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National Biplane Lady Day
Which of these two is more ridiculous: “Film Photography Day” or “National Biplane Lady Day?” In this article I present the arguments. You make the decision.
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Sigma vs. Nerd (Part 1: Sensor School)
Many people love cameras because they love gizmos, gadgets and technology. My love for cameras is more of an adjunct to my true love — photography. But that doesn’t preclude me from occasionally going full-on camera nerd — particularly when it comes to something like Sigma’s Foveon sensor, which has the theoretical potential to transform my…
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Fractured
I can no longer deny my propensity for “fractured photography.” Now I just need to figure out what, exactly, that means.
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Making Contact
One man’s toy is another man’s tool — at least that seems to be the case with my adaptation of the toy-like, budget-friendly Lomography Smartphone Scanner, which I’ve found to be the quickest way yet to create digital contact sheets from my 35mm negatives. What’s that? You say you don’t need no stinkin’ contact sheets…
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A Fetishist’s Guide to the Monochrom (Part 3)
In this, the third and final installment in my three part discussion of the Leica M Monochrom, I wrap up my review of the camera’s imaging characteristics, then dive deeply into the psychological aspects of the camera.
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A Fetishist’s Guide to the Monochrom (Part 2)
In this, the second of my three part discussion of the Leica M Monochrom, I take a good long look at the camera’s various imaging characteristics, including tonality and “filmishness” — whatever that means.
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A Fetishist’s Guide to the Monochrom (Part 1)
3 installments! 4 dozen images! 10,000 words! And enough photographic fetishes to qualify as camera porn! In this, part one of my three part discussion of the Leica M Monochrom, I discuss the kinkier mechanical aspects of the camera.
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ePub-a-Dub-Dub
In this article, I offer the generous gift of a stand-alone ePub version of my 10,000 word Leica M Monochrom review, “A Fetishist’s Guide to the Monochrom.” In exchange, I ask only that you read my bellyaching about how annoying it is to create such a thing.
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((P)re)incarnation
Reincarnation is a romantic notion, but no one ever bothers to consider the dark-side: What happens when your new life begins before you’ve achieved all the desires of your previous life? Fortunately, I’m here to tell you. Not only that, but I even manage to offer up a quasi-review of both the Leica IIIf and…
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Red v. Green
Red cameras are intriguing — not just for filmmakers, but for still photographers as well. But they’re also expensive. Even a complete “entry level” Red Scarlet system is likely to cost as much as a brand new fully-loaded compact automobile. Which is precisely why, when I set out to see how a Red camera might…
