No Traces Blog

I have a nice, new D70. I like it well enough, but I find that I've been using my film cameras so much more than I thought I would. I think I have less than a handful of images from the D70 up on my site. I'm not sure why. I suppose it has something to do with learning a whole new process - Photoshop and the likes.

Maybe it's something more than that. I see it on other sites as well - film is still strong, and in many cases I see a resurgence of interest in the medium. For me, I just know the characteristics of what I'm working with when I work with film. I know how the light will lay down its image. I'm not a professional - and most of the time I'm more concerned with capturing the FEEL, rather than the actual image. I hope that comes through somehow -- point being, I can capture the feel of the image better on film -- dunno why -- it just is.

I'm certain that I'll eventually get the hang of the way lights plays upon the digital sensor - I'm sure of it. Until then, my film cameras are safe and sound.

Posted by Bob at 11:16 AM | Permalink | Comments (1)

I can't thank Joelle at BlogMoxie enough. Lots of you ask about how I designed things -- it wasn't me, Joelle's the brains behind the design of my site. She's great to work with and does outstanding work - simply wonderful.

There are two new icons at the top of my MAIN page -- one to link to my blog (a place for me to write all sorts of clever and wonderful things), and one to link to a page where I'll be posting image series. Should be great fun - be sure to check things out soon. I have some test images there now - but I'll replace those with things I find interesting - some 'B' sides stuff - and collections of images that hopefully fit together somehow.

Thanks again, Joelle!

Posted by Bob at 01:08 PM | Permalink | Comments (2)

I'm having my designer add a blog feature to my site. I wanted the capability to add more words without cluttering up my photographs. I get a lot of questions about what sort of camera gear I use - or film - or maybe just travel information on places I've visited. I'd like a place to address these sorts of things, and maybe offer up an opinion regarding something new I've tried - whether it's a camera, scanner, or maybe a technique in Photoshop. I think having a blog will help me keep track of things I'm working on to improve my work, and to keep track of things all of you ask about. Feel free to let me know your thoughts... Thanks -- bob

Posted by Bob at 05:48 PM | Permalink | Comments (2)