Our first camera was a $200 Fujica SLR. Our first photography session with it was at the St. Louis Zoo. It was a great camera. We couldn’t kill it; we finally had to retire it. Later we moved on to Canon 35 mm film cameras and Hasselblad 501CM and Flexbody. Our first digital SLR was a D30 followed by a 10D and currently we are shooting 5Ds. Film images were scanned on a Minolta Dimage Scan Multi Pro. We also use a Wacom Pen Tablet and various versions of Photoshop. Most of the square images are from medium format with file sizes of a little over 300 MB. Scanned 35 mm images are about 80 MB. While the 5D images are of the same proportions as 35 mm film, the other digital images are slightly different. Where possible, we will try to include some information regarding pictures and film. The vast majority of 35 mm and medium format film was Fuji Velvia (ISO 50) often with a polarizing filter.

Digital manipulations: Who? Us? OK, sometimes we just couldn't help it, so here's the deal. You can assume that all film images have had any emulsion debris or scratches removed. Hope we got them all. Color correction may also have been done. On the limited occasions where we have performed major manipulations such as inserting, replacing, or removing parts of an image, we will do our best to note that. That’s just our attempt to produce an image that is true to the subject as we saw it. Some people see that as cheating. Screw ‘em.

Brent and Esther Furbee