Category: morning wood

What’s Included?

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IS THE WORK inclusive or exclusive…

layers of the portrait.. portrayal, example, at hand or

malick sidibe 14 apr 2015

asking ‘who is it’ early questions, easily answered (sub-text “is it important” why should I look at this how much will I have to look/see

reaching cross culturally

person personification personal

as example, as lighting problem, as proof of your own prestige, as class, as classification, as prototype archetype

affectionate / distant / aloof transient / uncaring — manipulative disingenuous

depiction not-fiction

the Scene … other people’s lives … everything external where commerce and price form the basic parameters of exchange

karsh resurrected homilies  … without humility

atheist homily

cookie cutter concept equals <> conclusion

what does the portrait portray ? the class cliche … pretense of dress-up .. honest at their interest … gain loss is never equal. there is no parity in this bit

small catalog to access for image. small dictionary of visual referents

Thin Ice

Posted on Posted in big bits, Carp Fishing, morning wood, the arc

film is on thin ice.

When a major film maker, Kodak, Ilford, put film onto reduced production schedule, we are on the edge of another meltdown.

When production can be triggered by a handful of large users, film is in low use. This is a hotdog stand waiting for the game to end

Ilford makes 3 of my most used films. Ortho plus and SFX are coming up on short supply in the US. Apparently I have bought the last of the O+ from B&H several months ago. This triggered the special make run. Following up on the special, special run, I discovered that Ilford will be making O+ every other year.

Tough to make a business based upon a weak supply line. (bob carnie and friends)

SFX was also cleaned out, with only 28 rolls! So, I went to Freestyle and took what they had. That order is on the road, parked in Red Rock Arizona. Will be at my door in the morning.

I have said that I’ll be shooting film until 2020 – that may be optimistic, given the fragility of film supply. Film, that I use, has a decidedly film look, and use. Most films are made to eliminate grain, scan easily, produce flat/linear highlight and shadow rolls – These are all characteristics of digital’s innate performance; except, no need to scan – shoot and go.

What this means to me, is that I will have to order more – sadly, the IR type films don’t store, 3-4 years is their limit for extended sensitivity. The sensitizing dyes are only, just barely stable enough to last.

And so it goes.