Tracing Exercise in Procreate
I got it into my head that I wanted to draw one of my photos. I recently posted my Top Nine Instagram Photos of 2019, one of which was a black and white photo of an old Pontiac. I really … Continued
2019 Update and 2020 Goals
2018 was a rough year. My mom passed away at the end of 2017, and, in addition to managing the emotional fallout, we had to deal with selling her house which occupied a large part of the first half of … Continued
December 2019 Update
After a couple of rough Decembers, this year was the more typical fun and busy month. We celebrated Holly’s birthday in what has become a tradition for us: in addition to going out to a nice dinner, we also cook … Continued
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