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Some photos I took this fall using Ilford film. I’d it’s my favorite for b&w.

I photographed Anne for her blog a while back. She’s shuch a lovely lady and her cooking is amazing. I sampled a gingerbread cake and a delicious quinoa and beet salad on the day I took these photos. On top of that, as I was about to finish up, she decided to make some homemade granola! It’s clear her passion is cooking and baking for her family. Everything tastes like it was made with a little extra dash of love.

Apple picking with my beautiful mother:

(Still experiencing some light leakage…)

As mentioned, I had a roll of black and white film being processed. I definitely have a big soft spot for black and white photography & I’m pretty happy with how this roll turned out (even with the light leak issue).

Above: Queensland Beach. Below: Leslie & Luke’s Wedding

Below: Parlee Beach

Maybe it’s being a transplant from Winnipeg that gives Curtis Rothney a completely fresh photographic take on Halifax. Or maybe it’s because he’s not setting out to make photos of Halifax, but of skateboarding and skate culture. Either way, this 18 year-old (yep, I know) has a sick aesthetic and really knows his stuff when it comes to lighting - both natural and artificial. Below are some of my favourites, but be sure to check out the rest of his work for yourself.

All photos by Curtis Rothney. See more from him here, here and here.

Yes, I realize I’m on a little photography kick here. So sue me!

I’ve been shooting 35mm film with my Minolta x-700 for a year or so now and I’ve always been pretty happy with the results. This roll I was a little sad to see some pretty intense light leaks happening, so I’ll have to look into fixing it once the roll that’s currently in there is finished up.

I still have a b&w roll that I’m waiting on and I’m hoping that one didn’t get as affected by the leak, but I’m preparing myself for it. It’s such a different relationship with the images when they’re taken this way and especially when I get them processed at Black’s and that part of the image-making is out of my hands.

Regardless, I’m in love with some of these images and I can so vividly recall the feeling at the time that most of these photos were taken; the first few at a friend’s birthday/Canada Day weekend in Lunenburg and the last diptych from my cousin’s wedding on a rainy July day in Moncton.

This is the kind of blog/project I dream of having/starting. So beautifully curated and focused.

All photos by Jeana Sohn

I’ve obviously got travel on the brain. I also have travel photography and documentation on the brain. In that spirit, I want to share some images with you that are inspiring me as I cross the pond for a week (and a bit) of travel:

James Nord

Lauren Lemon

Mr and Mrs Globe Trot

I ART U

Ryan Theriault

This one by Luke Beard

Scott Munn

Benoit P.

Allister Ann

leah bernhardt

Katrina Lui

Marcus P.

There won’t be much in the way of blogging for me in the next 10 days or so (but I will definitely share my photos when I get back). Have a great week!

There are only a few days before I head to Thailand (eek!) and I’m having a pretty intense internal debate on how many/which camera(s) to bring along in order to capture my adventures. I’m only there for a week, but we’re doing some traveling around, the usual sightseeing, and lots of beach time.

On Sunday I went to Best Buy and impulse-bought a Bloggie because my DSLR doesn’t have video capabilities and, along with taking photos, I’d love to be able to take some video. Here’s the thing: the Bloggie kind of sucks. I have no real facts with which to back this judgement up, I’ll just say I didn’t like its interface and I found when I replayed the video it was kind of choppy. While I was at the store, I seriously considered getting two other rigs:

1. A Flip Ultra HD (same price as the Bloggie @ $199)
2. This crazy mofo that costs almost four bills (aka The Lumix TS3 @ $379ish)

So, here is the big question:

What do I do? I’m definitely returning the Bloggie, but should I get the Flip Ultra? Does anyone out there know if the Lumix is worth the money? I also want to take one or both of my still cameras. I have a Canon Rebel XT with two lenses that’s very reliable and a 35mm Minolta that takes great photos, but it’s a tad heavy and I’d have to have lots of film on hand.

Do I take both cameras? Just the digital? I don’t want to risk not getting good photos, but I also want to challenge myself a little to make some images that are actually interesting and not the typical travel photos. In terms of video, In the end I’d be looking to make something like this. Would anyone out there consider just getting the Lumix, taking it, and leaving the other two SLRs behind?

Update:

Thanks for sending feedback my way! Somehow the people who manage Flip’s twitter page found my query and gave their (slightly bias) two cents:

I was sort of leaning toward getting the Flip anyhow, so I went and did that yesterday. I also took Jacob’s recommendation and got a GorillaPod - one that will hold both the flip and my DSLR, as I have decided to leave my precious Minolta at home.

Camera Query: Solved!