Tyler, TX: pro-am & toy

For #DianaDay, I went to Tyler, TX in connection with another project.* I went with, perhaps, a few too many cameras… It strikes me now that this might be a bit excessive. 5 cameras, 3 formats, 5 focal lengths, all with Superia 400. #believeinfilm pic.twitter.com/qBxdTHkhsy — James Cockroft (@jam_esc) August 5, 2017 Excessive, perhaps, but …

Overexposure at the Water Gardens

Mom came to visit us for a couple of days last week, and on Saturday morning, at Samie’s suggestion, we visited the Water Gardens in Fort Worth. An apparent misreading of the B/N switch on the Sprocket Rocket resulted in me shooting on B for the entire time. The light, but definite presence of homeless …

Unboxing some Brian Eno records

When I heard that Brian Eno’s 1970s pop records had been remastered and were set for a new, fancy, audiophile release, I got excited. Half-speed masters, freshly pressed at 45rpm? I wasn’t sure what any of that meant, but how could I not? After all, Here Come the Warm Jets is perhaps my favorite record of …

FILMLAB 0.1.2 (3) – BETA TEST NOTES – iPhone 5 version

FilmLab beta 0.1.2 added support for older phones, including the iPhone 5. Since I happen to be holding on to my iPhone 5 for some unknown reason, I figured I’d test it too, and, God willing, I’ll continue to test both in future releases. For this test, I tried: Superia XTRA 400, shot in the …