Shooting film has always interested me. I started out using my mom’s Pentax ME Super as well as a Leica iiic that I had picked up off of eBay for $250 with a 50mm collapsible Elmar lens. Coincidentally still my only true Leica lens. But I always wanted a film Leica M camera but as… Continue reading Analog Experience: Shooting Film With The Leica M4
What is Aerochrome film? It is an analog film stock that is sensitive to infrared light and uses false-color reversal to express infrared light as a visible color. Infrared (IR) light is invisible to the human eye but is all around us and be felt as heat. All objects in the universe emit some level… Continue reading Emulating Kodak Aerochrome Infrared Film with Python Image Processing
Interchangeable lens cameras are amazing feats of engineering, but as photographers trying to capture that perfect image you are sometimes saddened to realize that there are big black smudges scattered throughout your digital image. These black spots or smudges are caused by small specs of dust and debris that settle on the image sensor and… Continue reading Automatic Sensor Dust Removal
I was getting pretty fed up with my Macbook Air 2011 webcam now that we are on a constant stream of Zoom video conferences and calls. And with the shortage of nicer webcams in stock I started to look into weather it was possible to use my older DSLR camera as a makeshift webcam. I… Continue reading Mac DSLR Webcam
I created a shared drive on my network on my Unraid Server that I have set up to display photos with Plex. I wanted an easy way to upload photos from my phone to the server, there is the ability from within the iOS Plex app to do so but it requires a monthly subscription… Continue reading Save Photos To Shared Drive From iPhone
I had been eyeing a Leica M for a while. It started after my grandpa gave me an old Pentax film camera. After that, I was hooked. I could not afford an M at the time so I purchased a Leica IIIc on eBay for a few hundred, but I still kept looking for an… Continue reading The Leica M8 in 2019
The Peak Design Capture clip is an innovative camera holding solution that launched the Peak Design company to Kickstarter success which has allowed them to create a wide range of Photography equipment such as straps, bags and now travel luggage. The Capture Clip is in its third iteration and much better than before with a… Continue reading Peak Design Capture Clip Review
"Hi Siri Blog Media Upload" Having just started a WordPress blog I wanted an easy way to upload photos that I take on my iPhone. My options were either to use the iPhone WordPress app or use the web interface. Since the app is quite buggy and I really just wanted to upload the photos… Continue reading Automatically Upload Photos from your iPhone to WordPress using Siri Shortcuts
One Strap to rule them all! Camera strap preference is a personal choice but it is never trivial to take a strap on and off your camera. Usually you have to loop the strap through multiple tiny holes and fiddle with it to get it to the correct length. If you want to change it… Continue reading Peak Design Camera Strap Review
The Hadley Pro is probably the most understated and sophisticated camera bag on the market. Made in England, it is stylish, comfortable, quiet, and dead simple to use. I have had this bag for over six years and it is still the perfect camera bag despite all the new crowdfunded bags on the market today.… Continue reading Billingham Hadley Pro Review
