How to take long exposures with film

January 23, 2020 in journal

I try to take a long exposure of the stars, and then explain how I figured out the settings for that shot compensating for reciprocity failure.

A short video where I try to clarify the process of making long exposures with film. Remember that I wrote a whole book about this topic that you can download for free. I also have a few articles about Long Exposure Photography on this blog. Please don't hesitate to drop me a line if you still have any questions.

Taking the Rolleiflex out

August 14, 2019 in journal

I take the Rolleiflex out in nature and shoot a couple of rolls in Chain O'Lakes, Indiana.

I took the Rolleiflex out and tried to make a few images in Chain O'Lakes, here in Indiana. I talk a little bit about the main features, what I like, and what I don't.

Hasselblad CFV II: an almost perfect system

July 09, 2019 in journal

I hadn't been so excited about a camera announcement since the Zeiss ZX1 (which by the way, hasn't been released yet -who knows if it ever will).

A few days ago Hasselblad announced the X1D II, the sucessor to their beautiful mirrorless medium format camera. New features and a greatly recuded price are always welcome. But for all purposes, it's more of the same. Just with a bigger sensor.

They also announced something else, though, something that got me really excited: the CFV II 50C.

Bronica SQ-Ai: overview and thoughts after almost 2 years

November 27, 2018 in journal

The Bronica SQ-Ai quickly became my favorite camera ever. Since then, I've taken it with me almost everywhere. 250 rolls of 120 film, 3000 pictures and almost 2 years later, I wanted to give you an overview of this camera, some of my thoughts, pros, cons, and some little tips.

I've been shooting with the Bronica for almost 2 years, so it was about time to make a little video about this beautiful medium format film camera.

Bronica SQ-Ai (body pictured here), my medium format camera of choice

How much does it cost to shoot medium format film? My Bronica SQ-Ai numbers

January 04, 2018 in journal

I think we all know that shooting film comes at a cost, literally. And the bigger the chunk of film you expose every time you open that shutter, the worse it gets.

But how much money are we talking about, exactly? Let me show you my numbers, how much I spent on my gear and how much I spend every time I shoot with my Bronica SQ-Ai.