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.

Around September of 2005, I started thinking that, even though I'm not actively drawn to looking at what others have shot on cross processed film, while there's still film and developing chemicals at ready access, I should try shooting it.

A review of the slide films available in 2008.

Dona bending over with a stick... artistic from the front, probably really trashy from the back.

An example of how clothing does not save a picture from being trashy.

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.

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 and little whispy couds.

Desert and mountains in infrared.

Fisherman's Wharf, photographed using Infrared light