2019 Camera Inventory
Overall, I felt that 2019 was just so-so regarding my creative interests. I may write more about that later, but I first want to mention that one area that flourished for me was my interest in and practice with film … Continued
Top Nine Instagram Photos of 2019
It’s always interesting (to me at least) to see which of my photos were the most liked on Instagram by the end of the year. I used the Top Nine app to generate the content and grid to share on … Continued
October and November 2019 Update
October was a busy month including a long weekend in Baltimore (which I already wrote about) and our annual Staycation which is a combination of attending the Philadelphia Film Festival and trying new-to-us restaurants. As always, the Film Festival was … Continued
Minolta Hi-Matic 11
I recently purchased a Minolta Hi-Matic 11, which was first introduced in 1969. It is engraved with “Super 3 Circuit” on the front which, according to Camerapedia, refers to its three auto modes: fully auto programmed exposure, shutter priority auto … Continued
Baltimore 2019 Trip
Since moving to Philadelphia in 2011, we’ve been to Baltimore a couple of times: once for a wedding and once for a conference. Although both trips were nice for different reasons, in October, we had a chance to go to … Continued
August and September 2019 Update
August and September were strange and stressful months. The library where I work has been in the process of moving into a new building since well before I started there. The summer had been an odd experience of working in … Continued
Medium Format Update
I have good news and bad news about my current situation with my medium format cameras. Recently, I wrote an update noting that my Flexaret had stopped working and my Pentacon Six TL had film advance issues. The bad news … Continued
New Library
Last month, I posted some pictures of the construction of the new Charles Library at Temple University and the closing of Samuel Paley Library. Staff moved into the new library the second to last week of August with the building … Continued
Pentacon Six Issues
About a year ago, I bought a Flexaret Automat twin lens reflex camera. I had wanted a medium format camera other than my Diana F+ and had been curious about TLR cameras for a while. I had a bit of … Continued
Libraries Old and New
I have been working at Temple University Libraries for nearly a year. One of the appeals of the position when I interviewed late spring of 2018 was the fact that they were in the process of building a new library. … Continued