Photography Matters

A Podcast for Photographers

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Video: Film Photography Photo Shoot – Kodak Tri-X with Jonny

A little while ago I did share some photos from a recent shoot with Jonny where I broke out some Fujifilm ACROS (pushed to 400). Wow, beautiful gal and such a beautiful look to the film. I've always thought that Jonny and ACROS, man, what a perfect combination; such a perfect fit. Now, all that … [Read more...] about Video: Film Photography Photo Shoot – Kodak Tri-X with Jonny

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Video: Rollei Retro 400s Photo Shoot with Tonya

This is the third in a series of three videos about Rollei Retro 400s. In this video I talk about a photo shoot I did earlier this year with Tonya. I used Rollei Retro 400s pushed to 1600. We were using natural light (which I wish we would've had more of), and I did something in this shoot that I've … [Read more...] about Video: Rollei Retro 400s Photo Shoot with Tonya

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Video: Rollei Retro 400s Pushed to 1600

This is the second video I'm doing in a series of three videos on Rollei Retro 400s. I the first video I introduced this film and talked about it's characteristics, shooting it at box speed, ISO 400. In this video I talk about shooting Rollei Retro 400s pushed to 1600. I'll share some of the photos … [Read more...] about Video: Rollei Retro 400s Pushed to 1600

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Photography Matters Ep 74 – Gear Lust vs Film Lust

I think if you've been involved with photography for any amount of time you'll be familiar with the term G.A.S. - Gear Acquisition Syndrome. It's an easy path to get on, and I've enjoyed the pursuit of gear myself. Luckily less these days, but it IS a real thing. Lately I've found myself more … [Read more...] about Photography Matters Ep 74 – Gear Lust vs Film Lust

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Film Photography – Rollei Retro 400s – Video

In my search for a film that I would (hopefully) love as much as Fujifilm ACROS, through some recommendations from other photographers, I found Rollei Retro 400s. Rollei Retro 400s This film is a 400 speed black and white film. When I started receiving several recommendations for this film, … [Read more...] about Film Photography – Rollei Retro 400s – Video

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Photography Matters Ep 73 – William Eggleston – Not About the Wow Factor

William Eggleston - Not About the Wow Factor Every once in a while I'll revisit a particular documentary on YouTube about photographer, William Eggleston. It's a good reminder for me, to not miss the photographs in life that, while not epic in nature, still contain so much story and interest. I … [Read more...] about Photography Matters Ep 73 – William Eggleston – Not About the Wow Factor

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Cheap Lighting for Your Next Photoshoot

I did a photo shoot with Yuli a little while ago. We had planned to make it a natural window light shoot. Well, we got started a little late. We were able to get one roll worth of shots using just natural window light, but as the sun started to go down it was clear we were going to have to start … [Read more...] about Cheap Lighting for Your Next Photoshoot

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Fujifilm ACROS & Announcement of ACROS II and My Photo Shoot with Jonny

I recently did a photo shoot with Jonny and finished the shoot with a roll of Fujifilm ACROS. Beautiful stuff, so I wanted to share some of the photos from that roll as well as talk about some of the thing I've been doing over the past year, just catching up. Also wanted to share my thoughts on … [Read more...] about Fujifilm ACROS & Announcement of ACROS II and My Photo Shoot with Jonny

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Photography Matters Ep 72 – Fujifilm ACROS II – I Didn’t See This Coming

Fujifilm ACROS II - Coming fall of 2019 Fujifilm ACROS II... Wow, this was unexpected, at least I for one did not see this coming. I really felt that Fujifilm was really happy to be exiting the analog side of photography to keep its focus on the digital products; their X Series cameras and … [Read more...] about Photography Matters Ep 72 – Fujifilm ACROS II – I Didn’t See This Coming

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Professional Photographer in 2019?

Being a Professional Photographer in 2019... is that even a thing? Of course it is. That being said, the climate is very different than it was, even just 5 - 10 years ago. In other words... It's more challenging. Man, the new cameras are so amazing these days. They make it pretty easy to take a … [Read more...] about Professional Photographer in 2019?