An explanation for why I continue to shoot film in 2018

When I started this blog back in 2015 I published several articles to explain why I recommend photographers to…

How this week's Lightroom-Zenfolio Disaster Turned Into an Unexpected Blessing

I experienced quite a disaster last week when transferring updated images from Lightroom to Zenfolio, using Jeffrey…

What works better: black and white, or color images?

Browsing through my pictures to see what subject matter I like most to create images of, the other question that…

To Show What We Are Unable To See

In an attempt to define my 'niche' in photography, I asked myself "what is the role of a photographer?"  Browsing…

3 Important Reasons To Not Use Lightroom Presets

Have you ever looked at a picture and immediately knew who the photographer was? Do you recognize the images of Ansel…

Expired Fujifilm FP-100c Instant Film At Furman University

Last Sunday was a typical hot South Carolina summer day. With temperatures raising into the mid 90s it would have made…

To edit or not to edit: choosing to be a photographer or a digital artist

We all do it: editing the images we made to make them nicer, brighter, shinier, or even totally change their appearance and/or…

Deciding on Exposure Indexes for Film Photography

I now have been shooting film again for some time, and I was not always getting the results I wanted. This made it necessary to…

How I Traveled To California And Almost Exclusively Shot Film

Last May my oldest daughter and I went on a trip to Southern California. She is a Photography and Graphic Design student at Greenville Technical College and wanted to see an exhibit of images from Brett Weston at the Pasadena Museum of California…

Three Images of Stained Glass Windows Mounted In One Frame

Last Sunday Rev. C.E. 'Smoke' Kanipe, our senior pastor at Mauldin United Methodist Church, had his last Sunday services here before moving to his next assignment in Columbia, SC. Smoke is a great and charismatic person, and he and his wife Sue have…

Print your pictures for your kids, grandkids, family, and friends

I recently had to travel to the Netherlands because my sister and I had to clean out my mother's apartment. She had lived in it for almost 48 years: since we moved there in 1968 until she moved into assisted living a couple of weeks ago. Although it was partially…

Medium Format Black & White With The Mamiya RZ67 Pro II

While rummaging through my toolbox at home some time ago, I stumbled on a set of chisels that once belonged to my dad who passed away in 2010. When my family and I still lived in the Netherlands, my dad…

Fine Art Black and White Pictures of an Old Corral

One of my favorite fine art series is "The Old Corral" series I made in 2014 with the Mamiya RZ67 Pro II. These pictures are from an old corral near the Saddlehorn neighborhood in Pelzer, SC.

Use photo books to enhance the way you share your pictures

While a portfolio website is a great way to share your pictures with a broad public and to provide a selling platform, your pictures deserve a more tangible life as a high-quality print. Printing your images can be done…

How shooting film will improve your photography (part 5)

This is the fifth and last post in a series of five in which I share the for me five best reasons why I will continue to use my film cameras. Reasons, for which I recommend that you also should consider picking up one of…

How shooting film will improve your photography (part 4)

This is the fourth post in a series of five in which I share the for me five best reasons why I will continue to use my film cameras. Reasons, for which I recommend that you also should consider picking up one of those…