Bob Kerner
15-Oct-2010, 06:45
Greetings. I'm joining from Long Island, NY as a long-time small format photographer currently shooting mostly digital but recently re-discovered the joy of film in a 35mm camera. I also just taught myself how to develop B&W film in my kitchen. The missus thought I was nuts until she saw the results compared to the minilab's attempts!
I dipped my toe into LF about 15 years ago with 4x5. It turned out to be a costly and painful period. I foolishly bought all new gear and tried to teach myself but got my butt kicked my all the movements, bellows factors etc. I made a few nice images (and am still impressed by the power of a large negative or chrome, that's why I'm here) but mostly got frustrated. I sold all the gear within a year.
Fast-forward. I think I'd like to give it another try. Still love the big image, want to try to develop the film myself but don't want another beat-down by the camera so will go slower in diving back in. I'm older now, not in a rush to master things over night. I want to make more "art" than snapshots. I also (maybe this is really foolish) want to expose my kids to something different than a point and shoot. Mostly I want to experiment....
So, expect me to lurk about, asking questions here and there. In my day job, I'm an educator and one of the things I'd like to do is use LF imagery to examine my workplace and the things that happen there.
Cheers,
Bob
I dipped my toe into LF about 15 years ago with 4x5. It turned out to be a costly and painful period. I foolishly bought all new gear and tried to teach myself but got my butt kicked my all the movements, bellows factors etc. I made a few nice images (and am still impressed by the power of a large negative or chrome, that's why I'm here) but mostly got frustrated. I sold all the gear within a year.
Fast-forward. I think I'd like to give it another try. Still love the big image, want to try to develop the film myself but don't want another beat-down by the camera so will go slower in diving back in. I'm older now, not in a rush to master things over night. I want to make more "art" than snapshots. I also (maybe this is really foolish) want to expose my kids to something different than a point and shoot. Mostly I want to experiment....
So, expect me to lurk about, asking questions here and there. In my day job, I'm an educator and one of the things I'd like to do is use LF imagery to examine my workplace and the things that happen there.
Cheers,
Bob