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Film is the other digital.
Canal – © John Neel The scanner seems to be a forgotten piece of digital paraphernalia. It appears to have taken a backseat to other more exciting imaging technologies that are available today. But...
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Photography in Virtual Space
Plate XVL – © Karl Burke – NYT Lens Years ago, while working at the Kodak research labs, I had the idea of shooting images within a virtual space. The thinking was in part due to the tremendous amount...
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Mega Camera Shoots Crazy Huge Portraits – Super Big and Super Cool!
Giant Camera – Dennis Manarchy So, you thought you had the biggest and the highest resolution camera on the block! Sorry to bust your bubble, but this is many times bigger and far cooler, at least in...
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The Argus C3 –“The Brick”
Argus C3 – © John Neel An American Original There was a time when cameras where made out of heavy metal and glass with cases made from real leather. Many were made with a pre-plastic material called...
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The Taming of the Screw…or not
Everything on your camera has been through a myriad of evolutionary changes. Well, almost everything. We have auto this and auto that. We have ergonomic grips and comfortable straps, built in flash...
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What Happened to the Snapshot?
Snapshot – © John Neel What happened to the thing we used to call the snapshot? There was a time when most people took what were considered snapshots. Those images were about the importance of...
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Digital V Film? It is a silly argument. Can’t you see?
Black Paint – © John Neel - Digitally colored B/W from film I am a digital photographer who also has a history in film. I happen to love film as much as I love digital. I use them both. I use them...
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Intellectual Property, Inc. – The IP Mindset – How ideas are stolen.
Company X There was a time, not long ago, when some corporations were very generous to their workforce, including mine. Those companies created a climate of family, employee confidence and pride....
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Collecting Old Folding Cameras – A few from my collection
There was a time not too long ago when folding cameras were King. Voigtlander Baby Bessa 120 w/ Skopar Many folders built around the 1930’s to the 1950’s were small, with beautiful lenses and...
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A Box and a Lens – A look at an amazing little box camera
Box-Tengor – John Neel Most box cameras were built long before I was born. My parents may have used one and my grandparents most certainly did. They were the consumer cameras of their day. Besides...
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Your Very Own Dream Camera
These days digital cameras have a ton of features that many (if not most) users will never use. To some, these bells and whistles tend to complicate the functionality, hinder learning, and...
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The American Camera – Bolsey
Bolsey B – © John Neel There was a time when America made some of the worlds best cameras and lenses. Believe it or not, many of the most interesting cameras ever produced were made in the good old...
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Are You Ready? The next pinhole day is April 27, 2014
Teepee – © John Neel Pinhole I get a bit excited this time every year as I begin to plan for the Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day event coming up at the end of April. The next pinhole day is April...
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Lytro 3D Stereo – Pretty Cool! Pretty Crazy!
stems – Lytro 3D – John Neel Lytro 3D What the heck is Lytro 3D? Lytro is a unique type of imaging system. It uses a new technology called Light Field imaging. Light field can do many things that a...
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Dreaming of the Sony a7
Side Street – © John Neel with Sony a7 “The Sony A7 and Sony A7r are two great examples of new camera designs that have evolved into the kinds of image-making tools that manufacturers are creating...
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THE UPSIDE DOWN WORLD INSIDE YOUR CAMERA
The ground-glass view reversed top to bottom and right to left – John Neel Many image-makers living today have never experienced the image formed on the ground-glass of a large format camera. Perhaps...
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Using the Tamron SP 85mm f1.8 Prime lens
.. Tamron SP 85mm f1.8 Prime lens Before I discuss this great lens, I want to talk about PRIME lenses. The article will follow below. What is a prime focus lens? In general, a lens having a...
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Focus Your Photography BUY My Book
My latest book from Ilex Press Focus In Photography . Argus Cintar adapted to the Sony A7 “Every few pages, I learn something completely new. Thanks, John.” Roger B. “John Neel’s “FOCUS in...
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