Welcome to

Here’s a photo I shot a while ago for a client’s web site.

Currently I’m working on some photos of a local chocolatier’s wares. Here are some preliminary shots.

I’m finally getting some use out of my 1942 Speed Graphic after a couple of years of ownership. Here are some results.

You just have to build them. But they sure are pretty. Get ‘em Here!

But when he speaks, the world listens.

Last weekend I rented what I thought was my ideal camera, the Mamiya 7II. It was in fact a nice camera but I don’t think the $2400 price tag is justified for something that has as many shortcomings as it does. That’s just for one lens too, and the lens I really want is another $2500 on top of that. Soooo, it’s not gonna happen. What it did do (other than save me $5000) is direct my attention toward the weak link in my photo chain, the scanner. My current scanner is an Epson flatbed. While a nice scanner, it lacks detail when scanning film. And I think this is part of my dis-satisfaction with the recent rental. The resolution jump that I expected with the Mamiya from my Yashica TLR just wasn’t there. So, I’ve changed my course. I’m now looking into a dedicated film scanner as a solution. Wish me luck.

Meanwhile here are some shots I’ve taken recently with the Yashica.

If you like experimental music (and who doesn’t) check out this video. Those are actual Tesla coils!