• The Canon FD 24mm

    The Canon FD 24mm

    I mentioned in my post on the test shoot that I ran into issues with the Canon FD while shooting. The issues I ran into were twofold. One, despite my light meter readings, everything was way over exposed. And two, focusing was more difficult, I felt, than it should’ve been. After a few shots during…

  • The Test Shoot

    The Test Shoot

    Had a shoot with Reese last Saturday specifically to test out new equipment and, more importantly, to test out changes to my workflow. Definitely time well spent. Learned a lot and, as an added bonus, Reese and I ended up with a number of shots both of us found exceedingly satisfactory. As far as the…

  • The Lunchbox Camera Case

    The Lunchbox Camera Case

    I just built myself a custom lunchbox camera case for a fraction of the cost of what I would pay someone else to do it. And then I built a second one. And I did it with vintage lunchboxes. Could not be more pleased with the results. These are exactly what I’ve wanted for years.…

  • Lenses, Swirly Swirls, and a World of Green

    Lenses, Swirly Swirls, and a World of Green

    Sometime, I don’t know, maybe two months ago now(?), I contacted someone I’ve worked with previously about a concept shoot I had in mind. So we started planning. And I’m getting super, super stoked about what’s going down. And then I said, hold up, let’s wait until I get these new lenses in. So they’re…

  • Shooting with Vintage Lenses

    Shooting with Vintage Lenses

    Two of the three vintage lenses I’ve ordered have arrived along with two focal reducers to match their mounts. The first lens to arrive was a Pentax 35mm f3.5 with M42 mount. I have a straight M42 to X-mount adapter from Urth that I’ll probably keep on it, making the effective focal length ~52m on…

  • The New Era

    The New Era

    I’ve mentioned previously that my headspace has been shifting with regards to photography. Sort of an overall shift, from what I want to shoot to how I want to shoot. Even to why I want to shoot. Today marks the beginning of the new era. I tend to look at my years in photography in…