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
As I mentioned in my December 2020 Update, Holly gave me a light box for Christmas. It wasn’t something I was thinking about getting, but now that I have it and have used it a few times, I can say … Continued
I’m still getting caught up with my 2020 film photos. In October and November, I shot a roll of Arista EDU Ultra 400 Black and White film with my Minolta XE. Apparently, the Arista is repackaged Fomapan Action 400 which … Continued
When we started out self-isolation due to the pandemic and before I realized that we wouldn’t be as isolated as I initially thought, I tried to think of photography projects I could do inside. Since I have shot macro photography … Continued
I recently had two rolls of film developed which didn’t turn our as well as I hoped. I shot the first roll with my Minolta XE which is usually quite reliable. I used Rollei Superpan 200. I’ve had a lot … 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
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
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
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
Since I once lived in the southwest and have spent a great deal of time on the west coast, I have difficulty recalling there was a time not so long ago (relatively speaking) that anything west of the Mississippi was … Continued