This is what happens when I get bored. In my cabinet of leftover film stock is a roll of Kodak Plus-X 125 black and white film. I have no idea what its expiration date is. I don’t even remember where or when I acquired it. No matter. I’ve been funneling a lot of leftover 35mm…
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The Instamatic Railroad
This might be the most avant-garde attempt at a photographic discipline that I’ve ever tried. EVER. I’m using a Russian panoramic camera and 25-year-old expired film. And a whole lot of prayer. And it all comes down to a little discovery I made regarding my photographic projects. Recently, I acquired a Krasnogorsk ФT-2 panoramic camera,…
Read MoreRecomposing my “Mail Pouch Tobacco” photo
God, how long ago did I take this picture? I think I was still writing for my old blogspot.com blog. Well, in any case… I’m always fascinated by vintage advertisements on the sides of buildings. “Ghost signs,” faded brickart, that kind of thing. It’s kinda cool to see an advertisement that has outlived its product.…
Read MoreRestarting a failed relationship, one more chance.
I got involved in this relationship a few years ago. It might have been around a time when I was looking for something more than what I currently had. And for a while, that relationship was exciting and intriguing. But then that relationship evolved into a level of undependability. Serious undependability. I say, “Let’s do…
Read MoreMore adventures with “Raskolnikov”
It’s December 26 – the day after Christmas – and I’m at CameraWorks in Latham. My Krasnogorsk FT-2 panoramic camera “Raskolnikov” is undergoing a CLA – the camera equivalent of a automobile’s tune-up. My camera tech Allen sealed up some of the camera’s light leaks (yep, one of those light leaks came through the camera’s…
Read More“Huron Motel” or “Huron No’el”?
Yes, I do have this tendency to jump out of my car and take a picture of an oddball or unique road sign. And last Sunday, while I was on my trip to Windsor, Ontario, I did just that. My lodgings were on a stretch of highway called Huron Church Road, a collection of restaurants…
Read MoreChuck’s best photos of 2014
I had a decent year with my cameras, and although 2014 wasn’t as big an “award wining year” as 2013, I still felt that I captured plenty of dazzling images. Some of them won awards, some of them sold during charity season, some of them caused controversy, and some of them helped soothe a damaged…
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Raskolnikov: My new ФT-2 panoramic camera
I’ve wanted a decent panoramic camera for ages. Unfortunately, my searches have only found cameras that were either too expensive (a “gently-used” 360°-panoramic Globuscope costs about $1,500), or were just a piece of unmitigated junk (yes, Lomography Sprocket Rocket with its worthless plastic “hipster” lens, I’m talking to you). The few panoramic shots I’ve successfully…
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Just felt like sharing this photo tonight. This was one of the pictures I took as part of my “12-13-14” photo excursion last Saturday. I’ll receive my film shots from McGreevy Pro Lab tomorrow, and should have them scanned in in a day or two. I used three different film cameras, and three different types…
Read MoreShooting on 12/13/14
Let’s see. Nikon Df packed? Yep. Kodak Medalist II with a couple of rolls of respooled 620 film? Check. A 35mm camera with some experimental film in it? Got it. What’s going on? Well, the Photo Center of Troy has an upcoming members’ show called “12/13/14,” which will feature photos from its members that were…
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