Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

  • Kodak Portra 400 Style Dehancer Presets

    Kodak Portra 400 Style Dehancer Presets

    These photos were edited in Dehancer, a film emulation plugin. If you don’t have Dehancer yet but decide to buy it, I invite you to use my promo code “CBPHOTO22” for a 10% discount on it. (Be careful when you purchase because there is a version for stills and a version for video. Make sure…

  • Dehancer Film Emulation Review + 2 Free Presets (Plus 10% OFF Dehancer Discount Code: CBPHOTO22 )

    Dehancer Film Emulation Review + 2 Free Presets (Plus 10% OFF Dehancer Discount Code: CBPHOTO22 )

    Last week I uploaded a new YouTube video reviewing and showing the Dehancer plug-in. (I have discount code for Dehancer at the bottom of this blog) I get review offers from some small companies often but I don’t want to accept just any partnership. Any sponsorship or review I do has to make sense with…

  • The Linux Creative Project (New YouTube and Creative Adventures)

    The Linux Creative Project (New YouTube and Creative Adventures)

    This is the longest break I’ve taken on this blog. I’m the worst blogger ever to exist, I realize this, lol. I have had a bit of a unproductive year in terms of my main photography YouTube channel, my blog and my actual photography. I’ve taken less photos this year than I have in over…

  • MY ONLINE PRINT STORE (20% sale for July)

    MY ONLINE PRINT STORE (20% sale for July)

    It’s been a quite a while since I’ve had a way to sell prints of my photography effeciently. That has now changed. Part of 1 of my plan to start selling my photography again is live and online. It’s only part 1 because I have 2 other avenues I’m pursuing to present and sell my…

  • Leica vs Fujifilm?

    Leica vs Fujifilm?

    In one of my latest YouTube videos I discuss a comparison I’ve seen pop up a few times this past year – Leica vs Fujifilm. I’ve never owned a Leica but I love and admire Leica like I do Ferrari’s. They’re something I post on a vision board as something I dream about owning but…

  • YouTube Memberships & Other Updates

    YouTube Memberships & Other Updates

    YOUTBE UPDATE: Today I’ve turned on YouTube channel memberships. This will be an ongoing experiment as I figure how to make the most of it for both my members and myself. One of the biggest motivations is so I can do live streams and videos that are targeted to a small audience that wants to…

  • MY FILM PHOTOGRAPHY IN 2023

    MY FILM PHOTOGRAPHY IN 2023

    This is just the beginning on my thoughts on these things. Thanks for checking in and sticking around! Much appreciated. I hope you are well. -Craig

  • Kodak Film Prices Going Up March 1st.

    Kodak Film Prices Going Up March 1st.

    Starting on March 1st, Kodak‘s film prices are increasing. Some increases are more dramatic than others depending on the stock. Moment has a great blog post talking about the upcoming price increases. They also suggest getting your order in now. Only orders taken and fulfilled by March 1st will get the current prices. The current…

  • “FUJICO X1” – MY NEW FUJIFILM FILM SIMULATION RECIPE

    “FUJICO X1” – MY NEW FUJIFILM FILM SIMULATION RECIPE

    “FUJICO X1” RECIPE SETTINGS BASE RECIPE: PRO NEGATIVE STANDARDWHITE BALANCE: 10,000KWB SHIFT: R:-7 B:8DYNAMIC RANGE: DR100EXPOSURE: PUSH + 2/3 STOPSHIGHLIGHT TONE: +1SHADOW TONE: +1.5COLOR: +1SHARPNESS: +2CLARITY: 0COLOR CHROME EFFECT: OFFCOLOR CHROME FX BLUE: OFF I’ve been wanting to create some film simulation recipes that have the feeling of some Fuji color film stocks. This one…

  • Luminar Neo Photo Edit

    Luminar has given me access to their software for review. I’m still learning the software and building my review for all of you but in the mean time I wanted to share my affiliate link during the Luminar sale that is going on right now. If any of you have thought about trying it out,…

  • Photo Edit Time Lapse Using Luminar Neo

  • November 14, 2022 – Fujifilm X-H1 + TTArtisan 25mm f2.0

    November 14, 2022 – Fujifilm X-H1 + TTArtisan 25mm f2.0

    I recieved 2 lenses for review from TTArtisan, the 23mm f1.4 and 25mm f2.0. This will not be the review. I will shoot with both of them for bit before I talk in more detail about them. I have started shooting with the 25mm f2.0 and thought I would share a few photos here. These…

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