sometimes i feel like my approach to photography is a little backwards.

when everyone else was ditching their film for digital sensors i was learning how to use a view camera and develop the sheet film in my bathroom.

for some reason this works for me.

thanks for visiting.

feel free to contact me at jeffreyallenphoto@gmail.com.

equipment:

for the most part i use a large format 4x5 inch view camera (right). if you can overlook the slow set up, heavy equipment, cost, etc. associated with these cameras they are definitely the way to go. a 4x5 camera is roughly the equivalent of a 150 megapixel camera.

i also use a holga camera extensively to capture unique views of things. the holga is a cheap plastic medium format camera that suffers from various optical ailments - but that's just what makes the holga special.

when i can't use my view camera i use an old metal body canon ae-1 slr.

about buying prints:

all of the photographs on this site can be purchased by clicking the 'buy' button above the picture in the gallery.

some pictures will need to be cropped to fit a certain print size - no worries, there is a cropping tool in the checkout that allows you to crop the picture yourself to get it just how you want it.

if you are not absolutely thrilled with the picture when you receive it you can return it for a full refund or replacement. just send an email to help@smugmug.com within 30 days of receiving your order.