Inspiration
Photography is a unique art form: half technical nuts and bolts, science, physics, etc. – the other half, the intangible X-factor causing you to raise your camera to your eye every so often… and release the shutter.
Possessing the most sophisticated 35mm film camera ever made is great, but what to create with it? This section is focused on inspiration. Be prepared to be inspired by what others are creating with the Nikon F6.
Arches National Park, January 2020 – part I
If you want to see Canyonlands minus the crowds, try visiting in January. This past Winter jaunt to Moab, Utah was without question one of the most uniquely beautiful visits I’ve experienced in 30+ years.
All In
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 news... in Colorado it's...
South St. Vrain River, Allenspark, Colorado
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 beautifully...
The Shop
The Shop: a Master Mechanic’s home away from home and straight up man cave. The first time I saw The Shop I paused, not quite sure how to visually digest what was before me. There was part of me that smiled – wanting to dive in and go for it.
When You’re Really Trying…
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 few...
Check Please…
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....
More Inspiring Articles to come…
Thanks for baring with me as I work to complete the site’s redesign. For now, you can use the menus across the top to find inspiring articles about the F6 – but there’s more to come in 2020.
Calling all F6’ers…
It’s time for all of you like-minded photographers using the F6 to jump in and show the rest of us what you’ve got. Drop us an e-mail at the link below and tell us a little about what you do with your F6.
Black and White Film
Having returned to processing and wet printing black and white film again, the F6 Project is especially interested in anyone doing the same.
King of the Hill – Still
As of today (January 1, 2020), the Nikon F6 remains king of the 35mm SLR hill. For anyone exploring purchasing, you’ve come to the right place.
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