Tag: Reflection

  • Student Showcase: Club Photos 2016

    With the holiday season approaching, me and my film photography students will soon be hosting our annual Photography Club Galleria at the school in December.  The galleria is the culminating event (in addition to a trip to the Florida Museum of Photographic Arts [FMoPA] and a screening of Vivian Maier) to the students’ learning in my…

  • Brooksville Villas & Hillside Estates

    If you know anything about Florida, it probably stems from the ridiculous headlines that come out of this wonderful state:  The 2004 election, Florida Man, George Zimmerman, Casey Anthony, The Sausage Castle, people eating people, you name it.  Don’t worry, the depression and the ridiculousness doesn’t stop there. I recently stumbled upon one of the most bizarre…

  • Retr0brite the Pakon

    Have you ever noticed that some of those white/light plastics products you own have yellowed over time?  Or perhaps, like me, you recently bought a used device from yesteryear, like a Kodak Pakon F-135 scanner.  Most of these products are made of ABS plastic (known for its properties in resistance and toughness), and luckily the…

  • Squeegee Streaks

    I recently picked up a Voigtlander Bessa R3A with a 40mm f/1.4 Nokton.  I think I have finally found my end-game camera for 35mm shooting.  Well, at least for now.  I know many people say that the build quality and shutter sounds between the Bessa and the Leica M series are almost incomparable in the…

  • Imparting Knowledge

    As many of you know, I am a middle school teacher.  I’m probably a bigger kid than most of my students and it’s probably why I enjoy my job so much.  Middle school is such an awkward and odd age filled with hormones and creating your own identity.  If there is one thing I hope…