68 Degrees

You've probably wondered why a blog titled "68 Degrees". As a photographer from a very young age nearly 4 decades ago I learned very quickly that this temperature would resonate through most of my photographic career. Countless hours spent in a darkroom developing black and white film at - you guessed it "68 Degrees". If your new to photography or been around awhile you know that digital photography is here to stay and the "old ways" of manipulating your images through chemical degrees or waving your hands in front of the enlarging lens to burn or dodge an image is all but a fading memory. Most if not all of us have replaced our film cameras for digital monsters which can outperform, expose endlessly, and create beautiful works of art at little to no effort when combined with programs like Photoshop and Lightroom. On the other hand I can't stop thinking of my time spent manipulating images the old fashioned way, smelling and putting my hands into a cold mixture code named Dektol which was about to reveal a new masterpiece in 90 seconds. So in honor of my roots and where it all began I've started this blog to post a little photographic information, share whats on my mind and above all have a little fun.