Inspiration | The F6 Project

All In

by John Crane | Jan 1, 2020 | Film, Inspiration

The D3s and F6 have worked side by side for 10 years. It’s time to say goodbye to one of them – and it’s not the F6. It’s January 1, 2020. Not just the beginning of a new year, but a new decade. Tonight in the local news (well, not exactly...

South St. Vrain River, Allenspark, Colorado

by John Crane | Jul 10, 2019 | Black and White, Inspiration

Why do we need to say something – anything – about our images? A few weeks ago I was in Chicago looking at a display of student work at Moody Bible Institute. There were two different exhibitions: one with very nice photographs, printed on canvas and...

The Shop

by John Crane | Mar 4, 2019 | 4042n, Black and White, Inspiration

How honest do I want to be? How much of myself am I willing to reveal? I’m not a minimalist. At least not in the photographic sense of the word. While I occasionally admire the photo of a mostly empty hillside with subtle tones and a single, isolated tree positioned...

When You’re Really Trying…

by John Crane | Oct 6, 2018 | Color Photography, Destinations, Inspiration, Road Trippin', Slide Film

OK, so maybe I jumped the gun a little. Maybe I still do have something to say regarding the F6. Allow me to explain. Over the past several years I’ve enjoyed shooting with a variety of cameras, including all the Nikon single-digits F-series, as well as a...

Check Please…

by John Crane | Sep 27, 2018 | General Information, Inspiration

10 years ago when I first put up the F6 Project I was re-invigorated with passion for film photography, the camera, and this new journey I had embarked on: stepping off the digital camera merry-go-round onto solid, analogue ground once again: film, and the film way....

Clouds, Mountains, Snow and Ilford PanF50 Plus

by John Crane | Jun 22, 2018 | Black and White, Film Emulsions, Film Processing, Inspiration

Not long ago I decided to spend some focused time shooting Ilford’s PanF 50 Plus. In an effort to minimize variables the decision was made to focus on 35mm using the trusted and favored F6. The F6’s venerable meter virtually eliminates exposure error, and...