Michael Firstlight
Lives in
Weaverville, NC, United States
Works as a
Enthusiast of Life
Joined on
Apr 5, 2007
About me:
After more than five decades since I developed and printed my first roll of Tri-X using a cocktail of D76, Dektol, Stop Bath and Fixer, photography runs through my veins. Actually, little has fundamentally changed - the silver halide platelets are just digital now :-) I majored in photography, film, broadcasting, and journalism in college in the 70's, worked as staff for ABC-TV out of college - one of the original big three US-based TV networks, then took a job as a corporate staff photographer for Big Blue. I'm now back in my own studio full-time doing mostly portrait and wedding photography along with some commercial work. |
Michael Firstlight's current gear
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Other gear:
- GraLab Model 900 Programmable Electronic Timer
- 2 complete Mamiya RB67 (6x7 film) Systems
- ByChrome 16” x 20” Vacuum Easel
- Canon FTb with 50mm 1.8
- Custom Win 7 64-bit Workstation - i7-3930 @4.8GHz, 64GB RAM, SSDs
- Dell 30" U3014 10-bit Display
- Epson - Perfection V850 Pro Photo Scanner
- Epson Professional 7880 Printer
- Fuji FUJINON SWD 65mm f/5.6 4x5 Lens COPAL 0
- Fujimoroto CP32 Dry-to-Dry Print Processor
- Jobo Color Star 3000 Color Analyser
- Jobo CPP2 Processor
- LPL 4550 XLG 4x5 enlarger with VCCE and color heads
- LPL 6700XL (7700) Enlarger
- Nikon Coolscan LS9000 Scanner
- Nikon F2as
- Paul C Buff Einstein Studio Lighting System
- Pentax 67II (6x7 film)
- PhotoTherm Sidekick SK-8 automatic film processor
- Rodenstock Apo-Sironar-S 150mm f/5.6 75° 4x5 Lens
- RRS BH-55 Ball Head
- Schneider 150mm f5.6 Componon S Enlarging Lens
- Toyo 45AII 4x5 (film) View Camera
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| Saw-whet Owl by Fotorequest from A big year - birds 2020 | Green Butterfly With Green Leaves by G Gordon MacDonald from Green Challenge | BC Pelican -5817 by vbuhay from My best photo of the week. | Narcissus by fulviavecchia from 7 days African safari, "discover the Big Five" |
