March 28, 2024

Sunflowers #2

C-41, Kodak Gold 200, Mamiya C220, medium (120), square No Comments

I learned a few things about photographing flowers when I created my Casablanca Lily photos, and I used that knowledge when making these photos of sunflowers. First, I maximized my depth of field on close-ups by setting the aperture to f/10 and smaller. This helped to keep all parts of the flower in focus. Second, […]

March 26, 2024

Summer & Winter

110, Alberta, C-41, Calgary, Canada, Lomography Diana Baby 110, Perutz PR 200, square, toy camera No Comments

When you leave a roll of film in a camera for too long, you can take photos in both summer and winter!

February 14, 2024

Self-Portrait Challenge #10: Exercise

Fuji Velvia 100F, Mamiya C220, medium (120), Self-Portrait Challenge, square No Comments

I made this self-portrait as part of a Self-Portrait Challenge I undertook one summer. I am drawn to self-portraiture because of the technical and creative challenges of creating an image when you have to be both photographer and subject. It’s a great way to learn about photography. The theme of this photo was exercise. Once […]

November 30, 2023

Walk Along the Bow River #4

110, Alberta, C-41, Calgary, Canada, Lomography Diana Baby 110, Perutz PR 200, square, toy camera No Comments

I wasn’t sure how these photos would turn out given the age of the film; this roll of Perutz PR 200 expired in 1992. Assuming I would need to compensate for the film’s age by adding one stop for every decade past expiration, I estimated that I should shoot this roll at ISO 25. All […]

September 5, 2023

Harvie Passage Lookout

Alberta, Balda Baldix, Calgary, Canada, E-6, Kodak Ektachrome E100 VS, medium (120), square No Comments

leading up to the entrance to Harvie Passage

I recently purchased two cameras on eBay at a good price and was pleasantly surprised at their better-than-expected condition. Excited to test them out, I loaded them both with film and headed to Harvie Passage: a man-made series of rapids off the Bow River specifically designed for kayaking. I shot both cameras in and around […]

April 22, 2023

Toy Cars

Fuji Instax Square, Fuji Instax Square SQ10, instant, square No Comments

On days when the weather keeps me inside, I look for things to photograph around the house. I spent one weekend trying to capture some of my childhood toys on Instax Square film. I tried to create a sense of movement with the background in these photos. I think it works better in the second […]

March 2, 2023

The Holga Week That Wasn’t

Alberta, Arista.EDU Ultra 400, black & white, Calgary, Canada, Holga 120 CFN, medium (120), Rodinal, square, toy camera No Comments

I shot these back in October during Holga Week. I had been planning to submit them, but wasn’t too thrilled with the way they turned out.

February 23, 2023

First Impressions of the Diana Instant Square

Alberta, Calgary, Camera Reviews, Canada, Fuji Instax Square, instant, Lomography Diana Instant Square, square, toy camera 2 Comments

I backed the Diana Instant Square on Kickstarter and while I love the look and feel of the camera, I was quite disappointed with it. It vignettes more than it should. I know that vignetting is to be expected with toy cameras, but when it ends up cropping the lower third of the frame, then […]

September 17, 2022

Casablanca Lily #2

C-41, cross-processed, Fuji CDU II, Mamiya C220, medium (120), square No Comments

I shot these photos on Fuji CDU II that I purchased from Northern Film Lab on eBay. I picked up 3 rolls in 120, however, the film was cut down from wider 70mm film stock and therefore has perforations along one side. Fuji CDU II is duplicating film and is meant to be shot at […]

July 25, 2022

Comparatively Speaking

110, Alberta, Calgary, Canada, Lomography Diana Baby 110, Lomography Peacock Slide / X-Pro 200, square, toy camera 2 Comments

I shot these photos at Fish Creek Park on the same day I shot similar photos on Ferrania Solaris FG 100 with my Canon EOS 3. It’s interesting to compare the two sets of photos as it really highlights what a good camera, lens, and film combo can do. (Hint: these are not the better […]

July 21, 2022

Damaged Headstones #2

Alberta, black & white, Calgary, Canada, Holga B&W 400, Lomography Belair X 6-12 Jetsetter, medium (120), square No Comments

There are many damaged headstones throughout Union Cemetery. Sandstone was quite often used in Calgary in the early 20th century until they discovered it didn’t stand up to the climate very well. But this is the first (and only) time I have come across a wooden cross. The cross was broken in three pieces with […]

July 18, 2022

Elbow Falls in Winter #2

35mm, Alberta, C-41, Canada, Lomography Diana Mini, Lomography LomoChrome Metropolis XR 100-400, square, toy camera No Comments

This is one of the few good photos I got from a roll of LomoChrome Metropolis that I shot in my Diana Mini.

July 7, 2022

Self-Portrait Challenge #4: Reflection

Kodak Ektar 100, Mamiya C220, medium (120), Self-Portrait Challenge, square No Comments

Here is another photo from my Self-Portrait Challenge. The theme for this one was reflection. The photo turned out better than I had anticipated. That being said, I think that it could do with an improvement. Conceptually, if I had to take this photo again, I think I would have some friends pretend to be […]

June 27, 2022

At Home #2

Lomography Color 400, Mamiya C220, medium (120), square No Comments

My wife has since redecorated and our bedroom looks nothing like it did in this first photo taken before I met her.

April 28, 2022

A Single Holga Photo

Alberta, Calgary, Canada, Holga 120 CFN, Lomography Redscale XR 50-200, medium (120), redscale, square, toy camera No Comments

2013 Calgary Flood damage in Fish Creek Park

This is from a photo walk I took through Fish Creek Park the year after the 2013 flood. I went to see the damage from the flood once the park had re-opened and was deemed safe again for the public. I had a few cameras with me that day, but I only snapped this one […]

March 28, 2022

Casablanca Lily

Agfa Optima 200, C-41, Mamiya C220, medium (120), square No Comments

These are Casablanca Lilies and they are a varietal of the oriental lily. A few months ago I decided that I wanted to try my hand at photographing flowers. I bought a bouquet of lilies at the supermarket, grabbed a vase and some decorative black rocks, and arranged them all together. Then I sat back […]

February 10, 2022

Self-Portrait Challenge #3: Formal

black & white, Fuji Neopan Acros 100, Mamiya C220, medium (120), Self-Portrait Challenge, square 2 Comments

I took this self-portrait as part of my Self-Portrait Challenge a few years ago. The idea behind the challenge was to take a series of creative self-portraits that would push my creativity and skills as a photographer. It isn’t easy to be both photographer and subject when you are using a manual focus camera. Unfortunately, […]

December 30, 2021

A Winter Day

Alberta, Calgary, Canada, Holga 120 CFN, light leaks, Lomography Color 800, medium (120), square, toy camera No Comments

One of the things I love about Calgary is that some days, when the weather is right, you can see the Rocky Mountains looming large in the west. You can see them on the horizon of the first two photos.

November 22, 2021

The Bel-Aire ‘Special’

Alberta, Bel-Aire 'Special', black & white, Calgary, camera modification, Canada, Fuji Neopan Acros 100, medium (120), square, Xtol No Comments

I shot these photos using the Bel-Aire ‘Special’, which is the new name I have given to my Belair X 6-12 Jetsetter modified to accept a 100mm Anastigmat Special lens mounted in a Compur Rapid shutter. After my successful attempt to shoot Instax Wide with the new lens and shutter, I took a trip to […]

September 27, 2021

Tractors

Alberta, black & white, Canada, Kodak Tri-X 400, Mamiya C220, medium (120), square No Comments

I shot these tractors 5 years ago at the Coyote Flats Pioneer Village. They easily have over 100 tractors and I think I spent most of my time with just these three, ha ha.

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