The similarities are pretty amazing for a two-year-old. Both drawn from an instruction at the end of a Pooh video.

I love to collect and use antique cameras. Unfortunately I can’t use all of them because of obsolete film types, but most of them seem to use 120 roll film which is still accessible.

This old Kodak Brownie shown above, works great. I picked it up at a thrift store for $5. Below are six prints from a contact sheet. I love the look of the images from the soft lens of the Brownie. I wonder what would happen if I used it for photographing people…

I’m not the only one in the family who treats photography as an art form. Back around 1964, my Dad was taking a photography course while he was at art college in England. I managed to acquire several prints that he had made back then - here are a couple that I find quite inspiring:

note the unusual point of view

“selective focus” on the foliage rather than the people

As I pick up and look at these images, I can’t help but think about all the hype about mega-function mega-megapixel digital cameras and high dpi injet printers. It’s refreshing to see these black and white images on curled up, yellowing, untrimmed photographic paper, made with a camera that likely has only three variables: aperture, shutter speed and focus.

My favorite place to hang out with my boy, Xander.

Composition

Substitute for coffee

Smile

Our Stobbe Christmas gathering was on Sunday. Below are some grab shots from the event.

Playing the Omnichord

Presents!

Tis the season to be playing Xbox

Here are a couple images from a recent session in downtown Abbotsford, a favorite location of mine for portrait sessions.

Finally, this blog thing is a go. Welcome here.