Canon AE-1 with Kodak Tri-X
On the day when I had issues with my Yashica Mat-124G jamming, I luckily also had my Canon AE-1 with me so I was able to continue shooting. I had taken one shot with the Yashica and then could not … Continued
December 2020 Update
The year ended the same way most of the year transpired, with a fairly quiet month. It’s hard to believe we’re now past the 9 month mark of self-isolation. As with many people, I’m glad to see 2020 end. I … Continued
Top Nine Instagram Photos of 2020
It’s that time of the year to see what my top 9 most popular photos were on Instagram. Last year, I had a clear outlier which I knew ahead of time would be my most popular photo. This year there … Continued
Pipeño in Procreate and with Water-Based Markers
Late in the summer, I worked on a fun project tracing an image of a wine label in Procreate. As it seems like we are never lacking wine bottles, I decided to try another tracing project. This time, however, I … Continued
Yashica Mat-124G with Ilford XPS Super
It seems like there’s always some drama when I shoot with a medium format camera. I bought my Yashica Mat-124G as a replacement for my non-functional Flexaret Automat. I had been out twice with the Yashica and had decent success. … Continued
Kodak Ektar Shot at the Wrong Speed
It was bound to happen sooner or later. I loaded a roll of Kodak Ektar 100 into my Minolta X-700 and totally forgot to reset the ISO on the camera. The prior roll was Fomapan Action 400. (ISO rates a … Continued
Minolta Hi-Matic 11 with Lomography Color Negative
Back in October, I went out twice with my Minolta Hi-Matic 11 loaded with Lomography Color Negative 400. I’ve mostly had good results with this Lomography film, with the exception of pictures taken with my Olympus OM-1. I have used … Continued
November 2020 Update
November began the way October ended as Holly and I enjoyed the last day of Staycation and the Philadelphia Film Festival. We finished the festival by watching The Big Hit, which I noted as among my favorites of the festival … Continued
Second Roll with My Minolta Autopak 450Ex
My first experience with my Minolta Autopak 450Ex was fun, but the pictures were, as expected, just so-so. I enjoyed the novelty of shooting with a 110 camera, but I doubt the results will ever be anything special, except for … Continued
Second Roll with my Yashica Mat-124G
As I mentioned in my post about buying a Yashica Mat-124G, I had quickly shot a roll of film just to see if the camera worked. Luckily, it worked fine; however, the images were just ok. Some of them were … Continued