The Cool City 2022 Car Show in Bay City, Michigan.
This car show has grown year after year. With the Back to the Bricks festival in Flint being one of the premiere car shows in North...
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Mike
- May 10
- 2 min
Mike Bauman releases new artwork at Studio 23's "A Perfect Pairing" event.
Yeah I know, I'm writing about myself. It's not the royal "we" but rather trying to stay unbiased. Back in February of this year I was...
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Mike
- Jan 30
- 6 min
Reviewing the Sears RCA CPR-250.
The RCA CPR-250 is in my opinion a very impressive artifact of 80s appliance engineering. The video cassette offers a lot of advantages...
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Mike
- Jan 23
- 3 min
Reviewing the Panaview film camera.
Under the glowing lights I present to you the one, the orange, the Panaview camera. I know what you may be thinking. It's just another...
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Mike
- Jan 23
- 3 min
Looking at the Kodak 1964-65 World's Fair souvenir flash camera.
This camera is probably one of the more unique and interesting analog cameras we've come across.
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Mike
- Sep 7, 2021
- 5 min
A guide to visiting Salmon Ruins.
See that little #3 in the picture above? While there are guided tours available they give you a pamphlet that contains information about...
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Mike
- Sep 5, 2021
- 4 min
An overview of the Polaroid J66 Land Camera.
The Polaroid J66 Land Camera was made between 1961-1963 and it uses Type-40 instant roll film. Unfortunately that film type hasn't been...
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Mike
- Sep 4, 2021
- 2 min
The Polaroid Land Model 250, a retrospective review.
This is a review of the Polaroid Land Model 250 camera that used type 100-series Packfilm. The film is not made any more, nor can expired...
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Mike
- Jul 15, 2021
- 4 min
Some useful Do's and Don'ts you can follow to make better product photography
Product photography almost universally utilizes bright studio lighting and that bright lighting loves to flare off your lens. Dirt on the...
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Mike
- Jul 11, 2021
- 3 min
Visiting the Durango Fish Hatchery and Wildlife Museum in Durango, Colorado.
Do you think fish are cool? Have you ever wondered where the fish that are in Colorado's various streams, rivers, and lakes get there...
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Mike
- Jun 27, 2021
- 7 min
How to take great photos of trains.
Photographing trains takes a very particular set of skills. You need to be a great landscape photographer
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Mike
- Jun 26, 2021
- 4 min
Visiting Aztec Ruins in Aztec, New Mexico
Recently we visited Aztec Ruins and I was lucky enough to get to take a professional camera inside and score some really cool pictures of...
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Mike
- Mar 30, 2021
- 5 min
How to write an artist statement.
Writing an artist statement is never easy. Most people don't like to brag about themselves, especially artists. In fact artists usually...
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Mike
- Mar 15, 2021
- 6 min
How to shoot film in 2021
Back in 2008 if you had told any photographer that film was going to be making a resurgence they would have thought you were crazy....
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Mike
- Mar 1, 2021
- 4 min
Reviewing the Fujicolor C200 film stock.
Fujicolor C200 is trash, it's cheap, it gets the job done and because of that it's great. For a cheap daylight balanced, low ISO film...
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Mike
- Feb 20, 2021
- 4 min
Kodak Ektar 100 Film Stock Review
The last 20 years has been sad for those who love to shoot film. Even with the resurgence of interest in film there's still the problems...
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Mike
- Feb 18, 2021
- 1 min
Foma Fomapan 100 reciprocity failure charts.
These charts are for Fomapan 100's Reciprocity failure. They are designed to help you get the adjusted exposure for Fomapan 100 film in...
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Mike
- Feb 18, 2021
- 5 min
Foma Fomapan 100 Film Review, with sample pictures
I'll put the conclusion at the front and then defend it like some kind of thesis. In conclusion I love everything about this film. I love...
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Mike
- Dec 8, 2020
- 6 min
A short and honest review of the Crosley T100 turntable.
The Crosley T100 here was sold as part of a "stereo turntable system." What that actually means is that you aren't just getting a turntable
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Mike
- Oct 30, 2020
- 6 min
Reviewing the Zeiss Ikon 517/16 120 film camera.
This is the story of a little camera that could. A camera that is underrated and forgotten. Despite its quality and performance, it's not...
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