Posts, notes, and things worth sharing.

V.H. Belvadi shares Photographers who inspire me.

Shadow people by Giles Turnbull. Cool.

Every now and then YouTube will suggest a film photography related video from years and years ago. I’ll watch it and think, hey, YouTube, why didn’t you suggest this sooner?

Spending time, slow time, meaningful time… looking through Paris Photo-Aperature 2025 PhotoBook Awards Shortlist. Added to Unmark (of course) so that I can spend several comfy chair, cross legged sessions doing so.

I was gifted a Nikon FG with a few lenses and fun Speedlight SB-15 from a friend. It was gifted him by his parents when he graduated high school. This is my favorite way to get a new camera – when it comes from a friend with a story. I put it through its paces this evening, dialing everything in. I’m looking forward to putting a roll through it, making a few prints in the darkroom, and gifting a framed print back to my friend in return.

TIL about the iOS Camera app’s QuickTake video feature.

This morning I strolled into the darkroom fully planning to mix a fresh batch of color film chemistry to develop some film tomorrow. I was certain I had at least one fresh pack. I’m all out! And, most places I purchase chemistry is out of stock. I guess I’ll use tomorrow to make more new images. Not a bad problem to have.

Going to be near Astoria, Oregon in late Summer? Keith Taylor, who I had a chat with back in April, will have a piece in this year’s Analog Forever exhibit at Lightbox Gallery. Looks like a lovely show.

I’m excited to finally share a portrait I made of S. Robert Powell Ph.D., the President of the Carbondale Historical Society, back in April 2023. I’m donating the prints and images to the society for their archives.

Yesterday, by pure chance, I met local photographer Rolfe Ross – whose work I’ve followed on Flickr for many years. It turns out his photos were being exhibited in the same venue as Eugene Lucas, whose photos I was there to see.

I took some very hasty photographs of the exhibit – which I shared on my Instagram Story if you’re interested. I also managed to take two color film photographs of Mr. Ross (with zero expectation of them turning out since we were in a dark, cooly lit basement). Mr. Ross agreed to sit for a portrait in the future.

Thinking of shooting some digital photos.