Writing, Photography, and the life lessons I learned from Street Academy
“The zipless Chuck is the purest thing there is. And it is rarer than the unicorn. And I have never had one… until now.” A long time ago – maybe three years or so – I tried a photo experiment where I took several shots, and then wove the film together into a bigger image. …
Read MoreLast week, the winter snow coated the ground, a blanket of white fluffy chillness. And I wanted to capture it. Of late, my Kodak Medalist II camera has become my “go-to” film shooter for 120 and 620 film. And with that in mind, I wanted to test out the camera with one of my remaining…
Read MoreBackground. Last year, I took a picture of an old waterwheel along Route 9N in Saratoga Springs. I blogged about it, posted the pictures, and that was it. It was a nice picture, I figured it would be a good choice for competition season, but in the end I just left it as a story…
Read MoreLast week, I tried mixing old film with Kodak Instamatic film and it turned into a complete and utter failure. I got one solitary, ordinary picture for my efforts. Cue the sad trombone. This week, I went back to my subject location – the marquee of the Jericho Drive-In Theater in Glenmont – and tried…
Read MoreIt’s Sunday morning, around 8:30 a.m. I’m in Glenmont. The temperature is dropping. I can feel the chills in my bones. I have my experimental camera equipment, my experimental film mixture, and I’m shooting in an experimental location. Design the hypothesis, make it work from there. And whatever doesn’t work, then I need to re-adjust…
Read MoreIn order to use my film cameras, I have to find a suitable supply of – you guessed it – film. 35mm film? No problem. I can feed my Nikon F100 and Nikon EM cameras all day on 35mm film. I can get 120 film for my Rollei, and I can respool it onto 620…
Read MoreI could sit here and use this blog as a place to vent my frustrations with corporate America. Yeah, Verizon, Time Warner Cable, I’m talking to you. But I’m not talking to you today. Because today I want to talk about some decent customer service. And it comes from Vanguard, the company that manufactures my…
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This is the fourth year I’ve entered my artworks at Historic Albany Foundation’s BUILT: Architecture Through Artists’ Eyes fundraiser. I consider BUILT the final entry for my “charity season,” my time where I can use my artworks to help generate funds for various organizations in need. Earlier this year, I found out that some of…
Read MoreA few years ago, I tried shooting with AGFA Scala slide film. It was the only black-and-white slide film left in existence, and only one lab in the world can process it. AGFA Scala is no longer manufactured, and I haven’t shot with it in about four years. In fact, here’s some of the photos…
Read MoreFour years ago, I submitted several of my Kodachrome photos to the Association of Photographers gallery show in London, as part of their “75 Years of Kodachrome” art exhibit. Two pictures – The Railsplitter and Toll Gate Ice Cream – actually made it on to the gallery walls. It was a major accomplishment for me,…
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