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Photo Karns @impoliticeye.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I wish more models had that approach. I shoot for the conversation to see where the collaboration leads us, not for hard-and-fast concepts.

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Photo Karns @impoliticeye.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

That is *such* a good angle and shape.

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Photo Karns @impoliticeye.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

How are your bookings looking for MA? I'm still figuring out schedule and budget for the month.

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Photo Karns @impoliticeye.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

This series is incredible, Marie.

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Photo Karns @impoliticeye.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

There's a story here. One of the best things about working with Cas is that I'm always finding new depths in our sessions. With @theythem-mayhem.bsky.social

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Photo Karns @impoliticeye.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I'd love to work together when I'm up and running again.

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Photo Karns @impoliticeye.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Our current era of "contemporary country" needs to die a fast, ignominious death.

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Photo Karns @impoliticeye.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I love that it looks like an egg bowl.

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Photo Karns @impoliticeye.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Another pet peeve: Editing beyond recognition and/or using fake or generated backgrounds to "set" the image in a place it wasn't taken. Your photography should stand on its own, including control of exposure and composition. NB: I'm not a fantasy guy, so I'm leaving that genre alone here.

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Photo Karns @impoliticeye.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I hate it when photographers don't tag models. I hate it even more when a "photographer" says they left the name off because the model no longer claims the work. If they don't claim it, you shouldn't publish it.

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Photo Karns @impoliticeye.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I've spent the past 3 years working in and around the AI industry while making a half-assed effort to build a photography portfolio and dealing with my physical and mental health. Why half-assed? Because I've got an imposter who I listen to too often. Time to flip the equation. Stay tuned.

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Photo Karns @impoliticeye.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

My life's been in a strange cycle since 2023, and it feels like I've been handed a chance to make some concerted changes. I keep trying to find my way back to writing, but the words aren't there. Instead, I find myself going deeper into technical and creative photography concepts.

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Photo Karns @impoliticeye.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

More experiments with double exposure, medium format, and lighting. There's actually a little more meaning behind this set. After two unexpected major surgeries this year and six weeks of forced home time with another six weeks of taking it easy, I've had a lot of time for self reflection.

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Photo Karns @impoliticeye.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I feel that. I'm trying to move away from IG and might launch a Patreon, but it's frustrating.

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Photo Karns @impoliticeye.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

The fun thing about the original RB67 Pro is that it works very well for double exposure. The frustrating thing is that it can be very easy to do unintentionally. This is a case where I wish I had both the mistake and the intended images.

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Photo Karns @impoliticeye.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Taken on the Staten Island Ferry in 1999, I keep coming back these images. They're difficult to print in the darkroom, almost as if the memories don't want to be unlocked.

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Photo Karns @impoliticeye.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Nicely done. Feels very film-like.

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Photo Karns @impoliticeye.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

This was a fun diversion on our way to the next location. We were also chasing sunset *and* my ability to shoot with the RB67, which had Portra 160 loaded. My SL2-S and lights were back at the car, so I metered and hoped for the best.

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Photo Karns @impoliticeye.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Let's talk about Ava and her hat. It played its own supporting role in this collaboration.

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Photo Karns @impoliticeye.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Another series I'm looking forward to putting out into the world... but this time, it's a return to digital. We'd run out of daylight, so I grabbed the SL2-S for the final location, and it's fun to screw around with LUTs again.

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Photo Karns @impoliticeye.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I experimented with double exposures on the RB67 in my last session with Cas. I’ve still got technical details to work out to nail them in future shoots, but there are some real gems from that afternoon.

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Photo Karns @impoliticeye.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

It’s wild to see the length of your hair in context of your full body.

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Photo Karns @impoliticeye.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I will also be launching a Patreon soon to replace my all-but-dead Substack. I really just want to share photographs and sometimes add words to the stories, and Patreon is a much better platform for that. Fun fact: this negative hasn't been edited; Arista DX100 has a bit of magic to it.

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Photo Karns @impoliticeye.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I should post more of my Maine photography here. If you follow me on IG, you've seen some of it, but I don't share a ton because I have this weird fear of being pigeon-holed as a landscape photographer. Anyway, these were made on a Voigtlander Bessa I with Portra 160.

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Photo Karns @impoliticeye.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

I decided to use a few different films — TMax 100, Bergger 400, Phoenix II, and Harman Red in 120, and Acros II and Candido 400 in 35 — and let them set the mood for each.

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Photo Karns @impoliticeye.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Very cool. I recognized Mariposa, but the hair stopped me. I need to try some infrared on my next shoot.

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Photo Karns @impoliticeye.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Cas and I made so many wonderful photos in this shoot a month ago that I hardly know where to start. It's nice to be collaborating again.

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Photo Karns @impoliticeye.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

A few more 35mm Cinestill XX favorites of Lydia.

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Photo Karns @impoliticeye.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

From Idiocracy in DC to this, we've finally proven that the U.S. has no cultural backbone.

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Photo Karns @impoliticeye.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

I need to stop acquiring cameras, but living in the film world again sometimes means sudden failures of old equipment.

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Photo Karns @impoliticeye.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

I've never thought about rough drafts in terms of photography until now. This is a rough draft, and I'm stoked.

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Photo Karns @impoliticeye.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Medium format has certainly sparked new ideas for creation. Stay tuned for more.

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Photo Karns @impoliticeye.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

It is absolutely AI. There are myriad tells throughout.

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Damon K @dadadrummer.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

AI built in the image of those who fail upwards

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Photo Karns @impoliticeye.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

When film makes the outtakes better. Switching to this (with some digital in the mix) is really forcing me to think about all aspects of my workflow, and I love it.

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Photo Karns @impoliticeye.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Asking questions about qualifications in the Age of Trumpy Bear is laughable.

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Photo Karns @impoliticeye.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

This is such a damn good way of putting it.

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Photo Karns @impoliticeye.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Cinestill XX is amazing... and its price just jumped. 🫠

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Photo Karns @impoliticeye.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

It's a little funny when people come to Maine in June and ask where they can pick blueberries. It's also a little sad that we start getting them by the Fourth now. When I was growing up, it was three weeks later.