Ok, so I took a big risk to get the shot. Nothing more dangerous than a little kid with a hose. I thought it was a great opportunity with Courtney spraying the hose with the sun backlighting the water spray. She touched her fingers in the stream and sprayed herself with a little water. Of…
Nothing like a backyard pool on a hot summer day to get the fun going. Mmmmmm! Leica M6, 50mm Summilux, Tri-X
Certainly, they look like sisters, don’t they? But they are cousins. We sure have a heavy Nordic strain running through our family. This image is of Courtney and her cousin Charlotte from about 15 years ago. I’m fascinated by how we value family images over time. When I’m going through my family images just after taking them,…
I love it when friends come into town…. I get to abuse them. Brian stopped down from the north side to try out Orland’s finest cuisine. I love to get together and chat business and family. This time it was more about family, we have kids about the same age that getting back to school.…
No my kids didn’t go anywhere. I got my baby back from her second overhaul and I have to say that there is something really wonderful about shooting film with a completely manual camera. 27 years old and she works like she was new. I have to say that I do love the…
More playing with paper negs…. the texture in the photo is from the paper fibers in the negative. Still working on getting the wet plate going… its just taking time with the crazy summer schedule.
My brother-in-law, Jon, was in town a few weeks ago, and I asked if he would sit for a portrait with my big camera. He, honestly, didn’t have a choice if he wanted to get to the airport on time… I’m having fun with the slower pace that the large format requires to produce an…
I know that bragging that I’m going to Indy is not what most people would envy. But I’m excited as all get out!!!! I’m heading off to take a two-day workshop on Wet Plate Collodion Photography. This is a process that was developed by Frederick Scott Archer in 1851 and uses a glass or…
I thought I’d show off my bad boy…. both of them… I was able to slow Ry down enough to get a few images. I love the way the paper negative renders the skin texture. Its hard to see on the web but it has an incredible old time feel. I guess it goes with…
It’s kind of a joke that Elise and I tell when people ask how me met. We were introduced by a common friend, one Elise knew from high school in Florida and one I met when I was single and lived in the Chicago. Our mutual friend was trying to set us up on a…