My Sunday series about making outdoor portraits continues today with a portrait of Rya, who I photographed at a group model shoot in Phoenix. Arizona.

Rotten Tomatoes rating for the PG (not even PG0-13) rated The Majestic is well below that of Brotherhood of the Wolf. And far from being a “two hanky” film, The Majestic was a ten Kleenex movie for me. What can I say, I get emotional when watched movies that I love.

The problem (with shooting expired film) is heat and radiation; that tiny but constant dose will eventually turn film into a fogged mess. And even with that degradation, that slow collapse, expired film can still take fantastic pictures. Colour shifts and lack of sharpness can elevate some shots from ordinary to surreal.—Bellamy Hunt

When I lived in Maryland, one of my car friends—let’s call him Bob—told me that he believed a clean car ran better and faster than a dirty one and while on the face of it that doesn’t seem likely, the truth probably lies somewhere in the middle. I feel the same way about clean cameras, which is why I use LensPen products on my camera lenses,

“I wonder if the snow loves the trees and fields, that it kisses them so gently? And then it covers them up snug, you know, with a white quilt; and perhaps it says, “Go to sleep, darlings, till the summer comes again.” ― Lewis Carroll, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland