new fangled technology? film? yes, please.

I’ve never been a very “technie” person. But I’m trying. Sort of. I joined a group of photographers for a creativity workshop, and I went to the first session today (I joined late, so I felt like the bad kid in class who hadn’t done the assignment when I turned up to the meeting today empty-handed. I promise I’ll do the next one!). In between some really interesting discussions that actually related to the art of photography, we also discussed some things that had more to do with the business end of things. One thing I discovered today was twitterfeed.com. Evidently it simultaneously publishes your blog posts to twitter and Facebook. I have a twitter account, but I have long neglected it. I’m trying to improve, and this is the first step. So… if you want to start following me, my twitter name is caseybowerphoto. It would be fun to see lots of new followers after this post… then I’ll know it really works!

Along with my attempt to embrace technology that is still rather foreign to me, I’m also intrigued by the medium of film. I follow quite a few photography blogs, and I have seen an amazing resurgence of interest in film over the last year. I am eager to purchase a medium format film camera for myself. I was a film photographer back in the day — it’s hard to believe that my move to digital really only happened 4 years ago! I have never had a medium format camera though, so I’m somewhat overwhelmed by the process. While I lived in Philadelphia, I got to know a wonderful photographer named Rachel McGinn, who shot weddings so beautifully and entirely on film. She gave me some pointers, and 3 years later I think I’m finally ready to take the plunge.

So that’s me today. Embracing the old and the new, and aiming for a balance somewhere in the middle. Oh, and also crying over comic strips. I don’t usually read them, but my husband showed this one to me last night. And I CRIED. Over a comic strip. I think all the moms of boys especially (little ones and not-so-little ones) will understand.  This is the tear-inducing comic strip.