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  • Ansco B2 Cadet: Photography with an Old Box Camera

    Sure, today’s fancy digital cameras have a lot of tricks to ensure your photos turn out picture-perfect.  But compared to the simplicity of an old box camera like Ansco’s B2 Cadet, the photos aren’t THAT much better! Basically a wooden box without any real lens, and a 1/60 second shutter that allows light into a

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  • “Found Film Friday”: from Fort Wayne, Indiana

    This blog bounces around a bit depending on what I’m interested in on a particular day of the week, so maybe I will post “found film” articles on Fridays from now on.  There are a few folks out there doing “52 film cameras in 52 weeks”, which could be fun (I’d probably be up to

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  • Photowalk in Georgetown (Chennai, India): the Flower Market

    Third in a series of posts about a photowalk taken in northern Chennai, in a section of town called Georgetown. I’ve mentioned a few times on this blog that there are people – mainly older women – all over Chennai who make a living by stringing together flowers and selling them for about a dollar

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  • Photowalk in Georgetown (Chennai, India): Poses

    This is the second in a multi-part series about a recent photowalk in Georgetown, one of the most dense parts of Chennai, and virtually the only area to retain its colonial identifier. In a couple of days I hope to also post about the flower market, and the colorful photography opportunities it offered. But first

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  • Photowalk: Odd Jobs in Georgetown (Chennai, India!)

    This will be the first in a multi-post series on a Sunday morning photowalk in Georgetown – a part of Chennai, India.  This part of the city , just inland from Chennai’s port, includes some of the city’s most crowded areas – notably Parry’s Corner – as well as a flower market with bulk flower

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