Year: 2025

            Just so you’ll know that the many choices we currently have in lens mounts aren’t a recent development, check out these ads from the December 1978 issue of American Cinematographer.             At some point, I might delve into the ridiculous number of lenses now floating around the industry.  Don’t get me wrong.  Every new … Continue reading “A PLETHORA OF EXCESS”

            Shot from in front of my home, shortly before things really hit the fan.             You get up in the morning and go about your business, just like every other day.  Then, suddenly…it’s not.             As the singer\songwriter Warren Zevon once said: Enjoy every sandwich.             I urge you to take that sentiment to … Continue reading “PACIFIC PALISADES, CA, JANUARY 7, 2025, 12:38PM”

            It’s no secret that the recent past has marked a particularly rough period for people who work in the motion picture industry.  To offer some perspective, here’s an article from the December 1957 issue of American Cinematographer.  I’m always banging on about how there’s nothing new under the cinematographic sun.  Apparently, the theory still … Continue reading “SAME OLD STORY”

            This photograph by John Olson, first published in the September 24, 1971 issue of Life magazine, shows rock star David Crosby and his dad Floyd at the elder man’s home in Ojai, California.  It was part of an article entitled, The Rock Family Affair and gave an unironic glimpse into the off-stage origins of … Continue reading “COOL GUYS”