Amanda Shopa
Film Photography & Fiber Arts
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Weeks 73–76 of 209 Weeks
“The only recognizable feature of hope is action.” —Grace Paley
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If I Stay Here, I’ll Never Leave
I’d decided to teach abroad with very little notice.
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Second Attempt at Using a Pinhole Camera
So it was a bit of an adventure to figure out a backdrop, how I could use natural light, and how to get my tiny little pinhole camera at the right height.
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My First Roll of Film with a Pinhole Camera
Shooting with a pinhole camera made me rethink everything I knew about photography. What exactly was in frame? No idea. How long should exposures be? Not sure. Did I remember to advance the film or did I just create a double exposure? Who knows?
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Fogged Paper, Testing Procedures, and Ilford’s (Excellent) Customer Service
My mind whirled. Did I somehow expose some paper to a white light? Was the top part of my seated incorrectly, letting light leak onto the border of the print? Had my safelight gone rogue? Had my chemistry gone bad?
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Weeks 69–72 of 209 Weeks
Week 69 of 209 Weeks:Whatever it takesMAKE Whatever it takes—Anna Brones (Yes, the original quote is “Whatever it takes,” but I wrote it incorrectly on this postcard.) Photo Notes: This is the ceiling of a temple (maybe?) in Seoul, South Korea. This was taken in 2018. Correction—I believe this was…
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