Journal

5 photos – Orcas Island

It was the day after Christmas and this year, we were out visiting family in the San Juan Islands. The difference with the PNW compared to the Midwest is nothing here is frozen over making you want to stay indoors. This particular day, we decided to island hop from San Juan and go check out…
Shooting film on a budget in 2025?

That little voice is always there speaking in my ear. On one shoulder, my film camera, on the other a digital. Digital is safe. No other way to put it. I could shoot digital until the end of time and no one would know the difference, or care, but me. So why do I still…
5 Photos – Salida, CO.

Prior to last summer, I never knew this town existed. It was just by happenstance that our road trip out west was close enough to this little dot on the map. Our friends we travel with have family there, so an invite was sent for us to visit. Being able to avoid a night in…
Traveling with Film

Flying with film can be daunting. Usually it’s busy, you are trying to handle your luggage, where to go, what line to stand in and make sure you take your shoes off…. Or is it leave them on now? I can never remember. Nonetheless, there is a lot to do in the modern airport. Avoid…
Panning for Monochrome Gold – Kentmere Pan 200 test

In 2025, a company releasing new film should get our attention. Harman, the makers of Ilford film stocks, run a budget line under the name of Kentmere. For year, their pan 400 has been popular for home developers and bulk loaders. For the value, these films have performed very well compared to their big brothers…
5 Photos from the OBX

The outer banks is a special place that doesn’t feel natural. Leaving Raleigh, you can get to the coast in roughly two hours. You are met with the sound, but then you take a series of bridges to arrive in the actual outer banks. This is a sliver of sand on the ocean side of…