Kathleen Johnson

Kathleen Johnson is a World Traveler, Outdoors Adventurer, Research Scientist and Photographer. She has been making photographs since childhood, but began serious photography as an undergraduate taking her first B&W photography class, and renewed an interest in B&W while living in Monterey, California, studying photography at Monterey Peninsula College. Kathleen’s preferred subjects are: Landscapes and Architecture. She makes silver prints in her own home darkroom.

MY Minolta X-700 + MD f/3.5 Macro Lens), Kathleen E. Johnson

5 Frames (+1)… Of beautiful B&W flowers on ILFORD HP5 PLUS (35mm Format / EI 400 / Minolta X-700 + MD 50mm f/3.5 Macro Lens) – by Kathleen E. Johnson

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I believe that we don’t give enough consideration to photographing flowers in black and white. Last year I ventured into the garden with my Minolta …

Read more5 Frames (+1)… Of beautiful B&W flowers on ILFORD HP5 PLUS (35mm Format / EI 400 / Minolta X-700 + MD 50mm f/3.5 Macro Lens) – by Kathleen E. Johnson

My 2020 lockdown journey - a comparative test of Kodak EKTACHROME E100 and Fujifilm Velvia 50 (bonus Portra/Lomography included) - by Kathleen Johnson

My 2020 lockdown journey: a comparative test of Kodak EKTACHROME E100 and Fujifilm Velvia 50 (bonus Portra/Lomography included)

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I set out this Spring and Summer to do a comparative test of Kodak EKTACHROME E100 and Fujifilm Fujichrome Velvia 50 (RVP50). In my lifetime …

Read moreMy 2020 lockdown journey: a comparative test of Kodak EKTACHROME E100 and Fujifilm Velvia 50 (bonus Portra/Lomography included)

A look at two uniquely different medium format Fujifilm cameras- The Fuji GA645Zi Professional and Fuji GW690III Professional

A look at two uniquely different medium format Fujifilm cameras: The Fuji GA645Zi Professional and Fuji GW690III Professional

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From the fully automatic point and shoot Fujifilm GA645Zi to the totally manual Fujifilm GW690III, Fujifilm’s medium format cameras encompass a wide range of types …

Read moreA look at two uniquely different medium format Fujifilm cameras: The Fuji GA645Zi Professional and Fuji GW690III Professional

5 Frames With... ILFORD Delta 100 Professional (EI 100 / 120 format / Reality So Subtle 6X6F Pinhole) - by Kathleen E. Johnson

5 Frames… From Waneka Lake Park with ILFORD Delta 100 Professional (EI 100 / 120 format / Reality So Subtle 6X6F Pinhole) – by Kathleen E. Johnson

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Inspired by an ILFORD Photo November Camera Challenge on Twitter, I set out with my Reality So Subtle 6X6F.  Three goals in mind:  Work with …

Read more5 Frames… From Waneka Lake Park with ILFORD Delta 100 Professional (EI 100 / 120 format / Reality So Subtle 6X6F Pinhole) – by Kathleen E. Johnson

What I've learned from my LomoChrome Purple XR 100-400 experiences: A user's guide

What I’ve learned from my LomoChrome Purple XR 100-400 experiences: A user’s guide

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Lomography’s LomoChrome Purple XR 100-400 is definitely an interesting film. Until shooting it in late 2019, I had never tried a ‘special effects’ film before …

Read moreWhat I’ve learned from my LomoChrome Purple XR 100-400 experiences: A user’s guide

5 Frames With... Kodak Portra 400 (120 / EI 400 / Reality So Subtle 6X6F) - by Kathleen E. Johnson

5 Frames… In the Great Kiva with Kodak Portra 400 (EI 400 / 120 format / Reality So Subtle 6X6F) – by Kathleen E. Johnson

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The Great Kiva was reconstructed in 1934 by Hopi and Puebloan workers. This site was part of the extended Chaco Canyon regional cluster of settlements …

Read more5 Frames… In the Great Kiva with Kodak Portra 400 (EI 400 / 120 format / Reality So Subtle 6X6F) – by Kathleen E. Johnson

Lomography Color Negative 400 (EI 400, 120), Fujifilm GA645Zi) - Kathleen Johnson

5 Frames… With Lomography Color Negative 400 (EI 400 / 120 format / Fujifilm GA645Zi) – by Kathleen E. Johnson

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Here is an introduction to a local festival that may surprise you! And a camera that I have not mentioned before, although it is featured in my contributor’s portrait: My Fuji GA645Zi.