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  1. Exposing for the Action

    One of the aspects that took me perhaps the longest to understand about black and white film photography – but, which turned out to have the most impact on my visual style – is that exposure is simply not real in any meaningful way. “Correct” exposure is incredibly subjective, especially true for high contrast lighting […]

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  2. Eastern State Penitentiary on Delta 100

    A birthday request When my teenage daughter asked visit Eastern State Penitentiary on her birthday in January 2020 for the third time I knew I had to take something different with me to capture the historic prison. Built in the early 1800’s and operational until 1971, Eastern State takes up a whole city block in […]

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  3. Damaged Negatives?

    The logical Course I think it is adequate to say that the pandemic provoked many changes for everyone. From the upheaval of our everyday lives to the anxiety over our health as well as that of our loved ones, we all quickly realized that things would not be the same. For us analog photographers that […]

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  4. The Art of It All

    The beauty inside I am not someone that has been stared at and called beautiful by strangers. People do not look at me and see me as who I am. First glances always lead to a double take and a look of disgust, anger and confusion. When people see me, they don’t attempt to change […]

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  5. Ilford film and the Hasselblad XPAN

    I like to press the shutter and I take a lot of black and white photos simply because I like it. These black and whites I take on Ilford materials. My favorite negative is xp2 super, I also use Delta 100 and 3200, but rarely. Why ILFORD XP2 Super? I am a hydro engineer by […]

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  6. Mission: 36

    Cabin Fever Tired of COVID ‘cabin fever’  I needed to get out shooting so I concocted  a mission to shoot a total of 36 acceptable shots in a 2 day time frame.  Day one would be 12 6×6’s and the second would be 35mm for 24 shots… fingers crossed. I decided to shoot b&w film.  […]

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