Friends purchasing their first DSLR often ask me the same thing: what lens should they get? And my answer is always the same, regardless if they’re picking up a Canon or a Nikon. The 50mm f1.8. Both Nikon and Canon make a plastic 50mm f1.8 lens that not only is the cheapest lens they sell, […]
Read More...Some thoughts on writing a novel in 30 days
As I reported earlier this month, I decided to spend February doing my own personal NaNoWriMo and write a novel within 30 days. As of late Thursday night, I finally crossed the 50,000 word threshold, a full day ahead of schedule. (cue golf clap) I don’t know if the book I wrote is any good, […]
Read More...Novel in a Month Update
Some of you may or have noticed that I haven’t been posting quite as much this month as I typically do, and mostly that’s because I’m currently halfway through pounding out an entire novel within a month. Inspired by those crazy kids at NaNoWriMo, I decided to give it a try myself in February. I’m […]
Read More...I survived the Krispy Kreme Challenge
“Because it’s there” – George Mallory, when asked why he was about to make a (fatal) attempt to climb Mt. Everest I don’t know when it first came up in conversation, but suddenly we couldn’t stop talking about it. Somewhere in the United States, there was a race where one ate a bunch of donuts […]
Read More...I’m going to write a 50,000 word novel in a month
I have a concept for a young adult fiction series called ‘Robot Farts’ that I’ve been working on for some time. I’ve written out synopses, spelled out characters, and even written a handful of chapters. I can’t wait to write it. I think it has potential, and I really want it to be good. So […]
Read More...Farewell to Polaroid Image Soft Tone Instant Film
Earlier this week I shot my last remaining pack of Polaroid Image Soft Tone film. It feels like the end of an era. Back when the Impossible Project was still in its infancy, it used to sell what remained of a stockpile of expired Polaroid instant film. 600 and SX-70 film all flew off the […]
Read More...How to shoot Polaroid and Instant Film Indoors
Polaroid, Impossible Project, and Fuji Instax film works flawlessly outdoors during the day. With bright sunlight illuminating the world, colors pop, cameras focus quickly, and a fantastic image is born. However, bring that instant camera inside, and often everything just falls apart. Pictures come out blurry, underexposed, or are marred by a hideous flash. How […]
Read More...Celebrating Four Years of Failing at Tumblr
I am an old man on Tumblr. I’ve seen kingdoms rise and fall, hipsters explained, memes analyzed, photo blogs rise, photo blogs fall. Most of the people I followed even two years ago are long gone. My friends that got me on the platform originally departed for greener pastures years ago. Yet I remain. Four […]
Read More...Where can you get cheap Polaroid film?
Update April 2020: Polaroid Originals has rebranded to Polaroid, but it’s still the same company selling the same film. Update November 2017: The Impossible Project has rebranded itself as Polaroid Originals. The film is the same excellent instant stock that Impossible has been steadily refining for years, but with one big difference. It’s more affordable […]
Read More...Happy 2014 everyone!
I’m a bit behind the times due to a little stomach flu that decided to pay me a post-Christmas visit, but this wouldn’t be a blog without New Year’s Eve/Year In Review Blog Post(TM). For some reason, I initially felt like I didn’t have that much to report, but looking back, 2013 was a huge […]
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