In Feb 2005 I began photography using a borrowed Canon Rebel S, a 35mm SLR. I was hooked immediatly.    Even though I had never been formally exposed to the art, I've always had in interest in photography. There is a time and place for digital imaging but I am not a huge fan, though I am definitely interested in digital for product photography and photojournalism. Thankfully the mass exodus to digital has flooded the market with plenty of used professional film equipment.    I bugged my co-workers that had taken photography classes. I scoured the internet. I questioned the folks at Columbus Camera Group and Midwest Photo Exchange. The information I gathered helped me learn the basics pretty quickly. My first camera kit included the Canon A1, Canon FT and a couple of lenses. I carried one of those cameras around with me 90% of the time and I shot everything.    At this point I'm currently using the 35mm mostly for quick shots. For anything I want to print I use a Bronica ETRSi Medium Format Camera and a Tachihara 4x5 Field Camera. Large Format    I became fascinated with large format photography after reading the Adams books. In early 2006 I stumbled on a Speed Graphic from the 1930's or 40's. After buying some ancient lenses, I began to learn large format photography basics. The Speed graphic is rather limited but with some creativity you can achieve simple movements. The lenses were frustrating, however, they would vignette badly. Tired of these limitations, I bought a new Tachihara 4x5 Wood Field camera in Sept of '06. I also got a Schneider Symmar-S lens. While not a monorail, the Tachihara has plenty of movements for field work. The new lens also allows for extreme camera movements. Reference To further my education I got books like: Ansel Adams: The Camera, The Negative and The Print I also found the National Geographic - Photography Field Guide really helpful. Processing    While learning large format, I started developing my own black and white negatives. At first I was nervous about the chemicals but it turned out I was worrying for nothing. The process is pretty easy and much much cheaper than lab development. I enjoy having more control over the final results. Even in this early stage though, it's a whole lot better than what the lab produced.    For now I scan my negatives in. I plan on building a darkroom for my black and white work. A friend found a Beseler enlarger in an alley, working and with a lens and gave it to me. One step closer to building a darkroom for my black and white work.

Large Format:    Tachihara WoodField 4x5    Graflex Speed Graphic (sold)     Lenses: Schneider Symmar-S MC 150mm f/5.6 Rodenstock Sironar N MC 210mm f/5.6 Kodak Ektar 203mm f/7.7 Meyer Görlitz Doppel Anastigmat 135mm f/4.5 Kodak Ektar 127mm f/4.5 (sold) Medium Format:    Hasselblad 500C    Yashica MAT 124G    Bronica ETRSi (sold)     Lenses: Carl Zeiss Planar C T* 80mm f/2.8 Carl Zeiss Sonnar CF T* 150mm f/4 Zenzanon EII 75mm f/2.8 (sold) 35mm / DSLR:     Canon FT     Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi     Canon A1 (sold)     Canon EOS Rebel S (broken)     Lenses: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM Canon FL 50mm f/1.4 Canon FD 28mm f/2.8 (sold) Canon FD 50mm f/1.4 (sold) Canon FD 85mm f/1.8 S.S.C. (sold) Canon FD 135mm f/3.5 S.C. (sold) Vivitar FD 2x Macro Focusing Teleconverter (sold) Vivitar FD Series 1 70-210mm f/3.5 (sold) Digital Imaging:     Epson Perfection V700 Photo Scanner   Contact: