Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008
Do you buy used photo and camera gear on eBay?
With talk of starting a new photo project in August (some great suggestions in Friday's comments) I've been thinking about what equipment to use for the project. For myself, I'm thinking film...35mm, 120 or 4"x5"? Hmmm, is there some new (used) ...
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Monday, July 7th, 2008
Process your own black and white film
Today's video is something really different, we'll take a break from lighting this week and get back at it next Monday. It's fun to change things up, it keeps things interesting and it seemed like this video could fill a need.
There are a ...
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Wednesday, May 21st, 2008
Today’s business talk is about the photo community, a constantly growing, shifting entity that has similarities to years ago and many differences. This has been on my mind recently as I’ve watched photo labs and camera stores disappear from the local landscape.
Twenty five years ago I worked in a downtown ...
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Monday, May 5th, 2008
This tutorial covers how to make a pinhole camera. Building a pinhole camera is one of the most satisfying projects I've undertaken as a photographer, because despite major technological advances in photography, I still enjoy getting back to the basics. If you haven't tried it before I hope you'll give ...
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Tuesday, April 8th, 2008
Did you start out shooting film or are you a digital kid? It was a different game back in the film days. Cameras went 'clunk' and you didn't know what you had until the prints (or negs) had been developed.
I still shoot film on occasion for personal work but it's ...
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