Hello! Finally back in Baltimore after a long week in Manchester and Nashville, Tennessee. I attended Bonnaroo music festival for four days and it was exhausting but completely worth it.…
Once summertime hits and classes end it’s like I go from hardly having the time to take a shower to having all the time in the world. This summer I’ll…
Feature Photo courtesy of Huffington Post With my graduation date looming ahead this Fall, I can’t say that I felt too good about the future of my career when reading…
It’s a bit late but it’s still Friday for another hour and fifteen minutes which means that I can still present you with a Film Photog Friday. Wooo! It’s been…
This past Memorial Day I decided to try out some filters, the ones I just got, and Fuji Superia film. The filters were pretty cool but I kept wishing they…
I’ve gotten a lot of requests as to what I typically photograph for work. Well, it is mostly events, headshots, clothing or the occasional wedding. The hard news and feature…
I’m sure that anyone who has been in a darkroom a handful of times knows that setting and using timers can be a hassle. I haven’t been in a darkroom…
Heyloooo. I am in finals right now, next Monday is on the horizon and then I’ll be a free woman for the summer! I haven’t posted in over a week…
I’ll admit, I’m not much of a fashion connoisseur but I can’t say I didn’t jump at the chance when I was asked if I would cover Clinton Kelly’s visit…
Film photography is a fascinating thing. Negatives keep for years long after your hard drives fail, your iPhone crashes, and your flash drive is lost. What happens when you lose…
Recently, I have dabbled in a new type of film. That’s right, I cheated on Kodak Portra. After interviewing film photographer Kevin Grall and seeing his slide film work, I…
Festival season is fast approaching! I am excited to say that I will be covering Firefly Music Festival again this year. This time around it will be for the Baltimore…
I know I said I wouldn’t post another digital photo story on here but today’s story came out pretty well! I intended to shoot it all in film, I even…
It’s finally nice outside! I took advantage of the nice weather yesterday before work to have a weird little shoot in the forest with Valentina. I realized I was out…
Almost every single day I get asked this question, “Why do you still shoot film when digital cameras are more convenient and don’t constantly cost money?” Oh my lawd. I…
We’re back from the interview hiatus! Well, sort of. I was really busy yesterday and didn’t have the time to sit down and focus on a post, so your film…
I’ve always been fascinated by war photography. Photographing requires patience, composure and skill all at once. To do that in the middle of a battlefield is something that is nothing…
The National Gallery of Art in D.C. is having an exhibit featuring photography manipulation before Photoshop. Photographers have been manipulating and editing their images long before we had fancy editing…
I tried something new this week. I want to eventually use smoke bombs in a shoot so I tested out photographing smoke from a cigar. It was a lot harder…
When I think of my most important asset, I immediately think of my eyesight. I use it to drive, to photograph, to go to class, to work. I use it…
I recently listened to an audio post from NPR (National Public Radio) about how young people are using film to “act on nostalgia from a time they never knew.” Interesting,…
Today’s film photographer is Sean Dackermann! He is based in Harford County and typically shoots digital and studio work, most recognizably in black and white. His main focus is people,…
I recently came across a really interesting interview with photographer Norman Jean Roy. It was asking the question “Is digital killing fashion photography?” My personal opinion is that no, I…
Today was full of film talk. I met with a film photographer today that specializes in photographing the night sky. Quite interesting! BUT that interview will be up sometime next…
In this present day, movies are of epic proportions. Multimillion dollar ventures include explosions, high technology, the most skilled actors and actresses and only the newest and greatest camera gear.…
Yes, this actually works. I came across this today and wanted to share it right away. I haven’t done this myself yet, but I plan on it this weekend and…
Hi! Film photographer Friday again, yay! This week featured is Cassie Paton, owner of the Mobbie winning blog, Witty Title Here. I met Cassie at The Baltimore Sun’s Mobbie awards…
Story: Patrick McAllen Multimedia: Kaitlin Newman and Samantha Iacia I did this story for my journalism class this semester. Please check out this story, as well as other really awesome…
This past week I was lucky enough to shoot some spectacular hair design pieces from Baltimore based designer Rae Beth. Ashley was a lovely model as always. We played in…
I’ll have to admit, writing a Film Photog Friday every week really makes the week fly by! Unfortunately, my Macbook was involved in a serious adventure which resulted in its…
Motorcycles are awesome. I’m more of a passenger type person and Andrew is the driver, he owns a sweet blue Harley Davidson we like to cruise around on when it’s…
Finally! Some more of my own work. It’s been way too cold out for me to get motivated to shoot but today I was lucky enough to have some friends…
I have been wanting to write about a story like this forever! Remember the post I did a few weeks ago on the Photo Palace bus, featuring the traveling school…
I know I lightly touched on this topic before, but it seems to keep coming up. In this age of technology, we have access to really great tools that can…
If you are a downtown Baltimore resident, you’ll know that today the city was covered in fog and mist. Really gross weather. I mean, rain can be fun and pretty…
Today I did a shoot with two lovely ladies! We had flags, guns, fruit, boots, socks and lace. What could be bad, right? Aside from getting a flat tire on…
Last week I collaborated with a fellow photographer, Melissa Scheuerman, on a shoot for designer Cat Reinheimer. I wanted to try my hand at shooting fashion and portraits with film,…
Hello! I hope you all enjoyed my photos from NYC, as promised here are my scans from the black and white roll of Tri-X 400 that I also shot. They…
I have had this question on my mind for quite some time. Recently, an elementary school was invaded by a gunman who killed eighteen little kids. If you have not…
Andrew and I went to NYC this past weekend to give ourselves a little breather and to have some fun during finals. We took the film cameras (of course!). I…
Well, finals are here so that means at least a week hiatus for me and my film posts. Lame. I am already in zombie mode and I’m already so burned…
I haven’t really been posting much of my own work which is partially because I have been up to my ears in school work. Going out and shooting if it…
Hi! Andrew and I moved up into the world and created a podcast. It’s our first one! We are simply conversing about the effect programs that make digital photos look…
School buses have long since symbolized the act of learning and education. What better a symbol than the school bus to get across an educational idea? The Photo Palace, a…
Most of you know that this is my homework, not to say that I don’t enjoy it , and one of our blog challenges this week is to create a…
Yesterday, Andrew and I took a walk around the city. First to Cross Street in Federal Hill and then to Fells Point. It was nice to get out and we…
You took a great roll of film at a friend’s house party only to realize that there wasn’t enough lighting and all your photos look like poo. It happens. Especially…
Thank you so much to everyone who took the time and effort to vote for this blog in the Baltimore Sun’s 2012 Mobbie Awards, my blog won Best New Blog!!…
I recently received a question asking what a multiple exposure was. A multiple exposure is just what it says, a photo that has been exposed multiple times. This simply means…
Hola! Bonjour! Salut! Hello. Sorry for my lack of posts this week. I thought I had the flu but it just turned out to be an upper-respiratory infection. AKA the common…
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