In a couple recent photo shoots I’ve found myself using a reading lamp as my key light source. It’s funny how, after spending thousands of dollars on “professional” lighting, I find myself preferring to use just common household lamps, reading lamps, that kind of thing. Also, I want to revisit the importance of studying the work of others; particularly the people who really inspire and motivate you. It’s powerful education and food for your photography and creativity.

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Ilford HP5+ pushed to 1600, Leica M6 with my Summicron 35mm and 50mm lenses.

A Pinterest Board I’ve Setup featuring Saul Leiter’s work. Some of the more intimate shots I referred to are included here.

Helmet Newton’s photograph that I mentioned.

Yuliya’s photos using this same lamp

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In this episode I talk about previsualization and how important it is to photography. Then I go a step further and get into what I call Intuitive Visualization. I’ll also share a few things and photos from my road trip through Arizona last weekend. Fun stuff.

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All shots taken with Kodak Tri-X pushed to 1600 on my Leica M6 with Summicron 35 and 50mm lenses. It was a fun trip.

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I love how often, the things you’re really passionate about in life can keep you engaged by bringing you through different phases, different stages. Photography is very much that way for me, and I’m just at the beginning of the next phase. Also have a short road trip coming up this weekend. I’m really looking forward to taking a few cameras, rolling enough film for the trip and enjoying the time on the road… and hopefully getting a few cool shots along the way.

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All shots taken with Rollei Retro 400s, EI 1600

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One thing I really love about going out and shooting at night is the contrast. I love the dark shadows that take away so much of the distractions, letting the light more strongly feature the main elements of the scene. I talk about this on today’s episode and also wanted to talk about a recent guest spot I did on another podcast, The Negative Positives Film Photography Podcast with photographers, Mike Gutterman and Andre Domingues; great podcast. Also, do you listen to music while you’re doing your photography? I share my thoughts on that topic as well.

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The Negative Positives Film Photography Podcast

The Negative Positives Film Photography group on Facebook

The Sunny 16 Podcast

Todd Hido’s Presentation on YouTube

A few more shots I shot a while ago using Kodak Tri-X pushed to 1600.

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I love Sundays; such a peaceful vibe. It always seems like things kind of slow down a bit on Sundays. I know that’s not the case for everyone, but that particular day has always had that kind of vibe to me.

On this Sunday, in this episode, I wanted to just sit down and talk; share some thoughts I’ve had recently about photography and more specifically how important I think it is to really focus on making the kind of photos that you’re really passionate about. I also want to talk about another photographer, Rozanna Giannakis and her beautiful and minimal approach to her photography.

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Rozanna’s site

on Instagram

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I’ve been talking about my new found love for Rollei Retro 400s, and mentioned that I would test this film out, pushing it to EI 1600. Had some fun with that and I wanted to share the results and also talk about the development information, times, etc… Hope you enjoy!

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Film: Rollei Retro 400s pushed to EI 1600

All shots taken with a Leica M6 and Summicron 50mm (the last shot of the sundown was with a Summicron 35mm)

Online Resources

FilmDev.org

Film Labs

Third Man Photo Studio

Special Mention

Ryan Muirhead

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After my initial experience with Rollei Retro 400s, I was cautiously already in love with this film. Is it as versatile as the film I’ve been shooting lately, Kodak Tri-X? No, but like Acros, there’s a very unique beauty and mood to the look of this film. I decided to shoot a few more rolls in different conditions to see if it would consistently perform well. I’ll share my thoughts about the film after shooting more of it, and talk about a few other things.

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All photos on this page are of Rollei Retro 400s, EI 400/box speed, developed with Kodak HC110 (b), 68°F/20°C, 6:30.

This batch taken on a blue sky sunny day with my M6, Summicron 50mm.

Taken indoors to finish up the Roll. M6, Summicron 50mm.

Taken on Sunday. Heavy cloud covered sky. M6, Summicron 50mm.

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Remember last year when we found out Fujifilm was going to discontinue ACROS in the 35mm and 120 format this year, and I started testing different types of film to replace ACROS, the film that I had shot pretty much exlusively for the past couple of years? During that time I had purchased a couple rolls of Rollei Retro 400s, but before I had a chance to shoot it I had kind of fallen in love with Tri-X. Well this past week, wanting to do something different, I decided to go ahead and try out the Rollei and in this episode I want to share my initial thoughts and some sample images.

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All images shot using my Leica M6 and Summicron 50mm, Rollei Retro 400s @ EI 400; developed using Kodak HC110 (b) 68°F/20°C for 6:30.

Links to prior episodes where I feature sample images from…

Ilford Delta 100 & Kodak TMax 100

Here’s a link to Dustin’s print swap group on Facebook

Photography Print Swap

Have a great week!

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Have you ever taken a shot (or shots) that you just love; this photograph just really resonates with you; you feel so much from this image, but you’re worried about sharing it because you noticed a technical issue? I have. Or I should say, I used to.

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Photographer, Tim Johnston

Podcast on YouTube: Critical Snap

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Some interesting things happening in photography last week: A Leica store in Scottland is robbed of over $200K worth of Leica cameras and lenses; Kodak starts shipping EKTACHROME out to retailers; Emulsive.org featured an interview of me and my thoughts on why I shoot film and I saved the best for last; I watched an interesting video, a presentation by photographer, Todd Hido.  Todd is a fantastic story teller with his photography… by letting you come up with your own story from the images. He shares his process and his art. Good stuff!

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PetaPixel’s article about the stolen Leica gear.

Kodak’s Press Release announcing EKTACHROME.

My Interview on Emulsive.org

The video: Working In The Vicinity of Narrative: Todd Hido and Darius Himes

From DIYPhotography.net

Below is a complete list of all of the missing items, along with serial numbers. If you have any information regarding the break-in or the whereabouts of the equipment, please contact police on 01463 228452, quoting Police Incident Number: NN10337/18.

Leica X Series

Leica S/S2 Cameras

Leica S/S2 Lenses

Leica R Cameras

Leica R Lenses

Leica Q Series

Leica SL Series

Leica V-Lux Series

Leica T Series

Leica Screw Cameras

Leica Screw Lenses

Leica M Digital Cameras

Leica M Film Cameras

Leica M Lenses

Billingham Shoulder Bag

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