While there is nothing artistically compelling about this, it is one of freakin' best sets on flickr. I want in on the Pizza Super Bowl. —David (Flickr Member) Every Friday at Pop Cinema Studio we'd gather at 2pm in the kitchen area. It was known as Pop Pizza Friday. Each week I documented the delicious event. As it turns out, Pizza Friday became the test ground for so ... [Read More]
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Old Film Project on Flickr.com / Some favorites from 2009
When Flickr member Daniel Whitman found 400 rolls of dated black & white film he decided to start a community group called “Old Film Project” and give the film away! Flickr members from around the world joined the group and received 8 rolls of the old film free of charge - under the condition that they will shoot the film as part of groups projects and themes. The film used ... [Read More]
Thank You 2009
After spending years running my studio and producing low-budget feature films I returned to "hands-on" shooting in 2009. It was a slow start but within a few months I was confident enough to launch this blog and in October start The Film Photography Podcast (Internet Radio Show). The purpose? To spread the word about the joy of film photography to anyone who is interested. To teach and share my ... [Read More]
LANCE in BELGIUM leaves POLARID photos BEHIND everywhere HE goes
Lance is a photojournalist and member of my Film Photography Podcast Flickr Group. Lance shoots Polaroid film, labels the image and leaves it behind for others to find. Lance calls it “picturecrossing” and has a website devoted to the art. “Each of them is a one-of-a-kind piece of artwork.” Indeed. Lance on Flickr ... [Read More]
Midnight Creeps at Yule Time
When I showed up on December 4th to shoot Violent Hearts at the Loop Lounge in New Jersey USA, I was happy to find that a second band was playing – Rhode Island’s Midnight Creeps. According to the bands MySpace page they’re “Straight out of the bowels of Creepsville USA armed with sleazy tales of sin, sex, and destitution. The Midnight Creeps bring the danger back to rocknroll! Consisting of ... [Read More]
Making Photography Liquid – Shooting VIOLENT HEARTS
When I ventured out on December 4th to shoot stills of Violent Hearts performing at the Loop Lounge, I hastily packed a tiny bag. Inside, all analog photo gear including my ’73 Canon FTb, 50mm f1.4 lens, small strobe and few rolls of Kodachrome 64 film. I threw in an extra FTb body (just in case). Pals William Hellfire and Erin Russ gave me a lift, giving me about 20 minutes to figure out ... [Read More]