Collectors and others
There are two types of people who retain old technology.
Articles Tagged with black-and-white photography
The pot, the photograph and the on-line video
Unfamiliar territory
A hands-on process
The colors of your mind
Tools shape the artist
A choice of camera is unexpectedly important
Our photographic consultant finds that the camera he uses can have an unsubtle effect on the pictures he takes.
The angle of the light
A photographer and appearances
Our photographer draws our attention to how differently the same objects appear in different light. It’s a lesson easily generalized.
The postures of photography
Conforming to the machine
Our photographer notices how a new technology forces our bodies into new positions.
Why an f-stop?
It’s all the astronomers’ fault
Our photographic consultant is reminded how complicated things are for beginners, no matter how straightforward it all seems to the professionals.
How big is a picture?
Returning to the Brownie format
The photographs that came out of this Kodak Brownie camera from the 1930s may be the best size ever found.