Exploring Creativity Later in Life
Back in July, I posted my favorite photos from the first half of the year. Now that it’s 2021, it’s about time to post my favorites from the second half of the year. As I mentioned in my July post, … Continued
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
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
I have some mixed feelings regarding the films I have received monthly from the Casual Photophile Film Club. Joining the film club is more expensive than buying film so the benefit is getting to try films I might otherwise not try. … Continued
Prior to this latest outing, I had shot with my Minolta Hi-Matic 11 only twice since getting it back in October. I really enjoyed using the Hi-Matic those first couple of times. It’s my only rangefinder so it’s a different … Continued
At the beginning of each month, I do 2 things with my photos. First, I create an archival (tiff) backup, and, second, I go through and rate my favorites. I don’t have any real criteria for selecting favorites, just whatever … Continued
As I mentioned in my January 2020 Update, I had gone out one afternoon with the intention of finishing rolls in my Minolta Hi-Matic 11 and in my Canon AE-1. I successfully finished the roll in the Minolta (and included … Continued
Part of shooting film is the lag time between finishing a roll and getting it developed. I recently got three of my remaining 2019 rolls developed and want to highlight two of them here. The third roll is something different, … Continued
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
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