(I still have one set of the joel prints[$25usd] left, and three of the ryan lovelace prints[$10usd]- email me if you’re interested..)

i went to staples yesterday and saw typewriters.  i took a piece of paper from the paper-shredder demo section, and put it into a typewriter.   though i have no idea where this even came from mentally or where my head was as i was typing… i feel it.

he’s in no way ‘a natural‘; he has struggled and fought to find the artistic capabilities residing within himself and has not let one human being stop him along his way.  he is the definition of ‘artist‘ in every imaginable way, and in my opinion is yet another living legend.  _ed templeton.

“Rethinking”

(erin & david met up the other day to template erin’s new 9′2 almond log.  the tail is great, and there is virtually no rocker.)

Took the next step back in time and decided to take a risk.  I shot a roll of 3200 yesterday while with Worm & Dave, and since there wasn’t anything too major on it- I figured I’d see if I could still develop.  Normal rolls are @ 6.5m- while this roll of 3200 was @ 15m.  Everything came out great surprisingly… The negs have an insane amount of grain, there is only one kink mark, and the contrast is all there.
This is my farewell to labs doing my black and white for me, from now on- it’s all on me.  Speaking of which- if you can’t find a lab around your area, I’d be more than happy to develop your rolls for you (for much cheaper than you’d pay anywhere else).  Email me if you’re interested.

The first shot above was taken by Cliff Endsley, of me archiving several hundreds of my negatives from their processing cases into sleeves.  I honestly had a box full to the brim of last years negs- it took me around four hours to go through everything.  The second shot was taken by Theo Hetherington, of me checking to see if my processing actually worked- evidentally it did.  Below is the film canister I used, and rolled flat after removing the film.

(listen to “Read Between The Lies” off of South of Heaven)

These are original darkroom enlargements that I wet printed on 8X10 Illford warmtone fiber based paper all day yesterday and the day before.  This is the only run I will be doing of these prints, so if you’re at all interested- email me at thebigL@kylelightner.com

(click to enlarge)Joel Tudor at Lowers.  Three(3) hand numbered/signed prints per set.  Three(3) sets available.
$25usd per set

Ryan Lovelace shaping.  Five(5) hand numbered/signed 8X10 prints available.
$10usd ea.

(listen to YYZ off ‘exit stage left‘_)

This is my best friend, Theodore Mark Hetherington.  We became friends in 1989 or so, and 20 years later we’re still going strong.  Theo introduced me to pretty much everything I’ve become so passionate about today.  In the past I’ve heard Him tell people “Yeah, I got Kyle into pretty much everything; I got him into Zeppelin at age 9, I taught him how to ollie & kickflip, I taught him how to surf, and I taught him what ‘f-stops’ & ‘apertures’ are.” It’s totally true too, He’s not lying.  I have pictures, videos, and best of all, memories to prove it.  It trips me out each time I decide to shoot Him, because it honestly feels like one of the first times we shot photos together- when I was 16, lol.  Here’s to you and me Theostyle- taking this shit all the way; The Nextdoor Neighbors for life.

(Theo checking the display he installed containing His, Mine, and Kenny Hurtado’s work; it’s still a trip that we all grew up together.)