Bearded Film Guy

03/20/2026

Photographers keep rare film rolls locked away, afraid to waste them on imperfect moments. Explore the emotional psychology behind hoarding expired emulsions, discontinued stocks, and the mythical perfect project that never happens.

03/10/2026

It would be nice not to have to worry about it breaking down on you anytime soon.

Why Camera Makers Need One Last Great 35mm SLR |

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Film stock thrives but cameras are dying. This argument for a new mechanical 35mm SLR explores why Canon, Nikon, or Pentax should build a simple, repairable workhorse designed to last decades, not months.

03/06/2026

Why unpaid submissions destroy the sports photography market. A working shooter explains how credit-only galleries tank prices, burn out professionals, and lower quality standards across the industry.

02/20/2026

If you’ve ever looked at National Geographic’s “Your Shot” favorites and thought, “I could never compete with that,” you’re not alone—and you’re also probably aiming at the wrong target. Most photographers assume editors are hunting for the sharpest file, the cleanest composition, ...

01/28/2026

Check out my article on National Geographic's "Your Shot" selections:

If you’ve ever looked at National Geographic’s “Your Shot” favorites and thought, “I could never compete with that,” you’re not alone—and you’re also probably aiming at the wrong target. Most photographers assume editors are hunting for the sharpest file, the cleanest composition, ...

01/14/2026

If you spend any time in film forums, you’ll see a familiar pattern: someone buys an Epson V600, scans a roll they’re really excited about, and immediately decides the scanner is trash. The images look soft. The color is weird. The shadows feel muddy and the highlights are already clipping. A fe...

01/04/2026

On the rig, the camera only came out on the easy days. Most shifts, I wasn’t “the photographer.” I was the drilling fluids specialist, the mud engineer who spent fifteen years making sure the well didn’t do anything it wasn’t supposed to (to the best of my ability). My world was numbers on...

01/04/2026

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Film prices aren’t creeping up anymore; they’re sprinting. You feel it every time you hover over the checkout button and see a number that looks more like a utility bill than a hobby. A few years ago, you could grab a handful of Kodak Gold and some black-and-white film, drop it at the lab, and c...

11/10/2025

Film is having another moment. Thrift stores are lighter on old SLRs than they used to be; teenagers are loading rolls their grandparents forgot about; family closets keep surrendering shoeboxes that smell like basements, cedar, and Kodachrome. If you want those images to live again—on phones, on ...

09/25/2025

Check out my article on Fstoppers:

Eleven years ago, I bought the Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L (non-IS). It wasn’t the lens most people in sports photography recommended. It didn’t have the aura of the f/2.8 — the sideline king, the badge of seriousness, the one that whispers “pro” when you sling it over your shoulder. But for me...

09/17/2025

Check out my view from the dugout

The best baseball photographs don’t always happen when the crowd is standing and the lights buzz a little hotter. Sometimes the picture you keep is the one that smells like rosin and bubblegum—the quiet breath between pitches when the game is thinking about what it wants to be next. I learned th...