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The posting of some of the images this week was a test to see how well Postbot works. Well, it works well, but you have to make sure you go into your scheduled posts BEFORE they get published, so they don’t end up having intelligent titles such as “photo for monday” and get up pushed on a Friday with no other hint what they are about.
The advantage is you can schedule as many as 50 images, which is a great idea if you wish to post while traveling and not connected to the internet on a regular basis (gasp!). Just as long as you can master the little details before you push the GO button.

Point Reyes National Seashore with a view of Limantour Beach in the background. Carrying around a medium format camera catches a lot of attention, so I try to go to places that are very quiet and remote. © Gabriele Lange, 2013

May 17, 2014May 17, 2014 by Gabriele Lange Categories: Online Media Presence, Photography, Social Media ManagerTags: #nofilter, #ptreyes, Bay Area Photographer, black and white photography, california, medium format, San Francisco photographer, social media best practices, Web presence for small business, Wordpress Leave a comment

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May 15, 2014May 13, 2014 by Gabriele Lange Categories: UncategorizedTags: #nofilter, #ptreyes, black and white photography, california, medium format Leave a comment

Keep calm and photograph on

The early summer finds me teaching photography to middle school students. While all have access to digital snap and shoot cameras and most use Iphones for their selfies, there is a demand to learn more about the “real” photography, namely putting analogue film into cameras which will let you manipulate or control the exposure.
Usually I bring my 50 year old Hasselblad to the first class and try to give them a short run down on the technical aspects of exposing your film, but too often have to realize this is a hard concept to grasp without going through all the motions yourself (and a lot of trial and error).
Some of them will fix their parent’s old cameras and hopefully become proficient, others will just stick to their fast and furious Iphones with the reliable delete function. In any case, it is always inspiring to see their unique ideas come to light. Check out my newest facebook cover photo which was taken by one of my students. First typed the sentence on an old typewriter, spelling errors and all, than photographed and quickly shared via social media. I do like the motto and would like to make it my own.

May 14, 2014May 13, 2014 by Gabriele Lange Categories: History of Photography, Photography, Teaching Photography, Visual LiteracyTags: #nofilter, #ptreyes, black and white photography, california, medium format Leave a comment