The world seems to have gone mad over this AI thing. So many are convinced it can do everything. Well… no. It can’t make babies, though some would argue. It can’t hug you. It can’t tell you a bedtime story. There’s a gazillion other things it can’t do. And fixing a half-dead camera from 1959-ish is definitely one of them.

If you’re interested in when and why to crop, you may want to read this scroll.

Here, I’ll share the philosophy behind my approach to cropping.

Composition and certain constraints are the only aspects I am governed by when facing the dilemma of cropping.

Once upon a time, while developing my films, it occurred to me that the 120 film, which typically takes 12 6x6 shots, is actually long enough to take 13 shots. That day, the 120 film threw down the gauntlet, and I didn't hesitate for a second before picking it up.

In an ideal world the answer is simple: Keep Creating.
OK. We are not leaving in an ideal world. This is why you’d say, wait, man. What do you mean by ‘keep creating’? The art block is about NOT being able to create!
Yep… But still, the answer is — keep creating.

In this ‘scroll’ I want to quickly show you my cameras. This isn't a review or a guide, but rather a glimpse into the tools I love and use. Some I use regularly, and others occasionally, depending on what I'm aiming to achieve.

I'm sure you can find a gazillion videos on YouTube covering gear. Any gear. Half of them argue that gear does matter, and the other half claims it doesn’t. I'm not here to add another brick to the enormous wall of time-wasting with this scroll.

I confirm, this device can be fixed with a spanner acting as a hammer, a bit of brute force, three or four (better five) F-words (no, ‘F’ doesn’t stand for focal length here) and a few sips of really good Irish whiskey I got my hands on recently.