Category: Analog Film

Analog Film, Digital Photography, Flash, Medium Format, People, Portraits, Workshops

Portrait Workshops

In 2020, I tried something new, and a bit outside what I considered my comfort zone. In November of 2019, Scott Detweiler gave a presentation to the Lake County Camera Club, entitled Fine Art / Portraiture. I was immediately struck by Scott’s photographic perspective and artistic vision, and also by his approach to post-processing that distinguishes his images with a signature look and feel. You … Continue reading Portrait Workshops

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Analog Film, Darkroom, Digital Photography, Macro, Medium Format, Scanning Film, Software, Uncategorized

Film Digitizing Gotcha!

As my earlier posts have noted, I have been exploring various options to digitize my film negatives and slides.  I have an Epson V700 flatbed scanner, a Plustek Opticfilm 120 scanner, and have also tried scanning using a Fuji XT-1 APS-C (16 MP) digital mirrorless camera with both a Leitz BEOON copy stand, and more recently, using a Minolta Copy Stand II.  The scan quality … Continue reading Film Digitizing Gotcha!

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Analog Film, Digital Photography, Medium Format, Nautical, Night Photography, Street

Ships and Trains at Night, and Film Reciprocity Failure

Tall Ships America’s Challenge Race Series returned to the Great Lakes, and Kenosha, Wisconsin acted as a host city for the weekend of 1-4 August 2019.  Seven sailing vessels participated in the events, which included the Parade of Sail on 1 August, with all seven ships arriving in port under sail. The headliner ship was the Niagara, an accurate reproduction of Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry’s … Continue reading Ships and Trains at Night, and Film Reciprocity Failure

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Analog Film

Film Photography – What It Isn’t & What It Is

In June 2018, along with fellow member Steven Tontic, I gave a presentation on film photography to the Lake County Camera Club (LCCC) .  My portion of the presentation covered what film photography is and what it isn’t, while Steven addressed photography lessons learned by shooting film versus digital. It was not intended to engage in the debate of the supposed superiority of film or … Continue reading Film Photography – What It Isn’t & What It Is

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Analog Film, Darkroom, Landscapes, Large Format, Medium Format, Workshops

The Art of Black & White Photography – Workshop Review

A week ago, I returned from Montana where I had attended a black & white photography workshop, “The Art of Black & White Photography,” June 9-14, sponsored by Photographer’s Formulary, in Condon, Montana, and taught by Nathan McCreery. Nathan has been a professional photographer since his college days, with work encompassing wedding, portrait, commercial and product photography; he is primarily focused today on fine art … Continue reading The Art of Black & White Photography – Workshop Review

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Analog Film, Darkroom, Large Format, Medium Format

Do Analog Photographers Dream of Celluloid Sheep?

There has been a lot of movement in my photography pursuits over the past several months; I hesitate to call it progress too quickly where it may be just manifestations of G.A.S. (gear acquisition syndrome).  Nonetheless, I have made several acquisitions in support of furthering my wet darkroom capabilities, expanding my digital scanning capabilities, and may have fallen down the analog rangefinder rabbit hole.  This … Continue reading Do Analog Photographers Dream of Celluloid Sheep?

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