HeyJaredD. Buckner Photography: The Analog Process
Analog photography is a process, not just a camera. The full workflow covered: planning, film, exposure, development, scanning, and printing. Written from Tampa by a photographer who shoots 35mm and medium format and believes every step matters.
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Discipline, Not Film, Makes You Intentional (opens the original)
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Right now a roll of Portra 400 in the 120 format is about $17.1 For that I get twelve frames (almost $1.40 each) and no one has even developed the film for me. If I send my film off to a lab, it will add an additional $8 to $14 in processing.2 To be safe, let’s say each frame costs me $2.When I look through the viewfinder, I think about the price per frame since I know that isn’t the reason I get better photos, but I understand that lacking discipl
A Custom Home for the SX-70 Sonar (opens the original)
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Typically when I carry my SX-70 Sonar, I use a neck strap, and while that works, it often gets in the way as a move about. I wanted something that I could carry the camera in, take it out, take my photos and slip it back in with room for extra film and accessories. I also didn’t want to carry it around in the open in the Florida sun, we all know what heat does to Polaroid film. I came across @InstantKornyn from a story post by @drsx70 about the bag. Jeremy, who runs it, has his own repair and co
Informed Practice, Empty Practice, and the Trap of Testing Forever (opens the original)
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For a prolonged amount of time, I had a fully stocked and rotating system of black and white films coupled with a fully stocked shelf of developers. Each month I’d cycle through different variations of the system. I told myself I was doing research, which was a conveniently easy excuse I made for myself, because, in actuality, I was never willing to stay committed to a particular variant of the system in order to discover if a particular combination was successful. In retrospect, I was afraid to
Dabbler, Intentional Shooter, Practitioner (opens the original)
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There are three authentic positions one can have with film photography, and almost no one determines which position they hold. They just ended up there.The Dabbler is the photographer who shoots with occasional fervor and enthusiasm and then sends the film to a lab for development. They pay, wait for prints, and move on with their life. The Dabbler should not be ashamed for holding this position. The only issue is if a Dabbler aims for more and doesn’t realize the gap.The Intentional Shooter has
One Shot: Waiting (opens the original)
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One morning, I woke up to fog. This is a good enough reason to start the day early, so I went to check out the Buckhorn golf course. I see a bunch of cypress trees and this time the photo was more than simple. The bare winter branches and the moss were simply waiting for the fog to come through and blur everything else in the background out of focus. With that as my drawing inspiration, I was ready to capture the image.The PhotographCamera: Hasselblad 500CLens: Carl Zeiss Planar 80mm f/2.8Film:
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