Mike Mitchelson has been a journalist, a magazine managing editor and COO of a large wholesale bakery. He is also a photographer, using old equipment a lot of the time, but still appreciates his Canon DSLR very much. He currently runs a business consultancy, Interval 51.
Who hasn’t been intrigued by pinhole photography? Particularly those images balanced with sharpness of place and ghostly action moving through it. But, like most people who use a camera regularly, whether for paycheck or hobby,… Read More »To Be a Pinhead
I never thought that the biggest issue with a Graflex SLR—the large focal-plane shutter variety—would be the size of my hands, which are not small. Oh. And the issue of sequence, as in the steps… Read More »Crank it and Go
I’ve always been one to drop into an antique store, particularly those in an out-of-the-way town I visit—which I try to do as state highways expand to resemble interstate freeways and bypass those towns they… Read More »Found film, found moments.
There are those who advise one should wait for certain times of the day to go take your outdoor photos in the best light—that advice, primarily: Avoid midday! It’s not bad advice, but if I… Read More »The best time for photos? When you have time.
I posted recently to Grainery, the sorta new photo-sharing platform, for the first time in a long while. I opened the account about seven months ago as I, along with many Instagram users, had grudgingly… Read More »Hate for Instagram breeds…appreciation?
Do I need a pneumatic shutter release? Likely not. So, best to figure out how to fix the one I have…because? I was prompted recently to dig out the remnants of a pneumatic shutter release… Read More »No problem? Create one.
When I pulled this image’s negative from the tank and held it in front of the bathroom light fixture, I was pleased. Not because I thought it was a great shot worthy of sharing and… Read More »The photos that grow on you
Writing about one’s efforts fiddling with aging cameras and the film that goes in ‘em seems like a trivial exercise lately. Here in the US within the last month, we’ve had two mass shootings—both committed… Read More »Ukraine inspires, and we need that.
If you’re digitally attached to LensCulture, Aperture or other photography foundations/organizations, you’ve no doubt seen the notices for competitions, be they “portrait,” “art,” “street”—whatever. I entered two during the last year, and paid the fee… Read More »Lesson From Competition: Get Out of Your Head
With Russia and its president, Vladimir Putin, threatening the global order like the good ol’ Soviet Union used to do, how timely is it to write some words about a classic Soviet-era camera, the FED-2?… Read More »It’s true, the FED-2 is a can-do