Most people thought I was going to drop my Yashica TLR. I took this picture with the camera upside down. It's one advantage of a TLR, that and being able to see out of a trench.
Welcome to my film camera website. I am a librarian and I run a small photography program dedicated to reviving the joy in using film cameras. I buy and use film cameras for myself, but I also like to purchase and test cameras for use in my library. Not all cameras make the cut.
This website is different and this is how it works:
If you want to know where you can see my work go to the "Markets & Appearances" link. There you can see where I will be appearing next and how you can purchase my prints.
"Gear" will show you what I am using or what I have purchased.
My images are organized by camera, film, or process. You will see almost all of my images. There is no curation. This is not like a fine arts website. I am trying out different kits and stuff I find. I'm discovering that different cameras capture different images. I think that's really exciting. Many of these images are not processed. Go to the "Images" link to see these galleries or follow the link in each camera's description under "Gear."
My projects are more theme-based galleries. If I see a trend emerging, I'll throw the images from different cameras together. These images will get more processing. Go to the "Projects" link to see these galleries.
My portfolios are images organized for a specific purpose, such as a photography contest, a magazine submission, or an exhibition. Go to the "Portfolio" link to see these galleries.
I am doing this for fun and for education. I enjoy finding these old film cameras for cheap and seeing how they perform today. Often, I'll take a camera I've tested and put it into my library's collection for our members to borrow. That's really exciting.
I make a lot of mistakes, and as you click through you'll see. Very rarely do I not post an image. You'll also see different images of the same thing as I experiment with exposure, composition, etc. I am trying not to digitally process these images too much at first, leaving them as they are so I can see how I'm doing over time. If an image is really good but just needs a slight tweak, then I might adjust it a tad bit.
Sorry, I know it's confusing.
Finally, I also know that if you're here, most likely it's by mistake. I'm okay with that.