Archive for Black & White

Click Clique

Sunday, June 27th, 2010

If you ever logged into iTunes in hopes of downloading some groovy new organistrum music, then you’ve run right smack into “it.” If you ever went to your local camera shop in hopes of trying out a new rangefinder camera, film camera, or even to buy some film, then you’ve also run right smack into “it.” “It” is the invisible wall that separates your tastes from a generation’s. “It” is a mile thick barrier of public opinion that stands immutable between you and your goals. “It” should never exist, but “it” always shall. | Read the article

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The Eternal Leica M6 TTL (Part 2)

Wednesday, June 16th, 2010

With the bulk of Part 1 spent justifying the use of film cameras in today’s world, Part 2 dishes on all the good, bad, and curious attributes of the Leica M6 TTL and why, maybe, you should consider adding a film camera to your own bag o’ tricks. | Read the article

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The Eternal Leica M6 TTL (Part 1)

Friday, June 11th, 2010

To take a photo with the Leica M6 TTL is to take a trip 50 years into the historical glory days of photography — when men were men, women were women, and both could actually take photographs without aid of a computer. This, the first of a two-part article, discusses the relevancy of a fully mechanical film camera in these electronic digital days. | Read the article

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Clutterbucking

Tuesday, May 11th, 2010

Cluttered houses. Cluttered photos. Cluttered minds. ULTRAsomething photographer, grEGORy simpson reveals, in one tidy little article, how to deal with all three. | Read the article

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What Color is Happy?

Tuesday, September 29th, 2009

“We humans are quick to embrace new technologies, aesthetics, techniques and trends. We are equally adept at discarding the old ones. And, while few of us would choose to live in the past, its wanton abandonment comes with a heavy price — ignorance.” [...]

This article discusses why Black & White photography is still relevant. | Read the article

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