“Today you are You,

that is truer than true.

There is no one alive

who is

Youer

than You.”

when I first started shooting

in high school,

I owned a small

Canon outfit.

I then,

had a loaner through college,

property of La Vie,

that I used to capture

Penn State football

on the field.

I was using film

regularly

until the big boy was born.

my cameras collected dust

as the DSLRs starting

finding a home on my shelves.

but

I miss

film.

really truly deep in my soul

miss it.

the darkroom,

the look,

the feel,

everything.

I’ve started shooting more film

for personal work

and every time my scans

come back

from RPL

it’s like Christmas morning.

all shot Ash Wednesday. NO additional processing!  

Canonet QL17 | Fuji 400H

80 degrees plus

on March 1st.

this week’s weather

has been

incredible.

today,

we picnicked

for the second time

this week.

they ate,

and whispered,

and laughed.

they rolled in

the grass,

played in the

sandbox,

jumped on the

trampoline.

wore themselves

plum-out.

naptime

is

bliss.

three minutes.

that’s all he gave me

to fire off

some images

when we stumbled upon

this amazing

new location.

but I’ll take it.

and where’s

the little guy,

you ask?

behind me

throwing a full on,

people were staring,

the big boy was embarassed,

tantrum.

all because

he dropped his snack

in the tall grass

and couldn’t find it.

never. a. dull. moment.

Susan and I

knew each other

in high school.

she now has a

gorgeous,

God-fearing family,

and she asked

me

to capture them together

as her son

turns one.

it was quite the

honor.