Author Archives: scott

About scott

I live in Minneapolis Minnesota and have a passion for making portraits with view cameras and large format black and white film. In the last ten years, I have been drawn to older film cameras and large film formats up to 8x10 inch negatives. I also spend a fair amount of time perfecting recipes for home-made pizza and vegetarian soup. When not engaged in the aforementioned pursuits, I think about which mountain I will hike next.

The Agfa Chief – A Definitive Guide

Posted on August 25, 2021 by scott

Photos made in 2021 with an 80-year old camera. If you are into modifying cameras or photo history, keep reading. If not, it gets a bit dry! The Chief is a simple camera made around 1941 with one shutter speed … Continue reading →

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Time For Some Original Music

Posted on June 9, 2021 by scott

I have composed music intermittently since I was a teenager. The first instrument I learned (barely) was piano, and then I fell in love with the drums. As a late teen in music college, I persevered at making sounds on … Continue reading →

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A little isolation music

Posted on April 20, 2020 by scott

I’ve been home almost solidly for… I don’t know how long. A month? Longer? Not really keeping track. So, in my spare time, I recorded a cover of Here Comes The Sun and made a music video. It turns out, … Continue reading →

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The Exhibition is up at Hudson Hospital and Clinic

Posted on March 5, 2020 by scott

A selection of my landscape photographs were chosen as part of the Healing Arts Program curated by the Phipps Gallery in Hudson, WI. I’m exhibiting at the Hudson Hospital and Clinic starting this week and until the end of May, … Continue reading →

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Minnesota State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition!

Posted on August 29, 2018 by scott

One of my photographs was selected for the 2018 Minnesota State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition! After several years of solid rejections, I got one in. This is a 14″x18″ print on Ilford Classic 16×20 silver gelatin fiber paper enlarged from … Continue reading →

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March for our Lives – St. Paul, Minnesota

Posted on April 7, 2018 by scott

This gallery contains 23 photos.

March for our Lives – St. Paul, Minnesota 18,000 people marched and demonstrated in St. Paul, MN to end gun violence in the United States. Nikon F100 with Kodak TMax 400 35mm black and white film.

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New exhibit at Amore Coffee in St. Paul

Posted on June 1, 2017 by scott

I have the good fortune to display 18 photographs at Amore Coffee in St. Paul for the summer. There are 5 new images and I’m happy to have them out in the world. This online gallery shows what is on … Continue reading →

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Dramatic Landscape Photographs – Cloudscapes 2016-2017

Posted on May 17, 2017 by scott

This gallery contains 4 photos.

Spring is heating up into Summer. Here are some dramatic cloud formations captured between 2016 and 2017. These cloudscape photographs will be printed as archival inkjet prints and are available in several sizes.

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March for Science in St. Paul Minnesota

Posted on April 23, 2017 by scott

This gallery contains 27 photos.

The March for Science in St. Paul Minnesota. Estimates on the attendance range from 10,000 to 50,000. My best guess is at least 30,000. Perfect weather and a wonderful range of creativity and passion to promote the value of science … Continue reading →

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8×10 black and white film portraits

Posted on March 29, 2017 by scott

Portraits on black and white 8×10 film It’s 2017 and I’m making large format film portraits with a vintage 8×10 camera that is 100 years old. This camera is the Folmer & Schwing 8×10 Home Portrait Camera No. 1 with … Continue reading →

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