’s pretty strong, if you ask me. And since I had a pack of Kodak…
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It’s a chilly Wednesday night. I’m supposed to meet this person at the Schenectady Photographic Society. She has a gift for me. I arrive early. The Photo Society members are setting up the room. And there she is. And she’s carrying a shopping bag. “You made it,” she said. “Yep,” I replied. “Here’s your money. …
Read MoreI’ve had success with Revolog’s boutique “Tesla” film, which came pre-printed with electrical strikes. All I do is shoot the film, and hope that the lightning strikes appear in the right places. And thus came the award-winning Jesus Saves photo. With that in mind, I decided to try another Tesla limited-edition boutique film, a compound…
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Five years ago, blogger and good friend Teri Conroy gifted me a camera that was in her family’s possession – it was a vintage Rolleiflex Automat MX. I’ve used it for many photographic excursions, and I still use it off and on today. And last Friday… someone else gifted me a camera that had been…
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A few weeks ago, I attended the All Over Albany birthday bash at the Takk House in Troy. The Takk House is a banquet hall / entertainment center / reception facility in the heart of downtown Troy, and is built from what used to be a Knights of Columbus facility. As I was hanging up…
Read MoreLast Sunday. A beautiful, sunny day that visually masked a bone-chilling wind. At some point in time, they’re going to tear down that beautiful L-Ken’s advertising sign on Central Avenue. But until they do… I’m going to use it as a go-to-shoot-and-see-what-happens part of my photography experiments. And on this sunny-chilly Sunday, I had my…
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So although I’ve been able to knock things out of the park with my Krasnogorsk FT-2 ultrawide camera “Raskolnikov,” not every experimental shot that camera has produced has proved successful. I suppose that’s the nature of the beast; you fail until you succeed. It’s part of the learning process. One thing I definitely learned regarding…
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