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Embrace the Grain??

Photographers that shoot film talk about Grain. We love grain, especially in black and white photos. Digital shooters tend to like grain when it’s buttery-smooth at ISO12800. I’m…

5 Ways to Ditch Watermarks

I can’t take it anymore. I tried for a week to hang in a local photography group on Facebook, but the blatant eye-rape by watermarks was damaging my…

This is NOT a System!

Back in 2015, I  put some of my favorite photos in the Delta Fair Photography Contest. I didn’t win, but it was cool getting my work on display….

Book Review – Don’t Shoot – 66 Reasons NOT to Become a Professional Photographer

“Sorry I’m late. I got caught in traffic on the way in here when that whole ‘I’m-going-to-be-doing-this-for-the-rest-of-my-life’ thing reared its ugly head..” Mrs. PuffIt occasionally rears its ugly head…

Inb42018 – Goodbye 2017!

Another great year has gone by and as I look forward to a new year, I thought I’d go over some of the fun things that happened over…

What’s in My Bag ?

I haven’t done a whats in my bag in a while. In fact, I just dug everything out of my bag and realized what a freaking MESS everything…

Photo Walk – FrankenHolga Strikes Again

In the last couple weeks I’ve been back on a camera buying binge, only this time it’s been buying plastic Soviet-era cameras. I snagged a FED50, a Smena…

Why is Film Still Alive ?

Today I read a rather sad op/ed piece about the soon-to-be new Yashica Y35. It’s a throwback to the Yashica Electro 35. I have an old Yashica Electro…

Lunch Break

It’s been a while, so I thought I’d catch up while on lunch break. I have actually been shooting, just not as much as I’d like. Downtown Memphis…

Lomography – The Simple Pleasure of Kitsch Photography

There is something to be said for simple plastic cameras, the kind that have basic controls, one speed, auto-focus. They were really popular in the 80s and 90s,…