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Taking a picture, part one: equipment selection

Thanks for your interest in my “Taking a Picture” series. Just as a note, I have continued improving my digital workflow and some of these notes are now out-of-date. Feel free to drop a line in the comments or contact me directly if you would like more information on my photographic workflow.

This is part one in what may ultimately prove to be a very long series on the physical process of taking photographs. I had assumed that writing this introduction would be fairly straightforward, but after thinking about it for a while, I’ve become less sure of myself. This is usually the entire decision-making process when it comes to equipment selection for me:

I mean, right?

Well, the whole idea behind documenting this process is about challenging my basic assumptions, so let’s start with this one. What’s so special about black and white film? Read more on Taking a picture, part one: equipment selection…