First I don’t get to writing in weeks, and then I’m on a roll. But there’s a good excuse. A dear friend (thanks, Rodney!) sent me a pinhole attachment for my Canon today, and I couldn’t help but try it out at once. First experiments are below. I have to admit, they do look a little like “kitsch”, but I was indeed going for the antique postcard look. Obviously, a little post processing in Photoshop etc. did the rest.
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Only around here would you encounter such a thing. I’m probably giving this dude WAY too much attention, but I found this SO amusing, I just HAD to write about it. I got a phone call from the one coffee shop in town today where right now three of my photos hang.
They are #1, #7 and #8 of the “Zoe Comes Home” series.
The only problem the model had with them was that I named them the way I did. The problem the dude apparently had, was that I’m supposedly promoting some hidden communist agenda. If you can find it, let me know… 
He was reportedly told they would stay on the wall. (Good for you, guys!)
My personal theory is that whoever it was got “socialize” on the t-shirt confused with “socialist”. Waaahaaaahaaaa……………. Not sure whether the company whose trade show token these were in 2008 knows they are promoting something questionable.
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Inspired by some of what I took at Local Roots farms last fall, I set out to experiment a little more with the theme. This is the first of what will likely become a series. (I only wish I had a better macro. Oh, well…) 
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It’s amazing how tirelessly you can work when you are truly drawn into something. Since posting them in color, I have been converting all 98 photos from the Kidron series into black and white.
And, as the pros out there can attest to, there is no cookie-cutter approach to digital black and white – even when you’re using such an awesome tool like Silver Efex Pro (I can’t believe I used to do this the long way…).
Anyway.
I like them better in black and white. What’s your take?
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