Author: Eddy Young
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Making intentional photos when shooting digital
When I bought my Nikon D850, I ordered a 128 GiB CFexpress card to go with it, assuming that the camera’s high-resolution output would demand substantial storage. Yet, because of my approach to digital photography, I rarely fill more than a fraction of the card while I’m shooting. I seem to be as frugal with…
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All about P
Recently, I found an envelope containing film negatives with candid pictures of P, taken between 2008 and 2010 when I was beginning film photography. Given the reset brought about by COVID, this discovery feels almost archaelogical—you can even see P holding a Blackberry phone. The negatives were badly scratched from sitting at the bottom of…
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Out and about with a Minolta X-300
You’d think that, with more daylight, summer is ideal for outdoor photography, but it really isn’t. Trees turn into green masses dotted with bright reflective spots and put everything in shade. The sun rises too early – four o’clock, really? – and sets too late – around dinner time with P. And when I drag…