Film photography has been getting steadily more popular over the past ten years or so, with former shooters as well as people new to the medium. The “why’s” are varied, but tend to follow the same trajectory as vinyl records.…
Taking filmy pics with your old timey grandpa camera is super fun. You get in touch with your surroundings and see them with a new set of eyes searching for content in a way you might not have experienced before.…
I have so many bags it’s unreal. Starting with my backpack that I use with my laptop, one I use for bringing things to and from work, a backpack for weekend trips, a great big backpack filled with emergency supplies…
Not all films are created equal. That’s something you learn when you get into analog photography. Each filmstock is its own tool, and there are times when you want to use a specific tool for the task at hand. Sedona,…
Street photography is not for everyone. Certainly not for the timid. The basic definition of street photography is the art of capturing moments encountered in public places. It’s a candid art, you’re generally shooting strangers as they go about their…
When I first got back into film photography a number of years ago, people would ask “Do you develop your own? Do you have a darkroom?” I’d tell ’em that my darkroom gear is in a tote in the basement,…
Normally I avoid screwing around with my film photography post-production, I prefer my photos to have their native colors and native grayscale inherent to the filmstock I shot them on. The exception would be to touch-up the dust specs that…
When I was in my late teens I discovered photography through the lens of a Pentax Spotmatic, with the help of my friend Bob and his Pentax K1000. I was always hanging with Bob back then. He rode a skateboard,…
Posted today on casualphotophile.com is a scavenger hunt to celebrate the warmth and sun of a new post-snow season, along with optimistic new outlook for a relief from the Covid pandemic. So naturally, I love a project and decided to…