Tag Archives: State College
Fear/Update Part II
I was looking through old scans and forgot about this one. I’m pretty sure I know who this truck belongs to, and this picture of this truck seems a fair reflection of his personality. “FYI- YASHICA CAMERA” arrived today, and … Continue reading
Filed under Black and White, Film, Self-Developed, Street Photography
Speed I
More toy cameras. I shot another roll of redscaled film last week with much better results. Wide angle lenses (even if they are plastic and attached to a $3 camera) ar great for close-up perspective-disorting shots. I like how huge … Continue reading
Filed under Color, Film, Street Photography
Intrusion
Am I lowering my standards? After my repeated CVS developing disasters (preceded by my CVS scanning disasters), I’ve finally given up on CVS One-Hour Photo Processing. There’s something so incredibly convenient about having your negatives developed while you wait (they … Continue reading
Filed under Color, Film, Street Photography
The Other Side II
Philosophy is important. A few weeks ago, I was perusing my local camera shop, which is one of the few local “mom and pop” stores I actually feel obligated to support. This is because they actually provide services, information, and … Continue reading
Filed under Black and White, Color, Film, Street Photography
Dinosaur II
Looks can be deceiving. The next Dinosaur in my series, actually photographed minutes after the first. I didn’t really have anything interesting to do with this one, however, until I created my cross process simulation, as seen on the redux … Continue reading
Filed under Digital, Street Photography, Uncategorized
Abstract II
Photography is disassembly. One of my favorite things about the infamous shower scene in Psycho is the way that Hitchcocks’ careful camera work literally cuts Janet Leigh (as Marion Crane) into pieces. The audience goes from visuals of the rising … Continue reading
Filed under Black and White, Film, Self-Developed, Street Photography
Abstract
Photography is about the gaze. The great thing about photography is that it allows one to enter another’s perspective. You or anyone else may have seen this completely differently. If I went back tomorrow, I probably would as well. That’s … Continue reading
Filed under Black and White, Film, Self-Developed, Street Photography
Dog
Photography is a learning experience. Can you tell what’s wrong with this image? Does the nose look a little funny? Sometimes it seems like the better you get one thing, the more likely you are to completely miss another. In … Continue reading
Filed under Black and White, Film, Self-Developed, Street Photography
Apple Wedges
Photography is back online. Basically, the reason I haven’t been posting my photographs is that I myself have had no access to them. I tried shooting digital for a while (the previous three entries), but it wasn’t inspiring. So instead, … Continue reading
Filed under Black and White, Film, Self-Developed, Street Photography
Lately Thomas
Here’s an interesting one (can you guess where?). This is an uncorrected scan of one of my negatives. To be fair, the swirls and nastiness are probably because they didn’t dry well. Next time I’m running film I’ll wash this … Continue reading
Filed under Black and White, Film, Self-Developed
