Photography in 2020
So far 2020 has not been a terribly high output year. Mostly I’ve made instant photographs. I’m not sure I’ve actually used any non-instant camera.
Moving house hasn’t helped, with the delays a lot of gear has been boxed for a while. It’s to the point where I’m thinking about what I need/want going forward.
I’ve contemplated the possibility of moving to instant and large format exclusively. I also contemplate other kinds of cameras. This is all an angst I’ve gone over in (Photographic GAS)[./photographic-gas]. For now I think nothing permanent, either buying or selling.
However I should concentrate on a small set of things to do. Following on from (Making Prints)[./making-prints], I think that’s large format for negative work. I’m need to work on the darkroom options, but the scanning will be easier to start with at least.
I’ve contemplated something like Gregg Obst’s (4x5 for 365)[https://www.flickr.com/photos/greggobst/13189159274]. Not sure I’m ready for that quite yet. Not least the turnaround time. Maybe when the darkroom’s setup. But a lighter weight version might be good. A photo a week from the previous month perhaps. Something that’s been printed ideally. I’m not sure where to share it, I’ll explore the options.
Meanwhile I think the plan is to start making large format photos and developing them. Plus some instant photographs no doubt.