From one of my favorite historians (who was also Librarian of Congress, btw...):


"Technology is so much fun but we can drown in our technology. The fog of information can drive out knowledge."
Daniel J. Boorstin

It's been a super-duper long time since I've posted something here, I'm going to try to remedy this situation and at least write a little bit to show that I really do have some things to say.

I've always been interested in photography. My dad always loved it and took wonderful slides of all of our great trips when I was a kid. There's something to be said for the slide as a format, it's generally crisp and clear and what I really love about it is that the slide you get back from processing is the photograph you actually took --- they can't alter in any way with chemicals or their own ideas of how your photograph should look. This is a rare commodity these days, you might not realize it but the prints you get back from photo processing aren't necessarily the exposure or the color rendition that came out of your camera. Human hands can wreak havoc on great photography!

The past year or so I've had an interest in using classic cameras. My dad had a Rolleiflex TLR that I drooled over for many years and he finally gave to me earlier this year. It's a complicated piece of machinery and I'm a little afraid to use it! My photog friend turned me onto the Holga, a lovely little plastic camera with light leaks galore. Using it has opened up a whole new world for me and I love the results I get with this light-leaking monstrosity. I'm proud of this baby, which I entered into my very first art show this summer.

So there's more to come in the photo world for me (hopefully!). I don't know if I'm any good but I can tell you that I enjoy the process and am pleased with the results.... and isn't that what it's all about? I enjoy digital photography but I have to tell you: To me there's almost nothing better than getting your film back from the lab and realizing that you nailed a great photograph. That anticipation and surprise is the one of the reasons I enjoy photography so much.