Revival

Since school is starting once again, I suppose I’ll start writing here once again.
This photo is something I keep looking back at. I consider it one of my few success from this summer, not only because of the photo itself, but also the manner through which it was taken. It was one of those rare [...]

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It’s just paper, scissors, stone.

The summer transfer program here at RIT has been one of the most fulfilling experiences I’ve had in my entire student life, regardless of academic concentration. For once, I feel like my growth as a student is a direct result of my school work. I am producing something alongside my learning, as well: something I [...]

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I’ve kinda halted posting photos up here and on my Flickr a little bit ago. I’m still shooting and developing, but I’ve gotten terribly bored of tracking all my posts and comments on Flickr. Web2.0 has brought out both the bad and good in just about everybody with access to the internet. People have turned [...]

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What? Coffee developer?

My Flickr “pro” account expired today. I will mourn its departure for seven days now, Jewish style. I’m taking donations for a new one.
I’ve been doing a little exploration in terms of photography this past week. I dug up a red filter in my dad’s old camera bags the other day, so I decided to [...]

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I guess $4 for a roll of 120 versus $15,000 for a digital back is the biggest reason…

I’ve been shooting digitally for a few months now, and in spite of the tone of the following, a digital SLR was probably one of the best investments I’ve ever made. I made the purchase during a time when I didn’t have access to a means to develop film at a reasonable price, and that [...]

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Five days in the making…

It’s taken me a while to publish this.
The Watchmen movie definitely left a lasting impression. Going into it as one of those jackasses who has read the graphic novel (twice now), I faced it with high hopes, but low expectations. Hours after it ended, I’m still giddy over how meticulously detailed it was, and how unbelievably [...]

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More of the same

I’m kinda running out of subject matter within walking distance here around the outskirts of Hemet. Luckily, there’s been talk amongst a few of my friends about a trip to Simpson Park next week.
I hadn’t realized that I haven’t experienced “normal” Hemet weather since I moved back here, ’till now. Now that the rain’s gone, [...]

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I’ll post three

…because I don’t really have anything to say.
Processing color film was interesting, to say the least. I’ll say that I now have a hightened sense of space and positioning, after stumbling around between the enlarger and processor. Color balancing has to have been one of the most frustrating experiences I’ve ever endured, but I quickly [...]

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Hasselblad, will you be my Valentine?

I’ve said this before, and I’ll say it again. If the Hasselblad were a woman, and I weren’t a coward, I’d totally hit that.
Seriously though. I don’t know what the hell people were shooting ’scapes with before these things were explosively thrust out of Victor Hasselblad AB’s womb. I’ve honestly found it difficult to go [...]

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Silver Halides, Paranoia, and DnD

I think this is my first post since moving back to the homestead; I actually had a draft prepared a couple of days ago, but I scrapped it once I started scanning more film stuff in. I’ve been in this weird “I’m going to shoot exclusively film” phase for the past few weeks. I suppose [...]

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