open wide I’m currently in the process of developing the final rolls of black and white film from last year. I’m less behind than usually at this stage, but this is mostly because I didn’t shoot much ...
68 Today I got a rather large package and couldn’t quite imagine what would warrant the size of it. I hadn’t ordered anything of that shape or size: Well, the content was a barely 2cm big ...
thumbs up Roll number 3 with my new Nokton 1.1 has a shot that completely convinced me of the lens. Yes, it can be hard to focus. It’s also big, intimidating and heavy, and yes, things get ...
pretty in pink With sudden sunshine today I obviously felt the need to go out and shoot again. Such sunny days are rare around here in winter and quite unpredictable too. I still had ISO 400 film in ...
stop For those of you who have been following my blog for a while, you probably know that I have a preference for classical grain film. My favourite and most used emulsions – Kentmere 400 / ...
a red moment When I was looking through my work from last year I could see that I reached a certain visual coherence despite a significant amount of experimentation on my part. The year before it seemed to me as if ...
afternoon light When I was looking for a fast lens, I had several options to choose from and I wasn’t quite sure which one to take. There are many fast lenses for the Leica and most of ...
Happy New Year 2016 First things first: I wish all of you a Happy New Year! It’s 2016 now and like every year I wanted to give you the traditional new year’s post with pictures from the previous year. Although I ...
too cool The weather forecast promises several more days of rain. I guess that’s what it’s like everywhere in autumn, so I shouldn’t complain too much. I’m using these bleak days for more progress on my journey ...
painted face The other day I realised that the constant companion of a camera with a light meter has not worsened my ability to guesstimate, but improved it. Thanks to the light meter I can always confirm ...
goal Occasionally the leader of bulk loaded film tears in the Leica at the beginning of the roll and I might end up shooting a roll of ghost pictures into oblivion before I notice. Today I ...
attention The other day we went for a little walk on a very warm and summery day – it’s only the beginning of November after all – and I had the opportunity of shooting some ISO ...
the sea the sea It’s been a slow month photographically and I kind of miss the bustle of summer that would always provide me with some kind of photographic opportunity, but I guess it’s nice to slow down again ...
doors Even if I were trying to shoot a lot, it would be rather difficult these days. The streets seem empty most of the time and I also don’t really feel inspired. I guess we all ...
the best pizza After a few weeks of studying Russian I re-watched a Russian movie that I watched with English subtitles at the beginning of this endeavour. Back then I only understood a few words, but by now ...
deep shadows One of my biggest problems is that I have many interests and I’m not very good at multitasking. I try never to do more than two projects at the same time, because only proper focus ...
hold on After a deadline yesterday I’m now embracing a new found freedom that allows me to work more according to my own priorities rather than towards the usual necessities of the academic process. I’ve therefore used ...
apple I was 3 shots short of finishing a roll today, but it was a good day nevertheless, especially considering that it’s actually only the third roll this month. I also finished the last bit of ...
oranges I’ve been struggling to finish the roll I had in my Leica, but today I finally managed on a walk through the neighbourhood. It was surprisingly warm today, rather summery in fact, so the weather ...
night skating The last few days I was very busy with work and my health wasn’t too cooperative either, so I didn’t spend much time on photography. I was very productive photographically over the summer, so I ...
