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  • Scary Stories to Tell in the Darkroom

    If you’re a millennial like me, you may have gone to at least one public school-sponsored book fair. That brief break from class (often the highlight of the day) let us browse new books and flip through Scholastic’s latest bestsellers. And if this sounds familiar, chances are you also remember the most disturbing title of…

  • Printing Better Looking Photos

    Quick question for you. Have your photos ever looked kinda dull and maybe lacked some depth when they’re printed? Maybe your edited image looks great on-screen- it has nice contrast, it pops, and seems to be perfectly exposed. But… then you printed it. Now, in your hand is a flat and lifeless version of your…

  • Upcycling Film Cameras

    I don’t know about you, but shooting film gets me feeling kinda crafty. Maybe it’s the fact that we constantly have to be hands-on, tweaking and nursing antiquated pieces of equipment just to keep everything running. These testy little machines usually require a bit of extra love and some elbow grease if you want it…

  • I murdered some 120 film

    This past weekend, I spent most of my free time completely butchering a roll of Portra 800. It wasn’t necessarily meant to be a hack job, but also… it kinda was. I regularly rip down fresh 120 film to shoot and reload in my 110 cameras. Pretty standard stuff so far. Well, how cool would…

  • I keep crawling back to the Ricoh.

    The Ricoh R1s. I’ve had a kind of love/hate relationship with this camera for the past few years. It’s 30mm prime lens just doesn’t fit with the way I usually prefer to shoot- neatly isolating subjects and separating details from a scene. Oh no, the R1s is wide, and it says a lot in each…

  • How to Shoot Film Photos in the Snow

    Snow. It’s fluffy, fun, and everybody’s favorite projectile object. However, if you’ve ever tried photographing snowy scenes, you know that it can sometimes be a challenge. In this article, I want to share a few things I try to keep in mind when I’m taking pictures in a winter wonderland. It’s all about that metering…

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