Midnight In A Perfect World
It’s a strange thing to lay witness to a dead city. Theyr’e the last of us. 📷: 24-70mm 2.8 L
LEARNING THE CAMERA: The Details of the Lens
For those of you who only recently joined our group shutterbugs, I have taken the liberty of expanding the old camera basics post with a newly-expanded handout dealing with the basics of the camera lens; another handout detailing the use of the camera shutter will be coming soon. This is quite a long handout topping…
BASICS OF THE CAMERA: Choose a Camera & Film
10 students in class today and each got a camera while we took a quick stroll through the campus to start shooting our first roll of film. I don’t care how good the shots are for right now, I just want you guys to get familiar with the camera. Creativity will come later. One cannot…
INTRODUCTION to Black & White Photography
This class will be a basic guide to black-and-white photography, covering all the points taught in a typical introductory class. We will start at the beginning, assuming you know little or nothing about photography, and we will go through using your camera, developing film, and making and finishing prints. Although there is much to learn,…
Supplies
“A discovery is said to be an accident meeting a prepared mind.” -Albert Szent-Gyorgyi I got my invoice for the order I made earlier from Mike’ Quality Camera: Purchase order will (hopefully) be submitted on Monday and we can pick up our materials as soon as they clear the check. I am still good on…
“They all need homes! <3"
This is the camera inventory I stumbled upon inside the camera cabinet. They’re all film cameras but some aren’t in the best condition. Old cameras (pictured above) these will probably be used for students who feel like getting extra creative after they learn the basics: Two Minolta XG-1 cameras One Canon FTb (needs to be…
I am so proud of how well she maintained this!
I met with Michael from Mike’s Quality Camera and Mr. Boucher in the darkroom today. I learned a great deal about how well-maintained the equipment that was left behind was and some basic pointers about the flow of the darkroom. All the enlargers were in pieces but they were covered in plastic bags and basically…
Delayed Inventory
I had to reschedule my inventory-listing meeting with Mr. Boucher today because I will start riding my Bianchi to work today. I am sick of sinking money into my car and have made it a point to lose as much weight as possible by next year. So I have come to the conclusion that there…
“And they sailed the seas on a sieve”
My Photoshop class is basically a bust. I’m starting to think that maybe our students aren’t as easily persuaded by cheap Adobe tricks. I spoke to Jeff (our principal) today and I asked him what he would think about letting me use the same room I’m currently in with the darkroom and wet lab. He…