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Pondering Digital: Ricoh GRX vs. Olympus EP-1 Pen

Posted on January 18, 2010 | 9 Comments
First let me be clear: I love film and have no plans to cease using film until the last frame of the last roll on Earth has been exposed. I enjoy the 100% hands-on nature of it, the texture of it, and the fact that...
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I Should Have Invested in Polaroid

Posted on June 28, 2009 | 6 Comments
Now I know what you’re thinking: Didn’t Polaroid go under some time back? Well, yes…but that’s not exactly what I mean. Perhaps I should be more explicit: I should have invested in Polaroid film. Let me start from the beginning. A few weeks ago there...
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POTD – Late Afternoon Long Light

Posted on May 14, 2009 | No Comments
Long light makes for Long shadows.
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Same Person, Different Perspectives

Posted on April 9, 2009 | 4 Comments
Perspective, in terms of photography, is the spacial relationship between the lens and subject. Put simply, it is “Where is the camera?” versus “Where is the subject?”. Although technicaly focal length is not part of photographic perspective, many people will lump it into the definition...
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Popular Opinion Does NOT EQUAL TRUTH!

Posted on December 27, 2008 | 6 Comments
So I’m a little frustrated, and I’ll explain that in a second. First, some things that you know are true but really aren’t. Popular Opinion: The death penalty reduces violent crime. Truth: States that enforce the death penalty have the same average violent crime rate...
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I Have Way Too Many Film Tanks

Posted on November 22, 2008 | 3 Comments
So I finally recieved my Patterson 5-roll tank in the post last week. While putting it away I realized that I have way too many processing tanks. Check this out. In case you’re wondering, I have 6 plastic and 5 steel spools…and Patterson makes...
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