Mike and I went on a road trip (to celebrate his 30th birthday) from LA to the Salton Sea stopping at Disneyland, San Diego and Julian along the way. We took along my 4x5 view camera. This shot was taken the morning of Mike’s 30th birthday in our hotel room in San Diego. 

I love this camera! I’ve been wanting one since college but never invested in one. Since testing it I think I’m going to invest in a scanner and a lens with a shutter. 

This was taken on Tri X 320 f/4 for 3 seconds. I had forgotten my meter and just guessed on the exposure. My exposure guesses worked for this shot but I *way* over estimated exposure times on some other shots of the desert and they aren’t usable. Oh well, lesson learned!

Fresh:

I’ve been in LA for a year now. It’s crazy how time can pass so quickly. There are many things, both personal and professional, that should have been accomplished by now. But, the best laid plans often go awry….or get messed up because you’re a lazy bum.

This is the first post for my new blog. A blog free of extraneous information with a focus on all things photography. My photography, your photography and some other photography stuff will be included too…I am sure of it. 

First things first, my website is getting an overhaul with some help from my amazing Mike. Now I’m busy writing some post to be queued up so we can get this party started! 

xx