Photography

Wolfen NC400 Film

I have been using this film a lot for the past couple of months. The colors are cinematic and I’m loving the results.

It’s hard to replicate this look digitally (I’ve tried). I like more opinionated color film like this.

I’m enjoying the muted color palette and blue green shadows.

Film Scanning

Experimentation continue with the Easy 35. My camera has a pixel shift feature and I can now confirm it works great for scans. I’ll only be doing this in super special cases since files are ~97.5 megapixels and 500mb each. I’ll do a full newsletter about this later.

Stationary

Hobonichi Techno Weeks

This is the first planner I’ve ever used and stuck with for more than a week - I’ve found “the one”. Now a month and a half in because you can start in December.

Lefty fountain pens

I am a lefty and loved calligraphy growing up. I always wanted to use fountain pens but if you’ve ever tried, it’s not a fun experience. In the process of getting Serena a fountain pen as a birthday present I learned left handed fountain pens are a thing. Thanks Goods for the Study / McNally Jackson!

What I’ve been reading

Ways of Seeing by John Berger - loved reading this! Art history and political theory. Bonus points for being an early proponent of the idea of the “male gaze”. Worth a read. Five starts.

Understanding a Photograph by John Berger - this is not so much a book as a collection of essays. Not as strong as Ways of Seeing. You might find one or two that resonate. Three Stars.

My Teaching by Jacques Lacan - Supposed to be a condensed and readable version of his work. It is instead a series of rambling lectures and only slightly more understandable. Two stars.

Watch This?

If you made it this far - check this out and maybe trade in some of your outdoor clothes? PFAs are scary. I traded in a bunch of things this month.

PS: I’m also on bluesky: @lzl.bsky.social