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Photos with tag "photography"

2007-08-31: One Last Visit To New Orleans (Bryan's Camera)

I guess I must have taken some pictures that night

2007-04-10: Purchased Artwork

My first piece of purchased photography -- The Big Tree by local photographer N. Sanchez - 219 views

My first piece of purchased photography -- The Big Tree by local photographer N. Sanchez (1c)

The 40x60 painting, Blues Come Through by Alice Dalton Brown, dwarfs my puny 8x10 and 11x14 prints - 273 views

The 40x60 painting, Blues Come Through by Alice Dalton Brown, dwarfs my puny 8x10 and 11x14 prints (1c)

2007-03-14: Fahy's w/Bryan, Cat, Band, And Friends (Cat's Camera)

2007-02-25: A Proper Darkroom

Seven enlarging lenses, ranging from 35mm up to 162mm, to cover all possible negative sizes	Negative carriers for seven different sizes of film, and a set of filters for color printing or B&W contrast control	The enlarger can print film from 35mm up to 4x5"	My biking taillight makes a great makeshift safelight
Washing facilities	Omega D2 4x5" enlarger, Saunders 11x14" easel, and 11x14" trays (2c)	Step inside	Black cloth keeps the darkroom dark enough for printing even during the day (1c)

2007-02-11: Another Geocache (Bryan's Camera)

Dan also documents

2007-01-19: Bryan & Matt's Birthday Surprise Party

Photography, too, ensues

2007-01-01: Mairym's Response

Documentation (1c)

2006-12-26: Baldwin Alumni Party

Group picture from an outsider's point of view

2006-12-07: Apartment Update

A wall for photography

2006-11-23: Thanksgiving (Part 1)

2006-11-21: Evening In Greenville

Mike is... intrigued

Mike and Katie fondle my hardware - 211 views

Mike and Katie fondle my hardware (1c)

2006-10-19: Evening With Kelly, Bryan, & Cat

Everyone's taking pictures (2c)

Bryan tries to figure out how these newfangled picture boxes work

2006-10-01: Lakefront (Cat's Camera)

Now Dan knows what all his female friends must feel like	The camera does its work all on its own	Dan prepares an infrared shot	snick
Bryan is befuddled

2006-09-17: Newry Mill w/Alia & Katie

Alia was a dutiful photographer's assistant - 338 views

Alia was a dutiful photographer's assistant (1c)

2006-09-15: Barhopping In Greenville w/Jeff, Bobby, Shelly, Kells, & Katie

Katie and I are Camera Siblings!

2006-09-09: Hanging Out w/Jenn & Alia

2006-09-01: Natalia's 10th Birthday

Oh my (2c)

Andrés wields the Behemoth

2006-08-30: "The Spot" w/Mia, Andres, & Michelle

The stalker role suits us well

2006-05-22: Ponce w/Papi, Andres, & Amy (Isolette Color)

Full of grace!

2006-05-24: El Yunque w/Andres & Amy

Whatcha doin'?

Ear nuzzle (2c)

2006-05-02: Completing The Darkroom

The washing setup is a bit primitive

Experimenting with contact printing my 4x5" negatives - 267 views

Experimenting with contact printing my 4x5" negatives (4c)

2006-04-13: Ansco Speedex

Corners sealed	Sadly, the 50-year-old bellows has several pinhole light leaks (Blue LED flashlight inside camera)	But quite a bit thinner when folded up	Only slightly bigger than the Holga when opened
With Agfa Apotar 85mm f/4.5 lens in a Compur Prontor-S shutter	1951 Ansco Speedex 45 'Special'	My new carry-everywhere camera

2006-03-26: Handheld 4x5 Project

Infinity is found when the mark is in focus	Sighting through the lens to find the infinity point	Collimation target	Scotch tape set up for lens collimation
Sanding down a 1/4" piece of plywood to the right thickness for holding scotch tape at the film plane for collimation	Folds up pretty compactly too	Isn't she pretty? (OK, no, not really) (2c)	All done!
The rangefinder linkage connecting it to the focusing mechanism	Rangefinder epoxied on and corner of adapter sanded to make it easier to put your face up to it	The old door now serves as a wall to close off that end of the camera	Hole drilled in rangefinder tab, and more hole plugging
Plugging light leaks with epoxy	Film holder has even more play	Film holder installed and locked	Film Holder mode -- second set of light traps installed
One end has a little bit of play	Closeup of Graflok jaws holding in Grafmatic	Jaws closed	Grafmatic holder installed, jaws still open
Top view, with Graflok jaws open	The completed adapter (bottom view)	I'll probably expand the hole left and right just to be safe (Image dehanced to show detail)	Light trap had to be cut down shorter than I planned due to the Grafmatic's bevelled end
Grafmatic slides in smoothly	Yet another, much nicer plate. Third time's the charm	Epoxy applied and everything clamped down for curing	Applying epoxy
Ready for gluing	Second light trap grooves cut	A nice fit	Cutting the groove for the built-in light traps
Test-fitting the light traps	Test-fitting the adapter	Pilot holes for jigsaw drilled	The final adapter measured and marked
Removing a strip of plastic that will obstruct the 4x5" image	Now it sits nice and flush	Notches cut for lens alignment screws (1c)	Test-fitting the Ysarex and Prontor in the 320
The final hole and smoothed front standard	Enlarging the hole in the 320's front standard to fit the Prontor shutter from the 110A	Drilling out the rivets on the replacement 320	Pretty much the opposite of success. Time to order another 320...
Wait, no, not success	Success!	A satisfying 'clunk'	Here's an idea: Hammer out the lens
Foam gaskets removed	Rear lens element seems to be riveted in. Not sure how to remove it	Electronics removed	Lens cover removed, revealing auto-exposure electronics
Ready to remove the front lens from the 320	But it has a crappy rangefinder, which will be replaced with the one from the 250	The 320 looks like the 250 but is made primarily of plastic, so it's much lighter	With flash and instruction manuals
The 320 arrives in a case	Rodenstock Ysarex 127mm f/4.7 in a Prontor shutter	Lens is free	Unscrewed
Removing the lens from the 110A	There, that looks better	Cleaner, straighter cuts this time around	The second attempt goes better. Control comes with practice
It doesn't look much bigger than the 250, but it feels huge in your hand	There's a lot of metal in this camera, and it's surprisingly heavy	Aside from its size and weight, this is another reason the 110A is not ideal for this project. Separate rangefinder and viewfinder	Rear view. I'm not sure what that red switch does.
Top view, lens folded out	Alas, this camera will only be donating its lens and shutter	With its nice mechanical shutter and classic-looking integrated lens cap	The elegantly retro-looking Polaroid 110A arrives
Approximation of assembly	Light traps cut out, everything cleaned up and sanded	The final shape cut out	But that's rectangular enough for me
I don't play the jigsaw very well yet	Drilling the starting hole for the jigsaw blade	Marking out the lines for the real one	Cardboard prototype for 4x5 back adapter
Rangefidner is free!	Rangefinder removal	Time to remove the rangefinder from the 250	Sadly, 40-year-old Polaroid film doesn't work very well
Still much smaller than a view camera	Size comparison, with 35mm film included for scale	View through rangefinder (note dual images of picture frame, for focusing)	Closeup of Zeiss rangefinder
It's too bad it's in such nice shape, because the only thing I need is the nice Zeiss rangefinder (1c)	The film for this camera is long since discontinued, but I have other uses in mind (1c)	The first piece of the puzzle - a Polaroid 250 Automatic Land camera, $0.99 on eBay

2006-03-11: UPR Botanical Gardens

Waiting for the wind to subside - 300 views

Waiting for the wind to subside (1c)

2006-03-02: Broken Kalart Rangefinder

Rangefinder facing downward, arm backward. Reverse screw moves with arm	Rangefinder facing downward, arm forward	Rangefinder facing upwards, arm backward. No change in reverse-threaded screw	Rangefinder facing upwards, arm forward
	The Kalart rangefinder from my Crown Graphic

2006-02-06: Graflex Joins The Family

View from the front	Polaroid Land 500 film holder	Some (very) expired film thrown in for free	Film holders
Integrated focusing hood	A view of the (new) ground glass	Optar 135mm f/4.7	Opened (1c)
New addition: Graflex Crown Graphic

2006-02-04: The Room So Far

Gifts from friends go there

I've started putting up pictures on the walls. It's so much nicer

2006-01-28: Wild Scary Animals

Andrés and I were having a camera war

2006-01-13: Visiting Cat & Bryan (Cat's Camera)

Fresh from the shot, immediately to the camera. What dedication

Captured!

2006-01-20: New Orleans (Holga)

Andrés and Michelle review the night's events

2006-01-24: Becoming A Photographer

Hanging up to dry	The roll emerges	Developing is done	The remnants of film loading
	That's not going to work very well	Laying everything out in an organized fashion, ready to turn out the light	A water bath for temperature control
Working solutions diluted and ready	Also, don't try to sniff it	Oops. Stop bath apparently stains	Developer stock solution is ready
...and stir	Pour...	Reading to start mixing	Mixing the developer from powder has to be done at 125°F

2006-01-12: Small People Of Color

My current macro setup (1c)

2006-01-09: Eternal 35mm B&W Roll

Shooting 'Life And Limb'

2003-11-21: Autocross & WSBF-WUSC TigerCock Joint Concert (SLR Roll 1)

A fellow photographer at work

1998-04-09: Beach With Bryan And Rose

And heartless Rose simply documents the event

1998-03-21: Hanging Out With Friends

Rose retaliates

I think this was actually the first time I took a picture of someone taking a picture

2005-11-01: Oh, Photographic Day

Prints up to 13x19". That's a large image (DVD included for size reference)	The other new member of the household	There's not much to it. But look at how big the image is	An impressive piece of ($20) hardware
The first of two new arrivals today at opposite ends of the spectrum

2005-10-01: Maria Isabel's Quinceañero