My wife and I went to see a local bluegrass band last night, and such situations always make me think about just how much musicians using "unplugged" instruments reminds me of my craft as a film photographer. Electronics and digital equipment may help us out in a variety of ways, but on a street corner, that mandolin player and me with my rangefinder are equally at home, fully unplugged and joyfully untethered.
RT @sylvia_nyc: we live in a world where yelling about being hungry is considered more violent than being left hungry. Where unhoused people existing in public space is considered more dangerous than someone murdering them in front of all of us.
The Polaroid 95B, the "Speedliner." A gorgeously designed bit of old tech, it was manufactured from 1957 - 1961. This one is in near mint condition. It's a big, heavy beast that shot instant roll film. Even though instant roll film hasn't been produced for over 30 years, the 95B can be adjusted to shoot regular 120 film and even most of a sheet of 4x5 large format film. It will be fun challenge to use.
#polaroid #polaroid95b #believeinfilm #instantrollfilm #120film #4x5film
@aplatte Thank you. Yes, the Fort is a nice "Chicago suburb."
@RickiTarr In art school I took bad photos and tried to make good paintings out of them. In 2020 I began shooting and developing film, and decided to try to craft a good photo that was enough in itself. This is an image of a 1900s fire station that I shot with a 1971 Konica T2, a camera that someone had trashed and abused. I chose to bring it back to life again.
@believeinfilm Eight or nine rolls, over half of it color. Since I can't really afford color film anymore, purchasing new developing chems for it just isn't going to happen. So ... into the fridge they go, until the situation changes. :(
I love the strong vertical and horizontal lines found in this quiet little corner of the strip mall next to JoAnn's Fabrics.
📷: Konica T2, 52mm f/1.7
🎞: Arista Edu 200 (Foma 200)
🧪:Kodak D-76 & Ilford Rapid Fix
#analogphotography
#analoguephotography #filmphotography #believeinfilm #konica #konicat2 #aristaedu200 #kodakd76 #iso200 #bwphotography #architecture #design #fortwayne #frugalfilmproject
Tim
