by Frank Sirona | Nov 30, 2020 | Frank Sirona
This is the first part of an interview that first appeared in On Landscape, the online magazine for landscape photographers, No. 212. The questions were asked by Tim Parkin. Q: Can you tell me a little about your education, childhood passions, early exposure to...
by Ryan Gillespie | Sep 24, 2020 | Educational, Ryan Gillespie
By Ryan Gillespie Creative Blocks, or barriers to inspiration, can be described as the inability to access one’s internal creativity. Those in creative professions – writers, musicians, performers, artists – are often more likely to be affected by...
by J Riley Stewart | Aug 31, 2020 | Educational, J Riley Stewart
The sheer volume of lessons from Ansel Adams about anything related to large format photography can be overwhelming. He packed more lessons into 3 pages than most of his contemporaries packed into a whole book. There is no way someone could remember everything...
by Ben Horne | Jul 31, 2020 | Ben Horne, Educational
It’s best to keep things simple when working with a large format camera. Over the years I’ve developed a ritual of sorts when working in the field. As Alan Brock mentioned in an earlier post, one such ritual is test firing the shutter before pulling the...
by Frank Sirona | May 1, 2020 | Educational, Frank Sirona
Part II: Exposure compensation Part 1 can be viewed here: Using calculators in large format photography One of the many aspects which set large format photography apart from photography with modern digital cameras is that there is no CPU to which you can delegate such...
by Alan Brock | Mar 31, 2020 | Alan Brock, Justin Lowery, Trip Report
“The entire world could end and we wouldn’t even know.” Justin Lowery said that once. Or maybe it was me. Honestly it’s tough to remember at this point as it happened over two years ago. What I do know is that he and I once socially...
by Gevork Mosesi | Feb 28, 2020 | Educational, Gevork Mosesi
I think I can speak for most landscape photographers, the majority of us got into the art of making photos because of the love of nature and wilderness. Most activities in nature have a degree of risks. Landscape photography is no exception. You are probably taking...
by Ryan Gillespie | Jan 28, 2020 | Educational, Ryan Gillespie
A Path to Consistent Results By: Ryan Gillespie Some time ago, I thought I would try some different developers for my black and white film. I knew there would be some differences in the chemistry and developing times, but I figured “As long as my exposure was correct,...
by Justin Lowery | Dec 31, 2019 | Educational, Justin Lowery
When you decide to try large format photography, perhaps the very next question that will arise is which of the large formats to work with. Large format encompasses everything from 2×3″ to 16×20″ and beyond, but for practical purposes, the vast...
by Marty Quinn | Dec 28, 2019 | Alex Burke, Ben Horne, Best Of, Gevork Mosesi, Justin Lowery, Martin Quinn, Ryan Gillespie, Team
Regal - Justin LowerySecluded - Ben HorneSpring Storm - Martin QuinnSpring storm in the Sonoran Desert at sunset. Captured on an Arca Swiss 4x5 camera using Fuji Provia 100F film.Triumph - Gevork MosesiNarrows 2 - Alan BrockAgathla Peak - Martin QuinnLarge volcanic...
