7/52-52 Hipstamatic to the Rescue!

The end of the year can be a bit confusing, schedule wise, what with all the days off work and all. Last Sunday, I was enjoying a nice visit with Mom up in Arkansas, then back here on Monday to enjoy two days off with Hana, and then back to work Thursday, Friday, Saturday, so …

Avatar, abstracted

Its about time for a new avatar, methinks. The current one on almost all social media is from 2012, and I’ve lost a bit of weight and gained a few grey hairs in the interim. This one isn’t really in the running, as it’s just a mashup of the current one (from 2012) and a …

7/52-45 outtakes: Lowy lens & Banko BL4 film

As mentioned previously, the appearance of the Photojournalism snappack jogged my memory about playing around with BlackKeys Extra Fine film for the 7/52 last week. I did most of my shooting for the week with the Diego lens/BlackKeys Extra Fine film combo, but did switch over to the Lowy lens/Blanko BL4 film a couple of …

7/52-45 black & white & hipstamatic all over

With the release of new film & lens filters comes (not much) responsibility to test them out and report findings… I’ve wanted to do a black & white week again for some time, and I thought I’d found my chance when the Long Island hipstapack (with BlackKeys Extra Fine film & Florence lens) appeared last …