Exploring Creativity Later in Life
I am happy to report that my short story, A Telling Silence, is now live at The Penmen Review. This was, by far, the quickest turnaround from writing a story to publication. I finished the story at the end of … Continued
One area of photography I have been particularly interested in is macro photography. I have been deterred in pursuing this because macro lenses are prohibitively expensive. However, I recently came across a reference to a type of macro lens that … Continued
In addition to the film photos I took during our Washington DC trip, I also took a roll each with my Diana F+ and my Canon Rebel EOS 2000. With the Canon, I took a couple of pictures of all we … Continued
I titled this blog This Creative Midlife because I am approaching 50 and am looking to ensure that my remaining years are fulfilling ones. Recently, I have become more interested in a variety of creative activities and believe that creativity … Continued
My relationship with Washington, DC is much different than my relationship with New York City. As I wrote in a previous post, I have been to NYC only a few times and each of those visits was short. Only my … Continued
The Camera As I mentioned in an earlier post, I had bought a Lomography Diana F+ as a bit of an experiment to see how interested I was in using a film camera. After shooting three rolls of film with … Continued
Despite having lived in Philadelphia for 45 out of my 49 years, my travel to New York City, which is a mere 100 miles away, has been rather limited. When I lived out west, I routinely made the 280-mile trek … Continued
I had been out a couple of times with my Diana F+ camera that I bought earlier this year and had taken a couple rolls of color film. When I bought the camera, I bought a pack of 5 rolls … Continued
Several years ago, I wrote a post on my personal blog, Being and Formulating, about my “Modest Success” as a writer. It’s interesting looking back at that post and seeing what writing progress I have made since. At that time, … Continued
Shortly after we moved to Philadelphia in 2011, I purchased my first decent digital camera and have been enjoying learning digital photography ever since. However, I’ve been interested in getting back into film photography for a while, so I recently … Continued