Author Archives: Howard Owens

My new Nikon F4

Posted on November 20, 2011 by Howard Owens

Some time ago, I decided I wanted a Nikon F and a Nikon F4. The Nikon F is the seminal SLR camera.  It was the pro camera of much of the 1960s and 1970s.  And the lenses I use with … Continue reading →

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A roll of film through my Pentax Spotmatic

Posted on November 20, 2011 by Howard Owens

I’ve now shot two rolls of Kodak Ektar 100 film. I love this film. The warmth and saturation of the colors is just wonderful. It reminds me of the tone and texture of Kodachrome shots I see in my old … Continue reading →

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My first rangefinder: Zeiss Ikon Contessa LKE

Posted on November 11, 2011 by Howard Owens

If I were launching a new compact, straight-to-the-point, limited function, but quality camera, I might call it the Contessa. It’s a sweet name for a well designed, small 35mm camera. German camera and lens maker Zeiss introduced its Contessa in … Continue reading →

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Roll of Color Film 2

Posted on November 7, 2011 by Howard Owens

For the second time, I’ve run a roll of color film through my Nikkormat. The film is generic color film from the local CVS drugstore, 400 ISO. The color is not as rich as the Kodak Ektar, but I still … Continue reading →

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Black and White Roll 4

Posted on November 6, 2011 by Howard Owens

This week I completed shooting my fourth roll of black and white film. Again, it’s Kodak BW400CN. I have five or six shots from the roll worth publishing and will publish them on vufindr.com in the coming couple of weeks. … Continue reading →

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Payment made for photos used by the UK Daily Mail

Posted on November 5, 2011 by Howard Owens

In June 2010, when my photos of Suzanne Corona showed up on the UK Daily Mail’s web site, I tried calling editors at the Daily Mail to complain, but couldn’t get past voice mail.  I also tried e-mail. I hadn’t … Continue reading →

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First roll of color film

Posted on October 30, 2011 by Howard Owens

Once I started shooting film again with my 40+ year old Nikkormat camera I realized something — for all of the years I actively used the camera, I was only shooting black and white. I was shooting black and white … Continue reading →

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The future belongs to the independents

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Howard Owens

Look at the pictures of these men. Set aside the fact that they are all middle-aged white men, consider the other traits they have in common. They all owned newspapers in 1885 that were not part of chains. They weren’t … Continue reading →

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Naturialism and photography

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Howard Owens

When I was 16 I remember arguing with a friend and classmate about the kind of music we would try to make together. He played bass. I played guitar. He liked Rush, Emerson Lake and Palmer and Yes. I preferred … Continue reading →

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Black and White Film, Roll 3

Posted on October 22, 2011 by Howard Owens

As part of my ongoing experiment/playing with film, here’s the third roll of black and white I’ve shot recently. This was shot with my old Nikkromat. My goal was to have 12 publishable shots from the 24 exposure roll. I’m … Continue reading →

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