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
April 2019 Update
April was a bit of a busy month. One weekend, an old friend, who I’ve known since grade school, was in town, and we got to spend some time together. He had seen my posts on Instagram of pictures I … Continued
New Lens Old Camera
One of the reasons I decided on getting a Canon EOS 5D Mark IV was because I already had two Canon cameras: a Canon EOS Rebel T3 and a Canon EOS Rebel 2000. I figured there would be less of a learning curve … Continued
Scanning Developed Negatives
When I started shooting film a little over a year ago, I needed to find somewhere to get it developed. Luckily, I live in a big city and found a local photo place located between where I live and where … Continued
Photos from Chestnut Hill
When I lived in Philadelphia previously, I spent a fair amount of time in the Chestnut Hill section of the city. However, since moving back, I have been there only a couple of times despite it being a fairly easy … Continued
Out of Town Guests
We’ve been fortunate over the past month or so to have had a few people visiting from out of town. One of Holly’s friends and one mutual friend were in Philadelphia for conferences. A friend of ours from my Vegas … Continued
New Schuylkill Banks Addition
One of the things we love about where we live is that our apartment is just a few blocks away from the Schuylkill River. When we worked together at Drexel University, we really enjoyed crossing the river on the way … Continued
Library of Congress Visit
As I mentioned in my 2018 Washington DC Trip post, Holly and I had gone to the Library of Congress one evening for an event related to the conference she was attending. I had just loaded new film (Ilford HP … Continued
Final 2017 Photos
Back in January, I posted some of my film photos from 2017 which had taken me a while to get developed. At that time, I still had a partially shot roll of Kodak Professional Tri-X 400 Black and White in my Canon … Continued
William Howard Taft Bridge
As I mentioned in my Washington DC post, I traveled with only my film cameras (my Canon Rebel EOS 2000 and my Diana F+) and, of course, my phone camera. One of the more photogenic sights was the William Howard Taft Bridge which … Continued