I rarely take time when traveling to test films side by side, especially when I’m in the Caribbean. I am shooting for pleasure, and I’m there to relax, so I am not likely to take the time to shoot the same subject in two films to compare and contrast. On our January 2020 trip to Anguilla, I decided to walk the beach from end to end, about 1.5 miles in total. It just happened that I was at a particularly picturesque location when I ended a roll of Kodak Ektar 100 and popped in a roll of Fuji Velvia RVP 100. So I had a chance to compare how each…
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Our newest zine has arrived which features images from our January 2019 trip to Anguilla, during which we documented the remarkable recovery following Hurricane Irma. A free digital download is available, or if you would like to purchase a physical copy, use the link below to purchase directly from MagCloud!
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In August, we spent a week in London, England. It was our first trip, and we quickly discovered how much there is to see, and how little time there is in a week. We visited the State Rooms and the Royal Mews at Buckingham Palace, the Victoria & Albert Museum, the British Museum, the Harry Potter / Warner Bros. Studio, and had time to walk the streets of London, enjoying its many shops, pubs, and restaurants. Join us, taking in the sights of London. Along for the trip were my Canon 1v with the Canon 24mm f/1.4 II, Canon 50mm f/1.2, and Canon 135mm f/2. The 24mm lens was rented…
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It was pretty exciting seeing my story on Emulsive.org! Check out my story, and explore this wonderful site filled with information on everything film and inspiration for all your photography: Emulsive Interview #202: I am Wendy Gunderson and This is Why I Shoot Film
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In celebration of famed professional wrestler, Reggie “The Crusher” Lisowski, the city of South Milwaukee, Wisconsin hosted a two-day festival, CrusherFest. The festival was highlighted by the unveiling of a bronze statue of The Crusher with a beer barrel on his shoulder. There were polka bands, a motorcycle show, and people crowded shoulder-to-shoulder to see the dedication ceremony, along with stories told by fellow wrestlers, Baron von Raschke and Kenny Jay. The organizers underestimated The Crusher’s popularity even 14 years after his death and decades since he last wrestled professionally. Organizers planned on an attendance of 5,000, but the event ultimately drew 13,000, showing that South Milwaukee’s favorite son was…
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A trip to Green Bay is not complete without a visit to Lambeau Field, so after a stop at the Brown County Courthouse in downtown Green Bay, I headed out to Lambeau Field, which on a nice summer day was crowded with people wanting to check out the Packer Hall of Fame. Canon A-1 and Lomography 800, processed and scanned by Richard Photo Lab.
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Work took me back to Los Angeles in the last week of June. Expecting loads of sunny skies, I packed plenty of Ektar 100, but good thing I packed some Lomography 800 and Portra 800. Los Angeles was victim to “June Gloom,” where the area is overcast for much, if not all, of the day, and temperatures are more like spring in Wisconsin than summer in California. Despite the weather, I had a good time people watching along the pier and meeting up with some film photography friends to share the experience.
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I love medium format, but medium format cameras and travel are not generally a good combination. The cameras and lenses are large and heavy. About a year ago, I determined that I was giving up on taking my Mamiya 645 Pro TL on long trips. The system is modular and breaks down nicely, but each lens adds about a pound of weight. I took it with me to San Francisco, limiting myself only to the 80mm lens, but for trips to the Caribbean where small planes and weight limitations are common, it has to be left behind. The good thing is that I have a compact alternative for shooting medium format…
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In 1965, Eastman Kodak developed Super 8 film to improve upon the old 8mm home movie format. The film size was the same, but the Super 8 cartridges had smaller perforations allowing for a larger area for exposure and the potential for sound recording on the edge opposite the perforations. The attraction of Super 8 to the home movie buff was that it came in convenient cartridges which you just popped into the camera and you were ready to roll. I had seen some Super 8 cameras rolling through the Goodwill online shop, and they were pretty reasonably priced. After losing a few auctions, I picked up a Canon Auto…
