Cameras started out as black boxes – that’s what the name means. And, through all the innovation and improvement, that’s still what they are. There are a lot of automatic doodads [...]
Provia 400x I really love color reversal film. I can’t explain it. Maybe it’s the simple beauty of holding the developed film up to the light and seeing your picture there, clear [...]
The Tokina 11-16 has a great reputation as an affordable wide-angle lens – for the DX cameras. It doesn’t have the oomph to cover the whole FX image sensor with an image. I slapped [...]
I’m not sure how I feel about double exposures. Everyone loves a good party trick, but without a meaning, it’s just a party trick. Part of the problem is that digital editing programs [...]
So, a while back, a friend of mine mentioned that his grandfather had passed, and since his passing, his cameras had just sat on a shelf. Now, that right there is a recipe for a sad, lonely camera [...]
In April, Trey Ratcliff gave a tech talk at Google Tokyo, and it was enlightening, and not just because I learned that Trey believes in Hank Rollins’s theory of artist creation. It was [...]
Not strange… different.0
Japan’s a different place. A lot of times you stumble across something, and [...]
Fisheye Fun0
If you’re feeling like you need to get the Spike Jonze out of your system, [...]
New Playmates0
I hatched a last-minute plan, and ended up with three people over at the studio for [...]
Sera Goto knows Wine.0
I did some portraits recently for Sera Goto, a wine growing and wine education specialist [...]
Creepin’ round the Neighborhood0
Was on my way out the door the other day when I ran across this guy – significantly [...]
The Best Laid Plans0
Recently I got together with a group of enterprising individuals and we drove out [...]
So… is our hero successful?0
Most of the photography here is mine, or is from a class that I’ve taught. [...]
Putting down roots0
I remember the great old neon Dotonbori sign that’s been replaced with the [...]
Shinjuku Gyoen Macro-walk: Saturday, March 16th, 9am0
The ume are out! The ume are out! What a fantastic chance for a photowalk! If you’re [...]
My Japan Photo Exhibition – Opening Mon, March 11th0
I’m a little late posting this, but things have been busy! This Monday is the [...]
A day trip to Nature-ish: Takao-san0
One of the things I don’t do much of is wildlife photography. There just isn’t [...]
December 18th: Diamond Fuji Photowalk0
It’s that time of year again – the winter solstice. We’re surviving [...]
Getting the timing right is a little trickier with film0
Playing with water I had the chance to teach a class on playing with water a little [...]
Advanced Product Photography: Water Tricks – Sunday, June 24th0
Ginning things up Water is a lot of fun to play with. I’ve spent hours taking [...]
Introduction to Product Photography: Sunday June 17th0
A bowl by Stuart Ablett I’ve taught this introduction to product photography [...]
Learning to blend lights with Nick, Ben, and Youko0
Ben and Nick and Youko Natural, or available light, is amazing… the problem [...]
The Basic Compromises of Photography0
Cameras started out as black boxes – that’s what the name means. And, [...]
The difference between FX and DX0
The Tokina 11-16 has a great reputation as an affordable wide-angle lens – [...]
ISO0
ISO is another compromise that I had a hard time understanding as a kid. Early on, [...]
Celluloid Deathmatch #4: Tri-X 400 vs TMax 4000
TMax I’ve slowly been whittling down the films that I use, and pegging them [...]
Double Exposures2
I’m not sure how I feel about double exposures. Everyone loves a good party [...]
Aperture0
Nikkor 50mm f/1.2 – My widest aperture lens. Aperture, in the simplest terms, [...]
A Leica M6 Experience2
So, a while back, a friend of mine mentioned that his grandfather had passed, and [...]
Shutter speed0
Of the three basic choices, shutter speed is the one that is the easiest to grasp [...]
Japan’s a different place. A lot of times you stumble across something, and it reminds you that you’re not in Kansas anymore. A lot of times, those things have good explanations, even if they’re not readily apparent. For example, I’m sure there’s a good reason there were 23 workers trimming this tree.
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If you’re feeling like you need to get the Spike Jonze out of your system, then there’s nothing to be done. You’re going to have to get yourself a fisheye. Since I suspect you don’t have Japan Camera Hunter on speed dial, and you don’t have the scratch to dig up the Nikkor 6mm, you’d have to investigate a more [...]
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This amazing photo is making the rounds at the moment – and it shows exactly how powerful a photo can be. This is reported to be a photo of an Iraqi orphan who drew a photo of a mother to be able to sleep with a mother. I would love a chance to sit down with Bahareh Bisheh, who appears [...]
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I hatched a last-minute plan, and ended up with three people over at the studio for the first time. Jason was a photographer friend who’d never come by, Kotaro Nishitani a makeup artist who was recommended to me by Setsuko, and Shelby was a friend who graciously agreed to step in front of our cameras for the evening. She did [...]
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ISO is another compromise that I had a hard time understanding as a kid. Early on, I had it explained to me that different film was for different things, and no one ever told me why. Basically, ISO is a compromise between ugly and convenient. Now, before the grain-lovers get all angry at me, let me be the first to [...]
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I’ve slowly been whittling down the films that I use, and pegging them into specific scenerios. More and more, it’s becoming a choice between Tri-X and TMax. Initially, I was in love with the older films, and was afraid of TMax, because too much got lost in the shadows.But I’ve learned a few tricks, and I’ve learned that the strength [...]
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I just learned that The Takoyaki Guy is calling it quits. It’s actually a bit sad. Anyone interested in going in on some flowers or something for him? The story I read on it is here.
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