Dining In?
Austin, Texas
photography
Difficult to Tell
There is such a huge amount of brilliant photography coming from all corners of the world that when I glance through highlights on VSCO, flickr, or Instagram It has become difficult to tell the difference between photographers.
All The Things – 50 Foot Shadows
Agreed. There’s so much good stuff out there, it’s all blurring together. Great portraits, great landscape shots of the Pacific Northwest, great shots of guys with beards in flannel at a bonfire living out of their car.
Lately, I’ve started to follow more photographers focusing on unique portraits, conceptual work, and urban landscapes. For this year, I want to try to find photographers who are not from New York / Portland / SanFran / etc. How about some more Midwestern shooters, or folks from the south?
If you have any follow suggestions, let me know.
Some Clean Up
An abandoned house down the road from me. Seems like the (eventual) new owners will have some clean up to do.
Gwinn Tree Farm
Tree Canon
Load ’em up.
Ready for delivery.
Red and green.
Merry Christmas, everyone, from Gwinn’s Tree Farm in Horton, Michigan.
Burr’ed
Did some exploring yesterday, and got covered in burs. Even my camera strap was festooned with little scratchy hangers-on.
It wasn’t from this photo, but a good reminder.
True to Your Roots
However I have discovered over time– the best photographic opportunities are in your own backyard (neighborhood, city, community) and staying true to your roots is really important. There are tons of photographic opportunities waiting to be shot where you already live.
City-Side View
Austin, Texas
Imagine a place like this in Michigan: a patio on the 2nd floor of the hotel, exposed to the elements. Crazy.
But in Austin, it’s possible – and a great idea.
Summer Is Always Slipping Away
Even when you’re right there, right in the middle of it, summer is always slipping away.
Lake Michigan beach, paused thanks to a quick rain shower.
Canon Canonet QL17 G-III – Kodak Ektar 100
Magic
Some summer time plant life, taken with the Pentax K1000 and a lovely roll of Kodak Portra.
Magic.
Kodak Ektar 100
Had my first roll of Kodak Ektar 100 printed, and boy, talk about some touchy film.
Or I should say, touchy camera (my Canonet) and film combo. Lots of underexposures, crushed blacks, and double exposures (like the one above) in the roll.
It’s a bummer when the photos you’re looking forward to seeing come out botched. But that’s the magic of film, right?
