Kodak Instamatic 104 – Monday Morning Redemption
My dad's habit of finding quirky gifts strikes again. A crisp $1 bill got him this nifty Kodak Instamatic 104 Outfit box set at a garage sale. Sweet yellow Kodak box contains an Instamatic camera, unused flash cube, old AAA batteries and box from the last 126 cartridge that expired in May 1975 all stored inside. Now I've just got →
Previously Unpublished – Stockholm at Dusk – 2000
Image © copyright Eric Bucholtz 2000, all rights reserved. I shot this on an exceptionally photogenic day in Sweden, a day that started out with everything outside covered with frozen fog frost. While visiting the capitol city with my flatmate and Finn friends the sky that was perfectly clear blue in the morning had incredible clouds at dusk. I didn't have very →
Previously Unpublished – Saint Augustine Shadows 2001
Previously unpublished film photo copyright © 2001 Eric Bucholtz, eB Photography. Saint Augustine, Florida While meandering Saint Augustine, Florida during my time at port near Jacksonville, the lines and shadows from a balcony with sun high overhead caught my attention. I had a roll of C41 color-process black and white 35mm film in one camera and snapped away.
Previously Unpublished – Khon Kaen Night Market 2002
Previously unpublished photo from Khon Kaen, Thailand night market, February 28, 2002. © Eric Bucholtz, all rights reserved. Minolta X-370 35mm body, 50mm f/1.7 lens, Fuji cheap bulk pack film ISO800.
Previously Unpublished – Central America Shipwreck
Previously unpublished 35mm film print from Bluefields, Nicaragua, December 2001.
What are you (am I) waiting for? Shoot.
"I need a newer/older / film/digital / manual/automatic camera/lens/computer first." This new year has been 3 days -and a few leading up to it last year- of kicks in the pants to get a camera and use it. Not a new one (wife sighs for relief) - one within reach. A phone if I have to. Create already. Reminders I find →
First dream of 2011
Woke up with a laugh at the first dream of the new year - I was shooting 35mm film with my first SLR camera, the Minolta X-370. Nerd alert. Manual focus, manual exposure, thumb lever winder style. Vaguely remember I was shooting some outdoor wedding stuff and keeping up with the action just fine winding after each shot. I'll take that →
Of old photos, less is more?
I'm enjoying the last weekend of March as the kids nap and Grandpa's 1950s Argus C-Four 35mm camera begs to be taken outside to shoot some film today. The musty smell of the old leather case and the metal camera that still bears his fingerprint smudges got me thinking. I'm editing through thousands of wedding photos from a recent shoot, preparing →
Validation
A friend shared this video over the weekend, enjoy a smile. Cbk980jV7Ao This film's a good reminder to say something nice today. You never know how far a compliment can go! Smile, smile, smile! eB
Craving Retro
While in Indy last weekend I drove by the Children's Museum and reminisced the last museum I could remember visiting was the Chicago Museum of Art in 2004. Yes, over 4 years ago in the dating days. It was one of my favorite trips with Sara. One of my favorites from the trip, nice snap by our friend Julia with Sara's →
Summer Newlyweds by Holga
Last summer I picked up the classically cheap and funky photo making Holga camera as part of my creative escape from the immediacy and trigger happy shooting of digital photography. The Holga has become a quick low tech favorite of mine, and I've had some pretty cool candid snaps printed from some of our summer weddings. One of my favorites →