Three minutes feels like a long time when you are watching the second hand on your watch. Two and a half minutes is the point where one begins to appreciate silence. Or if not appreciate it, then at least to acknowledge that it exists. The camera isn't moving. I'm not composing. Time just has to walk forward without my assistance. The film needs just a few more seconds to soak in the light. I hope I managed to record the swaying of that tree just ahead.
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World Pinhole Photography Day
I realize I am incredibly late to the party posting about World Pinhole Photography day several weeks after the fact but I just now got around to developing the film I worked with that day.
Read MoreZero Image Pinhole: Dark Trees
For my first published image of 2018 I was pretty determined to make it a pinhole photograph. I thought it would be appropriate to think simple, get back to basics, and just focus for a moment and the simplest, and in a way, most challenging form of photography there is.
Read More8x10 Pinhole Negative
I've been scanning some old negatives this afternoon, mostly big giant 8x10 negatives made with a pinhole camera.
Read MoreElation and Frustration
I absolutely love working with 8 x 10 film. I love the way the photographer needs to take his time and really think about making a single shot count.
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