Byegone — Volcano Choir
So good, it hurts.
Month: January 2014
Almost his first birthday. He’s getting big.
Do you have any advice for someone just starting to work with film I have a semi old Nikon 6006 and a Nikon 28-80 or 85 lense with a macro setting also I have an aspherical lense almost identical oh also I shoot mostly black and white because I can develop it and make prints at my high school. Any advice you can give me would be great thanks so much
I am not an expert with film by any means. But I’m loving the whole experience from buying the film, loading it, finding light, setting the proper exposure, making photographs and then waiting to see the prints from the lab. The whole thing is wonderful and so different from digital.
Awhile back my friend Josh recommended the book Film Is Not Dead. It’s great.
YES. BEN KWELLER IS SO GOOD AND I TOTALLY FORGOT ABOUT HIS AMAZING MUSIC THAT GOT ME THROUGH HS. bless your soul.
Ben is awesome. Amazing artist and a wonderful guy too!
Out with Sam and enjoying the early sunshine.
We came back home last night. Everyone is sleeping in our house since their bodies are still on mountain standard time.
I’m enjoying an espresso and thinking about our trip.
This was one of my favorite mornings on the mountain. We took the tram to the top and found some great sun and snow.
(As they say, the best camera is the one you have with you. On this morning I decided to only bring the iPhone)
The perfect camera bag(s)
I had previously been searching high and low for the perfect camera bag.
But I reached the conclusion that it doesn’t exist, nor should it.
Actually I often won’t even use a bag even though my Leica M goes with me everywhere. I sling it across my neck/shoulder messenger style and its there when I need it.
But there are times I want one because I need to carry more things than the camera alone.
So instead of a single bag, I now have three bags that I’m quite pleased with.
1. Day bag. My typical day bag when I’m running around the city or with the kids is the Filson Small Field bag. Love the look and material. It just feels great. In this bag I carry my camera, sometimes an extra lens, a ND filter, field notepad, a pen, sunglasses, iphone charger and a mophie juicepack. (It doesn’t have any padding so I use a Domke insert with the Leica M. I remove the insert when I carry the Hassy)
2. Carry bag. On long trips, I bring a few cameras. So I put the Filson in my suitcase and I put my laptop, cameras & accessories in my new Ona Camper Bay pack. Lauren bought it for me this past Christmas and I love it. On our recent family trip to Jackson Hole, I easily packed the following in my pack: a MacBook Pro, Hasselblad 503cw, Leica M, gorillapod, two lenses, two filters, 3 packs of film, lens cloth, field notes, spare batteries for the Leica, mophie juicepack, iphone charger, sunglasses and a kindle. I could have easily packed my dslr as well.
3. Active bag. The above bags are truly great but they won’t work as well for active sports like skiing or biking. So for this option I have a CamelBak Snoblast which is a simple, light, compact pack. I can fit my camera, nd filter, mophie juicepack and an energy bar and water. (I can’t imagine you can fit an SLR in this bag but I’ve never tried).
Hope this helps.
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