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Lost Sole #1
The first scan of the first neg of a new project I’m working on.
Lost Sole #1
Edited later that day to add:
I’m never at a loss for amazement at how much detail an 8×10 negative holds… here’s a different lighting setup for the same shot, along with a 100% crop
At 1200ppi, we’re not even really getting [...]
TRA Recipe Contest Winners
First of all, a huge thank you to everyone who entered our TRA Recipe Contest this past March! We received way more entries than I thought we would, and to the extent that it’s taken a while to pick winners, that’s my excuse (well, that and a 2 month old baby boy and a hacked [...]
Bombay Beach | Salton Sea | Stuck In The Mud
While making pictures at Bombay Beach, on the shores of the Salton Sea, my Honda Element was nearly lost to the mud.
Salton Sea Photographs | Abandoned Naval Base | Bombay Beach
Another full day of photographing the weird and wonderful environs of the Salton Sea. This portfolio of images is mostly from Bombay Beach and the abandoned Naval Auxiliary Air Station.
25 Things You May Or May Not Know About Doug
I don’t think I’ve ever posted a random list of facts about me on my blog, even though everyone else seems to have, and I almost always enjoy reading stuff like that if it’s a blog I follow. So whether you consider it the height of narcissistic solipsism, or a fun ice-breaking mini-autobiography, here [...]
Max Smiles!
Our little baby boy has been working on getting a smile out for a couple weeks now, and today he managed to pull off his first, bona-fide, I’m happy and not just pooping smile. It just so happens that we had the camera rolling at that moment – I had been thinking lately that I [...]
Vegas Boneyard Contest Winner
Congrats to Jenny Smith of Alders Photography in L.A., who is the winner of a photo contest we sponsored back in February – Christpher Bartelski hosted the shoot during this year’s WPPI convention, at the Neon Boneyard in Las Vegas, and lots of [b] schoolers showed up to produce some killer images. You can check [...]
JVS Workshops This April
Joseph Victor Stefanchik and his wife Anne are hosting two workshops this April, which will be the last chance you’ll have for a while to learn from them. If you want to learn practical, on-location lighting, JVS is a great guy to see. He’s also a helluva photographer, so we’re happy to pass along the [...]
Salton Sea Photos | Desert Shores | Salton City
More photography of the Salton Sea and its strange surrounding communities. Pictures from Bombay Beach and Desert Shores.