I've been spending a lot of time in the past year or so on finding ways to continue to shoot film, but doing it more economically. The first step was getting my own scanner so I didn't need to pay somebody to print or scan my photos. Lately, I decided that my cost of B&W developing was too high, so I set up my own darkroom

I've tried to research black and white developing as much as possible before starting in on it, ranging from the writings of Ansel Adams to modern notes from other folks. It turns out that there's a fairly small number of absolute, un-arguable facts, so I decided to just post my personal opinions.

A blocked off stairway down in New York City with brick walls

A bird sitting in the snow.

A repeating pattern along the side of a New York City building.

A headshot of Elea

A headshot of Elea

The buildings in new york city forming a canyon.

The intersection between St. Patrick's Cathedral and the modern buildings of New York.

Streets of New York around sunet.

Looking straight up at the intersection between St. Patrick's Cathedral and the modern buildings of New York.

The buildings in New York City forming a Canyon, with a crane

The front of the New York Public Library, with snow on the steps

Looking up at some buildings and little whispy couds.

Looking up at some buildings in New York City.