Exploring Creativity Later in Life
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
It’s hard to believe that 2019 is half over. I had intended to post monthly updates but have fallen short of that goal. I hope this mid-year review will help kickstart better habits. 2018 was a rough year due to … Continued
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
It took a little while, but I finally got the last of my 2018 photos developed. The main reason for the delay was that I had some minor frustrations with my local photo lab. No major problems just occasional slow … Continued
I’ve been remiss in keeping up with this blog. I began a new job in September which sapped a lot of my attention and energy as I adjusted to my new life. But I’m starting to feel more settled and … Continued
As I mentioned in a previous post, I recently purchased a used Minolta XE and had rather mixed results with my initial roll of film. This camera is a bit more complicated than my other film cameras and has more … Continued