A conversation with Meg Birnbaum: Part 3

What is your technique?

I'm currently in love with using "toy" cameras. There is a real cult following for them now. Not a disposable camera but one that is a reusable 120 film camera. The most readily available one is called a Holga. They are very basic with little control options and tend to create a soft-focused and timeless/retro appearance. Whenever possible I like printing in the darkroom on matte fiber paper and then I tone the prints sepia.

Photo credit: "Chicklet"

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Monday's agriculture website of interest: BACKYARD CHICKENS

I thought with all the interest as of late that people are showing in agriculture and growing their own food, today's agriculture website of interest is Backyard Chickens. The site has a lot of information and personal experiences of people having their own small flock of chickens at their home. A warning though, the website is loaded down with a lot of advertisements, so you will have to be patient with the pop up and banner ads. Overall though, it looks like a lot of interesting information for those looking to get to some farming roots. It includes articles from how to hatch and feed baby chicks, to how to build your own chicken coop. There is also a "chicken forum" to allow fellow chicken enthusiasts to chat and answer each others' questions.