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Zach Baldwin-Way

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Personal thoughts and research


Featured posts:

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Nov 26, 2018
12,999 Miles and a Pentax K1000
Nov 26, 2018
Nov 26, 2018
Sep 6, 2018
Double Exposure Experiments
Sep 6, 2018
Sep 6, 2018
Aug 7, 2018
Earsplitting Audio Bath: My Bloody Valentine — Manhattan Center, Hammerstein Ballroom
Aug 7, 2018
Aug 7, 2018
Jul 27, 2018
Redundancy — Carrying Two Cameras
Jul 27, 2018
Jul 27, 2018
Feb 29, 2016
Practice Makes...
Feb 29, 2016
Feb 29, 2016
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Nature Revisited

January 03, 2024 in Outdoors

Acadia National Park, as I remember it from my itty-bitty days, invokes cinematic memories, complete with nostalgic lens flares and I’m sure plenty of post production editing. I grew up in Pennsylvania, but it sometimes felt like my parents and I were only “home” between summer trips to Maine. Mom frequently counted down the weeks “‘till Lobster” when the day-to-day grind was too much to bear, and I subconsciously adopted a reverence for the northlands that followed me long into my adult life.

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Tags: Maine, National Parks, Acadia, Travel
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12,999 Miles and a Pentax K1000

November 26, 2018 in Outdoors, Photography

Within the past two years, I’ve tumbled down the rabbit hole of an absolute obsession with photography. Any time I’ve ended up with weekend plans other than wearing my pajamas, I’ve taken the opportunity to load my Pentax K1000 with a new film stock. It is this camera, in fact, that inspired my photography deep dive over three years ago, on a once-in-a-lifetime adventure.

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Tags: outdoors, photography, creativity
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Creativity in Practice

October 11, 2018 in Creativity, Music

When a creative project doesn’t pan out, should you still display your work? I’ve decided to and it has helped remind me how I function artistically and that creativity is a practice, not an innate ability.

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Tags: music, synthesizers, creativity
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Double Exposure Experiments

September 06, 2018 in Photography

After trying my hand at shooting in-camera double exposures on 35mm film, I’m pleased with the results but am already thinking about what to try next time.

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Tags: photography

Woodland Therapy: Backpacking in the White Mountains

August 18, 2018 in Outdoors

My wife and I spent a weekend backpacking in the White Mountains, simultaneously hooking us on our new hobby and reminding me why I love the outdoors. Hiking is my therapy and this trip gave me a much needed break from city living.

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Tags: Hiking, White Mountains, New Hampshire
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Earsplitting Audio Bath: My Bloody Valentine — Manhattan Center, Hammerstein Ballroom

August 07, 2018 in Music

On August 1st, 2018, My Bloody Valentine, legendary members of the musical movement known as "shoegaze", performed at the Hammerstein Ballroom to a sold out crowd. The concert was fantastic and it peaked my curiosity about the effects of high volume music on the human body and mind.

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Tags: music, shoegaze, My Bloody Valentine, concert
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Redundancy — Carrying Two Cameras

July 27, 2018 in Photography

Carrying two cameras may be redundant but the advantages are great. I’ve jotted down my thoughts after bringing two SLRs on a trip to Paris.

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Tags: photography, pentax, minolta
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Photo by Gage Skidmore - Creative Commons License

Photo by Gage Skidmore - Creative Commons License

Creative Failure & Silver Linings

June 30, 2018 in Creativity

From coloring in or outside the lines to screaming a favorite Disney tune in a car seat, most of us develop a creative interest at a young age. It’s unabashed, filled with mere curiosity, and there’s no thought of critique. That comes later. This post sources stories from the careers of both Gillian Jacobs and J.K. Rowling to look at the silver linings of creative failure.

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Tags: creativity
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Practice Makes...

February 29, 2016 in Creativity

Readings and videos about imposter syndrome and the development of the ultimate creative skill: practice.

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Tags: creativity, practice
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Good relationships keep us happier and healthier. Period.

February 05, 2016

Dr. Robert Waldinger's recent TED talk filmed in November of 2015 has been popping up all over the internet and reveals some surprisingly obvious, yet very crucial scientific findings relating personal relationships to general happiness and overall health. The "good life" is apparently, “…built with good relationships."

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