My Leica Broke - Win Prizes!

October 31st, 2011 | 2 Comments

It finally happened — my Leica M6 stopped working. Sometime on Saturday night it just decided that when the film gets to about ten exposed frames, it just isn't going to advance anymore. There has been a few lesser issues with the camera sprouting up over the past few years, so it is due for... Read more »

O Children

October 2nd, 2011 | No Comments

Yikes! Did I really go entirely through September without a post? It seems I did. Best I make a little noise. Going back to my popular 8 Ways to Title a Photograph post from earlier this year, I'm going to put a reverse spin on The Pop Culture Reference method, as inspired by my play... Read more »

Raiding the Archives 4: Jamaican Wedding Reception

August 31st, 2011 | No Comments

It was March of 2004 and my brother was getting married to his second wife. This time around he decided to get married on the beaches of Jamaica instead of the wood of Wisconsin. Round up the family and off we went! There were a few first for me on this vacation/wedding. First time I'd... Read more »

Raiding the Archives 3: Bob's Birthday

August 24th, 2011 | No Comments

This time around I pulled a negative sleeve from my friend Bob's birthday party in 2009. I believe it was his 30th. I don't remember much of that night, except that there was a green wig. The negative from this roll don't remember much more either. Point & Shoot camera with some old Kodak Gold... Read more »

Raiding the Archives

August 10th, 2011 | No Comments

I've been at the photography game seriously for about ten years now. I'm not going to claim to have been the most prolific shooter during that period, but I have managed to fill a bookshelf row with negatives. Recently I've been trying to come to terms that I'll probably never break the last-in-first-out buffer that... Read more »