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Listening Lately

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It’s a feeling I can’t shake
And it’s not fair for you to shoulder all this weight
Oh, for you I’d do the same
But for now

Can you hold me up?
‘Cause I ain’t strong enough right now
For the both of us
And I don’t wanna let you down
Oh, believe me, love
I’m gonna get up off the ground
All I need is your love and time, and we’ll find a way somehow
Can you hold me up?
‘Til we reach the other side
The road is rough
But I think the end’s in sight
Oh, believe me, love
We’re gonna make it through the night
As long as I got you with me, and your loving hand in mine

— lyrics by Chance Peña, released 2025

Sentimental Again

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When I first got engaged I had an older woman ask me: “Why do you think this is it? How do you know he’s the one?”

At the time, I felt offended by the question. What do you mean? He just is. He’s the one I chose and I don’t have to justify that to you or anyone. I didn’t say this, of course. I think I fumbled through a surprised answer about how we make each other happy.

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Choosing a Retro Film Camera to Photograph Kids

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So you’ve decided you want to start taking old school film photos of children, but aren’t sure what kind of camera to get?

The first question is: “What is the look you’re going for?”

If you’re an 80s or early 90s baby yourself, you might be craving that saturated, indoor flash-heavy, darkly-vignetted 35mm film appearance that you remember from your own childhood photos.

A great film stock for achieving those striking greens from your childhood is Kodak Ultramax 400.

Here, I’ve used a purposely low-fi plastic “toy” camera (heavy on the indoor flash) to achieve a set of photos that could easily be accidentally dated to 1993.

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