In Short

Software geek. Serious hobbyist photographer, and part-time artist. Been into photography since I was about 13 years old (a lot longer ago than I care to think about). Into drawing since I first held a crayon.

Photography

Photography, for me, is a way to say "hey, look at this cool thing I noticed", or "here is what looks good to me". The cool thing could be:

- the way those colors look together

- the shapes that I see

- the textures that I notice

- the way the light plays across that space

- etc

I've been into photography for a long time. I left film when digital became affordable, but now have returned to film in a big way. I get as much of a charge out of the imaging qualities of film as I get out of using classic film equipment. I started back with 35mm, but moved to shooting medium format almost exclusively once I tried it. I've now moved up a size, and am shooting 4x5 and enjoying the technical challenges there. I do my own B&W development and scanning, but use a lab for my occasional color work.

I produce photography related videos on YouTube.

I've been trying to cut down on my gear collection. My current photography toys include:

FILM:

-- Large Format --

Horseman 45FA

Arca-Swiss F-Line Basic

90mm f/5.6 Topcor

135mm f/5.6 Sironar-N

150mm f/5.6 Fujinon-W

210mm f/5.6 Fujinon-W

-- Medium Format --

Hasselblad 201F

Hasselblad 2000FCW

Zeiss Distagon F 50mm f/2.8

Zeiss Distagon CF 60mm f/3.5

Zeiss Planar F 110mm f/2

Zeiss Sonnar F 150mm f/2.8

Fuji GA645Zi

-- 35mm --

Leica M-mount lenses (kept "just in case")

Zeiss Biogon 25mm f/2.8

Voigtlander Nokton 35mm f/1.4

Zeiss Sonnar 50mm f/1.5

Konica M-Hexanon 90mm f/2.8

Leica R8 / Motor Drive

Leica R3

50 Summicron-R (2)

25mm Summicron-R

28mm Elmarit-R

90mm Summicron-R

180mm Elmarit-R

Contax G1

Contax 45mm f/2

DIGITAL:

Sony A7II

Sony A6000

Sony/Zeiss 35mm f/2.8

Sony/Zeiss 55mm f/1.8

Sony/Zeiss 70-210mm f/4

Rokinon 14mm f/2.8

Minolta 100mm f/2.8 Macro

Sigma 400mm f/5.6

Sony RX100III

(in other words, still way too much stuff)

I used to use Apple Aperture in my digital workflow, but now that it's not supported I've moved to Lightroom (dislike). I occasionally use Photoshop. I also use and enjoy Nik tools such as Color/Silver Efex Pro.

I scan my 120 negatives on a Canon 9000F flatbed using VueScan. I scan my 135 negatives on a PlusTek 35mm film scanner. I process the resulting TIFFs in Lightroom and Nik software tools.

Tumblr Blog

My Zenfolio Site

Other Photo Albums at my Website

Regarding Artwork I've Uploaded

I started drawing and painting again in 2007 and dropped back out around 2009. I did a lot of plein air sketching around Denver and Colorado.

I'm honored to have once been a correspondent for Urban Sketchers.

Else

I infrequently blog about photography and other stuff.