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Street Photography is a genre; a category of photography that when someone says, “Street Photography” I think we all kind of have an idea in our mind about what that term means.

However, the thing is that street photography has grown into a category that really has no rules, no boundaries, no clear meaning of what it actually is. It can be something completely different for each person who considers themselves a street photographer. Enjoy.

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Man, does the summer weather affect your photography? I live in Vegas, where if I go outside during the day I feel like I’m climbing directly into a tanning bed. I’m not complaining, but this really does modify my enthusiasm to get out and shoot, particularly during the day. Enjoy

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Minimalism is kind of a hot topic these days. Many people are working to live with a more minimal approach to life. I think this is worth looking at when it comes to photography as well. Enjoy.

Matt D’Avella’s channel on YouTube

The Minimalism Documentary official site

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The importance of Story in photography. I know this is not a new concept by any means. But it’s so important that I don’t think it can ever be talked about too much. Enjoy.

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I think if you’ve been involved with photography for any amount of time you’ll be familiar with the term G.A.S. – Gear Acquisition Syndrome. It’s an easy path to get on, and I’ve enjoyed the pursuit of gear myself. Luckily less these days, but it IS a real thing.

Lately I’ve found myself more involved in the concept of Film Lust, the pursuit and enjoyment of exploring different kinds of film; seeing the different looks; the different moods and feel you get; shooting with different emulsions. I’ve found that, just as Gear Lust is a thing, so is Film Lust. Enjoy.

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Every once in a while I’ll revisit a particular documentary on YouTube about photographer, William Eggleston. It’s a good reminder for me, to not miss the photographs in life that, while not epic in nature, still contain so much story and interest. I think that’s important. Enjoy.

Documentary: Imagine | The Colourful Mr Eggleston

Official website: egglestontrust.com

Latest video about ACROS II on my YouTube channel

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Fujifilm ACROS II… Wow, this was unexpected, at least I for one did not see this coming. I really felt that Fujifilm was really happy to be exiting the analog side of photography to keep its focus on the digital products; their X Series cameras and lenses.

I remember when Fujifilm announced the discontinuation of its large format versions of ACROS. After that, we all knew what was coming next. Yep, within a few months of that announcement, Fujifilm subsequently let us know that ACROS in 135 and 120 formats was being discontinued, fall of 2018.

For the past year I’ve been happy to experiment with different film stocks, because I just wanted to move on, not stay too emotionally attached to ACROS’ aesthetic. As a result, I’ve ended up choosing Kodak Tri-X as my go-to film. I know that seems like an odd choice. The look of Tri-X compared to the look of ACROS… well, to many that probably doesn’t make much sense.

But, it looks like I can continue to maintain my obsession for this beautiful film. Because, according to a post from EM on Emuslive.org Fujifilm ACROS II will be coming back sometime in the fall of 2019. How cool is that!?

I’ll keep enough stock of the original ACROS so that I can compare the old to the new. You should do that too. Keep a couple rolls of the original film and we can all compare our findings. That’ll be cool. Man, I am so happy about this!

Here are a few of the photos from my recent shoot with Jonny, shot with ACROS pushed to 400. Developed in HC-100 (b) for 10 minutes. Scanned with an Epson V600.

Here’s the link to the article on Emulsive.org

Some example shots I took with Rollei Retro 400s (if you’re curious)

More shots from this shoot with Jonny, but shot with Tri-X.

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I had three people ask me questions about this topic this week, so I thought this would be a good topic for a podcast episode. Hope you enjoy.

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Michael David Rock (Mick Rock) is responsible for many of the most famous and iconic shots of Rock and Roll musicians from the ’60s, ’70s, ’80s and ’90s. Even if don’t know who he is, you’ve seen his photographs. His documentary “Shot – The Psycho-Spiritual Mantra of Rock” is currenty on Netflix.

I’ll also talk about a couple other interesting things you could watch this week. Enjoy.

To watch the Mick Rock documentary, just go to Netflix and do a search for “Shot – The Psycho-Spiritual Mantra of Rock”

In No Great Hurry – 13 lessons in life with Saul Leiter – Saul Leiter’s documentary

Margit Erb – Director, Saul Leiter Foundation – Margit’s SVA presentation on Saul

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For the creative mind, inspiration is pure gold. To have something that inspires you and lights up your creativity is priceless. Whether that something is a muse; a landscape; a street scene; or even just a concept… that inspiration really is priceless.

However, that source of inspiration might not might not always seem to be there. What do you do then? What do you do when you’re just not inspired. You can’t seem to find the motivation to pick up your camera?

You do it anyway. Most people don’t live in a constant flow of inspiration. But that shouldn’t stop us from constantly being creative. Inspiration, don’t wait for it.

A self-respecting artist must not fold his hands on the pretext that he is not in the mood.” – Tchaikovsky

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