Returning

I've been pretty busy these days, so I'm not as much of a presence on here as I'd like. But, even being as busy as I am, I am still taking time for photographs.
I recently took a class with the wonderful Susan Bein at Newspace Center for Photography in SE Portland. Here are some of the results --

Pocket Square

I recently acquired a Pocket Square digital camera -- a tiny (about 2" long x 1" high) digital camera that takes square "Holga-esque" images (and videos). There's no viewfinder, nor is there a way to view your images until you remove them from your camera; so, there will be a slight learning curve with this one, but a fun one at that.

What's this? A link?

When I started this blog, I claimed that, in addition to my own photography, I would try to feature other artists/photographers. That's yet to pan out quite like I'd hoped, but in the meantime there's this:


Jason Kottke recently posted some photos taken by his three year old son. Kottke gave his son an old digital camera equipped with a memory card capable of wirelessly uploading the photos straight to Flickr. It's always interesting to see the results of such experiments -- once again seeing the world around us through the perspective of a child.




His blog has a short write up about this project, as well as some instructions/suggestions to help others get their favorite wee ones started on such an excursion.

black/white

A few more Holga shots

New(ish) Camera #2: Golden Half

I also recently purchased a Golden Half -- a camera that takes two photos per one frame of 35mm film.

New(ish) Camera #1: Nikon D40

I recently purchased a Nikon D40 from a friend who has upgraded.
It's my first DSLR.