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Jan 12

Leica M3 Shutter Problem

I’ve been shooting a lot with my 1957 Leica M3 lately, but I’ve recently started noticing an underexposed area at the very edge of my negatives. After some research, this is most likely due to an issue called ‘shutter capping’, which is where the tension of the horizontal cloth shutter needs adjusting.

So, although I hate to be without it,  I shipped it off yesterday to Youxin Ye, a renowned Leica repairman, in Canton, Massachusetts. I’ve used him before and have been very pleased with the work. Hopefully I’ll get it back soon!

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Jan 12

My 2012

So, it’s another new year, and a good time for me to make some decisions about the directions I want to take with my photography in 2012. Much to my chagrin, and due to various reasons I won’t go into here, I pretty much cruised through the last year, and my work suffered badly. I’m determined not to let this happen again. So, in no particular order, here are some goals I want to achieve in the coming year.

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Jul 11

Why I Don’t Shoot Weddings

I’ve nothing against weddings, I just don’t want to photograph them. In fact, I avoid them like the plague, at least as far as being the official photographer.

I love a well shot formal, but I'm always wondering what I'm missing elsewhere!

I’m often asked why, and I have a single, admittedly selfish, answer. Simply put, shooting the official wedding photographs means I can’t capture the other moments that happen on the periphery of the ceremony, the fleeting vignettes of life that you rarely experience at any other single gathering; the approving (and occasionally disapproving) glances between some family members, a young mans admiration for a bridesmaid, a bored child’s distraction, the misdemeanors of an inebriated relative, and numerous other equally fascinating tableaux.

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Jun 11

Polaroid Type 55 Project – Models Wanted

Jenn, shot with very expired Polaroid Type 55 film

In the days before digital cameras, with their ability to instantly review a shot, photographers only had one choice when it came to checking the lighting and composition of a scene; Polaroid Instant Film. An entire range of films were available in multiple formats and Polaroid film backs were available for almost all medium and large format cameras (and some 35mm models too).

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