Legacy Portraits on Film and Inspiring Photo Essays
It seems you can't turn on a news program or read a newspaper without getting another story about A.I. How it's the greatest thing, the best thing, the smartest thing, the worst thing, the most dangerous thing, and every other variation. I'm all for technological improvements but it seems we as a society don't know... Continue Reading →
If a roll of film goes up by a dollar, it's still worth it. Yes, I saw the news--Ilford announced a 15% price hike starting August 15. That's the state of the international economy, a world full of supply shortages and the cost of making the best film on the planet. We need to support... Continue Reading →
Like vinyl records versus digital CDs. Tube versus solid-state guitar amplifiers. Home-cooked meals versus microwaved. Hand-written (or typed) greeting cards versus emails. Film versus digital photography. Traditional photographic prints versus NFTs. I'm in the tangible art business!~Kenneth Wajda I make film portraits using 20th-century techniques and cameras and print in a traditional darkroom. For those... Continue Reading →
Besides misinformation filling our airwaves, there are fake things filling our world nowadays. I was walking through a Costco today and I saw a box with ten "candles" for sale for $24.99 only they weren't really candles, they were battery-operated flameless candles supposed to look like real candles. They come complete with a wireless remote... Continue Reading →
We are really living in it, a new golden age of analog photography. Sometimes we can't see something while we're in it. You can either be in the mountains, or off the mountains looking at them--they're impossible to see while you're in them. But there couldn't be a better time to be an analog photographer.... Continue Reading →
I was reading quotes from famous artists, and one of them said something to the effect: "When I go to the canvas with a preconceived idea, those are usually not as good as the ones where I go with no idea what I will paint, and just paint." Effectively, going to the sandbox to play. ... Continue Reading →
I asked my Father today if he remembered life before television. He said he did, and it was a world where a lot of people read books and newspapers, played games and got together with friends and a barrel of beer. The reason I asked is because I realize that since the invention of TV,... Continue Reading →
LA Friends: I have a photograph in the Lucie Foundation Analogue Project with a gallery opening Thursday April 11, 6-9pm at ROW DTLA. It'd be great to see you there. http://www.monthofphotography.com/events-2019/analogue
Unless they can see the difference. Many people cannot see the difference. So, many people don't care what camera you use. The camera doesn't define you, or make your work. You do! You define your work. Here's proof. This photographer shot 100 different cameras, and yet the work all looks similar. Because it's not the... Continue Reading →
PORTRAITS ON FILM - What's the difference? I am proud to be known as a Film Photographer. It's my passion and what sets me apart from most photographers. Why use film when digital is so much easier? Who said art has to be easy? And why is easy better? IT'S ABOUT MAGIC I shoot film... Continue Reading →
6x6 Portraits | Kenneth Wajda 