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

November 2, 2020 by Kathleen Johnson

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 …

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

October 16, 2020July 28, 2020 by Kathleen Johnson

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 …

5 Frames of Yodica Polaris 400, (EI 400 / 35mm format / Minolta X-700) by Kathleen E. Johnson

October 16, 2020June 25, 2020 by Kathleen Johnson

A 35 mm roll of Yodica Polaris ISO 400 film arrived in my life as a part of EMULSIVEsanta19. I had discussed in a previous posting …

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

October 16, 2020May 18, 2020 by Kathleen Johnson

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 …

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

October 16, 2020April 23, 2020 by Kathleen Johnson

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 …

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

October 16, 2020February 21, 2020 by Kathleen Johnson

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 …

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

October 16, 2020September 30, 2019 by Kathleen Johnson

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 …

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

You betcha!

5 Frames… With Kodak T-MAX 400 (EI 400 / 120 format / Mamiya 7) – by Kathleen E. Johnson

October 16, 2020April 2, 2018 by Kathleen Johnson

Last July I spent an afternoon at a special Photographer’s Open House at the Walker Ranch Homestead, a part of the Boulder County Parks and Open Spaces.