Where I have had success getting out of the photography funk, is to create photo sets. 365 (photo a day) projects are popular, but can be challenging to maintain throughout the year. There are many great sites that provide lists of ideas and photography assignments to break the drought. I need to travel somewhere interesting.If only I lived in everything would be better.There is nothing new to photograph around I've photographed everything there is here.The cameras sit idle in the cupboard gathering dust, while the excuses mount: Its something that I've encountered many times. Some feel they need to visit new locations, travel somewhere, or buy new gear. When motivation does fade it can lead to frustration, which in turn lowers motivation further, and it can be difficult to get back into the groove. Periods of great productivity don't last forever, however hard we try. Photographer's Block? Motivation in photography comes and goes. I'm not sure what the photography version of writers block is called. The rolls of C41 and E6 film were mostly from the 1980's and 90's, but a big unknown was how the film had been stored. All of the film had expired, but the Ilford was from 2004/5, so wasn't too bad. Of most value were the boxes of Ilford FP4+, which made up most of the lot. I ended up winning the lot, but it cost me a bit more that I originally hoped. Which looking back was probably a good deal with the prices they now fetch on eBay and the like.Īll of the film stock was bundled together into one lot, and again I hoped it might fly under the radar. Unfortunately they had bundled the two scanners together in one lot, and whilst I had hopes they might be sleepers, they went for about $1500 AUD (for the pair). There were also a couple of Nikon Coolscan 9000's in the auction, which I was interested in, but seriously underestimated their value. There were some nice Hasselblad 500c cameras up for grabs, but none went cheap. They had gone bust and an auction house was selling off pretty much everything.ĭesks, books, computers, backdrops, projectors, cameras, scanners and much more.

However just as I was getting into medium format cameras, I purchased a bulk lot of medium format film when a local photography studio closed down. I'm on the lower end of the scale I think, normally having around a dozen rolls of 35mm film in the fridge. I find it interesting to see what stock film photographers have on hand. I mentioned in a previous post that I have a bit of a film stash that I'm slowing working through, so I wanted to share some more details.

Photos from my minolta autocord