Bulk loading film is an excellent option to save some money when shooting 35mm. But I'm not going to do it anymore.
Read MoreBulk Loading Film: why I'm going to stop doing it
Contact Sheets from Mt Rainier National Park
Four new rolls, all of them from my trip to Mt Rainier National Park. I shot Pancro 400 and Arista EDU for the first time, but of course my beloved HP5 is here too. And one of this rolls became easily my favorite one so far.
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Photography by humans VS photography by robots
The last 20 years have seen a true digital revolution in the world of photography, but the second phase of this revolution is just getting started with the addition of AI to our cameras. But something else is happening at the same time.
Read MoreAmerican Road Trip Journal #2: Bye Central Oregon!
Second day in Central Oregon. This time I photograph Lava Lake, Suttle Lake and Detroit Lake and dam. From snowy mountains, to the desert, and to the forests of the Cascade Mountains.
Read MoreAmerican Road Trip Journal, Entry #1: Cascade Lakes
This is the first in a new series about our upcoming road trip across the United States. We are going to be on the road for around **3 months** and I'll be sharing our experiences here. First stop: Cascade Lakes in Central Oregon.
Read MoreContact Sheet #51: Bronica + HP5
New contact sheet, more Bronica and more HP5! This time photos are from 3 different days and 3 different trips.
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Choosing a new developer for my medium format black and white photos
I've been using Kodak D76 for a while, but now that we are going to be on the road for a few months, transporting and "cooking" D76 might be a problem. I was in the search of a new developer and I might have found it.
Read MoreEvery new beginning comes from some other beginning's end
A bit more than 4 years ago I was saying goodbye to the city where I lived for more than 13 years.
Today, I quit my job. And on November 5th, I’ll be saying goodbye to Portland, and the Pacific Northwest.
Read MoreTaking a long exposure of the Full Moon with film
I'd had one specific image in mind for a while, and I decided to go for it this last week: a long exposure of the full moon moving through the sky.
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Contact Sheets #48, #49 & #50: Holga and HP5+ at The Enchantments
I wasn't sure about posting these ones. The whole point about showing contact sheets is to explain my thought process when taking images. And these ones aren't a good example of that.
Read MoreHiking to The Enchantments, Part II
Part II of my trip to the Core Enchantments, in Central Washington. Day 2 too, where I leave my camp at Snow Lakes behind and climb to the Core.
Read MoreContact Sheet #47: Holga, HP5 and Leavenworth
First real outing for the Holga! I brought it with me to Leavenworth and then on my hike to the Enchantments, and I loved it!
Read MoreHiking to The Enchantments, Part I
The Enchantments is one of the most beautiful places in the Pacific Northwest, and I was lucky enough to get a permit to spend 2 nights there. This is part 1 of that adventure.
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Improve your taste to improve your photography
I don't know about you, but when I look at the photos I took in the past (not too long ago actually!) I can't believe I thought they were any good, good enough to even post some of them.
Read MoreShooting film: Tom, Dick and Harry Mountain
My first hike in Oregon (unless you consider the walk to Multnomah Falls from the parking lot a hike) was to Mirror Lake, in the Mt Hood National Forest. This hike doesn't stop there though, the trail keeps going beyond the lake. The final destination is a mountain called Tom, Dick and Harry.
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Going Holga: Contact Sheet #48
I'd been thinking about this for a long time. It was not a decision about money (the camera itself is $35), but a matter of having yet another camera at home. I already had enough... but the Holga didn't stop tempting me.
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Climbing a mountain: South Sister
This was the hardest thing I've ever done. By far. This hike is no joke.
Read MoreContact Sheets #45 and #46, Bronica + HP5+
This is the first of a new series of posts, pretty similar to something I was doing a while ago when this blog was hosted on Medium. I'll be uploading the "contact sheets" (they are actually scans, but don't tell anyone) of every roll I shoot, I'll talk about how I took the photos, problems I ran into, and what not.
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Shooting film above the clouds
Angel's Rest is one of the most popular hikes near Portland for very good reasons. It's not only just 25 minutes away from where I live, it also has amazing views from the top and it's a decent but not strenuous workout to get up there.
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Wake up and get out
It took moving 5,397 miles away from my hometown for me to discover nature. It's not that there isn't beautiful outdoors over there, I just wasn't interested. I also used to wake up really late in the morning.
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