Exploring Creativity Later in Life
Around this time last year, I posted my favorite photos up to that point in 2020. At the end of the year, I posted my favorite photos from the rest of the year. As I mentioned in those other posts, … Continued
Over time, I certainly have used the same kind of film in different cameras, but I had never intentionally put the same film in different cameras at the same time. I had a couple rolls of Kodak Portra 400, and … Continued
As I mentioned in my January 2021 Update, I bought 2 cameras to replace 2 that had stopped working. I bought a Flexaret VI to replace my Flexaret VII. However, it seems like the VII may, in fact, be functional. … Continued
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
I’ve been having an ongoing dilemma with my medium format cameras. The first film camera I bought in my adult life was a Diana F+ in February 2017, which, on hindsight, was a rather bizarre re-entry into film photography. It’s … Continued
I was quite pleased with the results of the first roll I had shot with my then recently purchased Minolta X-700 so I was eager to shoot a second roll. This time, I used the always reliable Kodak Portra 400. … Continued
Thankfully, our self-isolation hasn’t been so isolated that we haven’t been able to get out for the occasional walk. I had been out a few times with different film cameras and still had some undeveloped film from Before. I recently … Continued
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