Photography has a way of engulfing a person to the point where one can be actually hypnotized and or disabled by the process itself! A camera can make you feel so good and yet "lack of experience" can reveal to the photographer that one has a long path to still explore! A Leica M6 has proven to me that photography is fun, and I have a long way to go! As I shoot a bit more with this camera, I feel like I am moving back in time! A camera like the M6 and any other camera that just takes you back to the basics, makes you a fuller person! I've heard things like a large format camera makes you think and compose and therefore a better photographer... Want to know something? It is true! A manual camera, no matter what format, allows you to be a more creative photographer! Megapixels, megapixels... Will a Cannon or Nikon Digital camera ever become a classic or a collectible?
Sunday, May 9, 2010
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Sunday, January 10, 2010
self portrait made of leaves
I've just started using my Mamiya 645 AF, and I realize I actually like it. It is a bulky camera created more for studio photography than for hand holding, but since I have a difficult time focusing manual cameras because of my bad eyesight, auto focus is rather exciting! Across 100 developed in Rodinal 1:50 for 10mins.
Monday, December 28, 2009
frame
This photo was taken with my Zeiss-Ikon "Box Tengor" made around 1931. This camera has apertures of f11-16-22 with selector for portrait, general, and landscape. It is a 6x9 Medium format using 120 film. The lens is a Goerz Frontar and as you can see it is very capable of taking really nice images! The shutter sticks a bit when the camera is not held upright or at odd angles but otherwise it is an excellent camera and very easily found on ebay for under $30.00.
wall
I walk around my place looking for interesting things to capture. I have been doing it for nearly three years. This wall is on the north side of the property and seemed like a great space to test my new Lubitel 166. This was the only good image from this roll and soon after the camera broke. This is after having it fixed because the focusing was off. I've since bought another 166 and love it just as much, although they it was not the 1980 Olympic version, as was the one used to capture this shot. Actually, I think the 166 U and B are much better models, because the film advance does not engage the shutter and this is what went wrong with my first Lubitel. The U and B require you to advance the film and cock the shutter independently. Either way, the lens on all these cameras are the same and capable of really nice images. They are also very cheap on Ebay, around $30.00.
hallway
Hallway at USC in Roski building. I think I will make it a point to take more photos at school during night time. Sometimes I feel odd setting up my camera and then taking the shot. I know I should not feel odd since it is a school and art, photography, and film students are all over the campus doing it. Classes begin January 11th, 2010. I am really excited to do some shooting.
chair
I used a Zeiss-Ikon "Box Tengor 54/2" from the 30s to capture this image. I like the 6x9 format in 120 film. I have been able to capture very interesting images with this camera and has become one of my favorites. This chair was sitting outside of the printmaking studio at USC where I teach beginning printmaking. My class is at night and it always gives me ample opportunities to photograph at night. I will add more from this camera soon.
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