tamoroso
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So, I started out in life (ok, in college) as a chemist. Not intending to pursue chemistry, (I wanted to be a doctor, and I am one; 30 years+ of doctoring. Wouldn't change a thing), wasn't even planning to study chemistry (hated it in HS). But! A professor changed my mind (thanks, Bob DeWald!) and I studied chemistry.
Decades pass. I turn out to be pretty good at the doctoring, and subsequently pretty good at population health, so now I work for a health insurer. But I remember being a chemist. And then we move to a house where there's a space for a possible darkroom. I also remember taking one (1) photography class in the summer leading up to 6th grade, and it was kinda fun developing the pictures - and now I understand the chemistry involved. Also, I see an ad on CL for a Pentax 645 for cheap money. I buy it, a few rolls of film, and hey presto! I'm hooked; I develop and print my own pictures! Yay!
Except...they suck. So, guess I should learn about composition, and art, and the Zone system, and ghu knows what all....
Still learning. But having a ton of fun. So...hi! Mostly shoot film, and mostly BW, because the chemistry is simpler
. But not averse to color; I can develop C-41 if pressed, although I have yet to try to print any; I scan and send, or send and have the lab scan and print. BW I tend to print myself. (And since there are precious few BW photos in the computer, you'll just have to wait...)
Decades pass. I turn out to be pretty good at the doctoring, and subsequently pretty good at population health, so now I work for a health insurer. But I remember being a chemist. And then we move to a house where there's a space for a possible darkroom. I also remember taking one (1) photography class in the summer leading up to 6th grade, and it was kinda fun developing the pictures - and now I understand the chemistry involved. Also, I see an ad on CL for a Pentax 645 for cheap money. I buy it, a few rolls of film, and hey presto! I'm hooked; I develop and print my own pictures! Yay!
Except...they suck. So, guess I should learn about composition, and art, and the Zone system, and ghu knows what all....
Still learning. But having a ton of fun. So...hi! Mostly shoot film, and mostly BW, because the chemistry is simpler
. But not averse to color; I can develop C-41 if pressed, although I have yet to try to print any; I scan and send, or send and have the lab scan and print. BW I tend to print myself. (And since there are precious few BW photos in the computer, you'll just have to wait...)
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