I recently finished a book for the Hayashida family of Bainbridge Island, Washington, about their old family farmhouse on High School Road NE. The house will continue with new owners, who have renovated it. Some members of the Hayashida clan … Read More
Here I am using a 19th Century technology with my 21st Century digital camera: the dark cloth. When I do careful adjustments to my digital camera, while using a tilt-shift lens for perspective correction, I put on my close-up glasses … Read More
The photo guidelines for proposing buildings for the National Register of Historic Places have been updated. They provide more specific information on submitting digital images, and say that electronic applications should be uploaded at the Cultural Resources Submittal Portal (CRSP). … Read More
I’m selling a friend’s Explorer 8×10 view camera, by R H Phillips. It is designed to be lightweight, and fold into a compact package. But still, compared to the 4×5 inch camera I’m used to, everything is big. The film … Read More
I usually work on location, but recently I have been given the temporary use of a space in a UDistrict building that will soon be demolished to make way for a 21 story apartment building. It’s been great to spread … Read More
My photos of Crane 30 at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard have been approved for public distribution by the Navy. These 4×5 negatives are intended for the Historic American Engineering Record at the Library of Congress. Dating from 1933, it … Read More
Here’s a good example of old style balloon framing. Click on the image for a better view. Note that the vertical studs go all the way from the foundation to the rafters. The floor joists are attached to the continuous … Read More