3 January, 2026
Photography experiencing architecture
Featured image: Ramon C. Cortinés High School of Performing Arts, HMC (executive architect) and Coop Himmelb(l)au (design architect) How do people experience great works of arch...
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9 December, 2025
Some thoughts on Sourcing Vintage Cameras and Lenses
Image from a listing of the Voigtländer Vitoret 110 EL How many different ways are there to source a vintage camera or lens? While there are more than just these five, I will ju...
28 July, 2025
SmartConvert – Inverting negatives smartly
There are many methods to scan and convert film negatives into positives. One common method is to scan into a raw file with a scanner or, more commonly, a digital camera. The pr...
28 May, 2025
The Anomalous Cemex Plant – A One-shot story
This post was inspired by a recent five frames post on the demise of an industrial feature – a giant concrete silo. The Cemex plant at 1000 La Brea Ave on the western border of ...
7 May, 2025
Camera Facade on Miracle Mile, Los Angeles
Originally the building was a camera shop – The Darkroom – at 5370 Wilshire Blvd in Los Angeles in the Miracle Mile. While the facade is now boarded up, it had previously been a...
7 February, 2025
Converting Colour and B&W Film Negs – an Evolution
Today there are many options for converting colour and b&w negatives to positives that combine hardware and software. In contrast to now, when I embarked on this journey, th...
10 August, 2024
5 Frames Going Square with 35mm Film in a Minolta 24 Rapid
So you like square format but you don’t want to pay the price for medium format or bear the weight and prefer the convenience of 135. And if you can barely get through 36 frames...
3d printing has opened up a whole realm of possibilities for analog cameras. Replacement parts can be printed in a variety of materials. And, more importantly, cameras can be ad...