The Gift of Meeting People, The Gift of Photography

Like I said a couple posts ago, the more you go out, the more people you meet. This time I went out to McIntosh Lake with a roll of Ilford HP5 in a Rolleiflex 3.5F to see who I'd find. I always start on the promenade--that's what I call the sidewalk that wraps around the...

My Satisfaction = Photographing Folks Where I Find Them

A photographer friend recently sent me a video link to a talk by a photographer named Adrian discussing photography and his expectation to fail, concluding disappointment was just a part of the process. In the notes of the video titled, The Curse of the Photographer, he wrote, "Photographers might be destined to permanently feel dissatisfied....

Film is For The Choice Few — Sorry Mr. Bardem

The Photo Game has been pushing all of its participants, myself included, to make work we normally would not. Photos of people by people who usually never make photographs with people in them, and still life photos by people who never usually make photographs of without people. So, it's inspiring our creativity. Our chance to...

What To Do With Old Cameras and Darkroom Gear?

I’m a professional photographer in Colorado and I often get asked where to take old cameras and darkroom equipment to get rid of them. Many people used to build darkrooms at home for printing their photographs. In the age of film photography, making negatives and printing photographs was king. But with digital and now phone...

Saturday Photography & Street Portrait Workshops in Colorado in 2022

From time to time, I have photographers asking about scheduling street photography workshops, to make both candid street photographs as well as street portraits. I enjoy making both, and often shoot on both digital mediums as well as 35mm, medium format and large format film. 35mm film street portrait in Boulder. I also am one...

I Could Make Do With One Camera

It might make my photographic life simpler. But which one? If I had to choose one, and only one, it'd be the Rolleiflex 3.5F. It does one thing well. It has a sharp lens and a large negative. Ilford HP5+ or Portra 400 for film. It's not 4x5 large. But it's a good size, 6x6cm,...

One Leica M2, One Rolleiflex 3.5F, One 5×7 LF Camera — That’s All I Need!

And this Nikon FM2. And this Polaroid SX-70. That's all I need. I don't need anything else. Except this Wista DX 4x5. A Leica M2, a Rolleiflex 3.5F, a 5x7 LF Camera, the Nikon FM2 and the Polaroid SX-70 and Wista DX. That's all I need. I don't need anything else. Except this Nikon S4....

My Favorite Photograph to Make…

There's an old line in photography that, "My favorite photograph to make is the next one." But it's so true. I sometimes think life would be easier if I were into watching TV and sports, but I'm not. I have an insatiable need to create. I do that with photographs and writing. I also write...

Collecting Family, Friends & People I Meet

Sometimes people see me carrying a film camera wherever I go, sometimes a Leica or Nikon rangefinder, sometimes a Rolleiflex twin lens reflex, and ask me what do I photograph. I explain it's not what, it's who. Who do I photograph? Well, the answer to their question is everyone. My family, sure. Friends, yep. People...

A Couple 6×6 Portraits and Some Documentary Photographs

It's always a treat to take out the Rolleiflex. You never know who'll you'll meet with it, and you always get to interact with people who are enamored by the camera and thus willing to pose for you. I'd written in the past about how the camera you're using will dictate the photos that you'll...