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The Positive of Being Negative
Lately, I’ve been thinking about negatives. This might seem curious since I rarely shoot film anymore. So why am I thinking about negatives? Because I’m thinking of them in the stylistic sense, rather than the traditional. Specifically, I’ve been thinking about creating the opposite of an image — inverting every decision I made in the…
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Construction Site
The 2010 Winter Olympics are just over 10 months away, and construction projects continue to disfigure and disrupt this beautiful city as if Mothra and Godzilla had chosen to wage a street hockey battle in our little metropolis. Alas, in spite of the poetic imagery inherent in these words, this is really just an article…
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The Freedom of Free
I’m sure my accountant would argue that there’s nothing good about volunteering for a free photography assignment. And, should one wish to pay for such mundane things as rent and food, she would be right. But for me, both rent and food rank slightly below coffee on my list of life’s essentials. So when my…
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Like a Leica (Addendum)
A month after publishing my impressions of the Panasonic DMC-G1 and its ability to adapt M-series lenses, I revisited some of the issues in this article. Paramount among them was a manufacturing issue with the original Novoflex M-to-MFT adapter, which caused many of the focussing problems discussed in earlier articles.
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Tempted by Texture
To many photographers, photographic artifacts such as grain, grit, softness, and noise are about as welcome as a rabid Rottweiler. To me, they add texture and intrigue to an image. This article discusses how, after spending several years seeking images of the highest fidelity, I’ve come full circle and, again, embrace the “texture.”
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Termino Morbus
After a week of malady compounded further by the medicine meant to combat it, I finally felt like venturing out of the condo yesterday. Well, maybe I didn’t exactly feel like it, but I was beginning to suffer from an opportunistic affliction known as termino morbus. Don’t worry, it sounds worse than it actually is.…
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For Dan
My good friend, Dan Timis, passed away yesterday. I was fortunate enough to have worked with Dan on two separate occasions over the last twenty years — at both Opcode Systems and at Muse Research. Dan was a brilliant digital audio programmer, and a very clever fellow. He could see a solution to a problem…
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Signs and Times
Sometimes a walk is just a walk. Other times (particularly those when you carry a camera), it’s a metaphor for everything from the latest financial meltdown to a miserable Vancouver Canucks losing streak.
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Like a Leica (Part 5)
My discussion of the Panasonic DMC-G1 was originally a four part review. But the fourth post was so long that some people had trouble downloading it. So, I’ve split Part 4 in half, creating this new “Part 5.” It contains my conclusions about the G1’s “street” shooting abilities and a (scant) few images.
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Like a Leica (Part 4)
The nitty gritty. The dirt. The details. Everything you want to know about using the Panasonic Micro Four Thirds DMC-G1 as a “street” camera in a single post… well, OK, “two” posts. The article was so long, it got sectioned into a separate Part 5. Dive in. Enjoy.
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Like a Leica (Part 3)
After rejecting an SLR, a portable “enthusiast” camera, and a rangefinder film camera, I’m left with only one alternative — micro four thirds. In this article, I discuss the allure of the MFT format and my decision to go there.
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Like a Leica (Part 2)
In this article, I discuss why a rangefinder is ideal for street shooting and, as such, why a street photographer might actually consider a return to film.
