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]
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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]
Enjoying Photography—Can The Photo Cliché Be Avoided?
A year ago today, I was testing cameras, flashes and any “new” used equipment that I picked up on the e-bay. Properly exposed, nicely composed images were my goal. Lacking any real subject matter in order to test a camera, lens or film, I realize that I’ve shot a number of clichés. Not necessarily a bad thing…but clichés nevertheless. Here are some of my dreaded cliché ... [Read More]
Dwayne’s Photo – The World’s Last Kodachrome Developer
Dwayne’s photo, the last film Kodachrome film processor in the world, announced that they will continue to process Kodachrome film til December 31, 2010. NBC’s TODAY SHOW broadcast this report: I’ve been working on a number of new photography projects, most of which were shot on Kodak Kodachrome film this past month. I’ll post in a few days with details and images. I hope everyone had a ... [Read More]
Four Weeks of Camera Geekdom
The last few weeks have been great fun – experimenting with various vintage film cameras and film formats. So many possibilities…always satisfying. KODACHROME HEAVEN I’ve become a bit of a KodaKook when it comes to Kodachrome film. Since Kodak announced its discontinuation in June of this year, every photographer in the world that has been hoarding this unique film in their freezer (for 1 to 20 ... [Read More]