Film
I have had a number of questions and comments from readers lately asking about my film work and wondering why I am not making desktops from it. Its something I have talked about in the past but its been a while since I have brought up the subject so I thought I would make some sort of statement about it. I don?t mind at all when people ask for anything, in fact, I encourage it really. Any time any of you readers have any questions or requests or something you feel like talking about just ask. Im just me, there is a person behind fifty foot shadows and I certainly don?t bite.
So about my film work. When I first started to shoot film again I was getting some shots that I thought would make for great desktops but the scanner I had was just no where near good enough for me and I simply was not satisfied with its ability to scan things at a high enough resolution to make desktops out of. Then as time went on something started to change about the way I looked at my film work and I came to feel something for a lot of the photos I was taking and I started to feel more and more guarded about the photos.
I started to shoot film because I started in photography learning in a darkroom and eventually I found that I really missed shooting this way. After buying my Canonet rangefinder I found I was in love with film all over again. It helps me focus more while I am taking photos and I feel like I am re-discovering the world around me. The photos I am getting with film are wonderful and they feel so alive to me. I have finally found that soul within the photos I am taking that I have been searching so long for.
While some of my film images would lend themselves to make great desktops I find that I am not quite as willing to give them all away at higher resolutions. I have started to see a collection building in my mind and maybe, finally, a chance to bring ideas together to build something from the images I am taking. In order to keep the value of these I feel I need to reserve the way they are distributed for printed methods. As a collection I would be able to present the images not simply as a random assortment of nice looking photos but as more of a work as a whole.
All that said, I still love my readers and so I will pick a few of my film shots commonly requested as desktops and see what I can do. I will do that as soon as I have time to re-scan them with a nicer scanner that I have around now. Sorry if this seems long winded, I would love to talk more about my personal connection to film and my plans for photography in the future but its still forming in my head. So check back soon and again, thanks for the interest and support.
Flickr Spotlight
I have decided to start what I hope to become a monthly or perhaps bi-monthly series of posts that feature other photographers. The idea is to increase exposure for the artists featured and give readers a new desktop or two. To start this off I could not think of anyone more perfect for it than long time contributor Fabian Gewheller. Fabian used to give photos to twistedsun.net, my old project, for use as desktops and I was always happy to post them. I have to say that he has come a long way since then and his new images are simply fantastic. Its been great to watch his style develop and grow over time and see him experiment with all sorts of different approaches while still holding a feel of his own.
I am more than happy to present a handful of photos that I have selected and packed up as desktops for everyone. I was lucky and he let me choose a lot of them which I am really happy about because they are all nothing short of wonderful and I’m sure everyone will enjoy them as much as I do. I also encourage you to visit his flickrstream HERE to see more of his beautiful work. Fabian, I am posting this before I ask you but if you have anything you would like to say to the visitors of the site please, let me know and I will add it to the post!
As with all the images I post here, these are not for commercial use! The terms state that they are to be used for your own personal use only and because this is a guest here lets be extra courteous please. 
To Download an image simply click or right click the image and save the zip file wherever you want to save it or click/right click here to download a zip of all eight desktops. Enjoy and please leave a comment if you like the images or if you like the idea of these spoghtlights!
Catching Up
As I mentioned in my last post I have been sitting on a lot of desktops that I have been trying to get posted since my return from Germany. I have decided to put them all into one big post stuffed full of new desktop options for everyone. All of these are from my trip to Munich, Germany and hopefully there is something for everyone here. If not just keep checking back because, as always it seems, I hope to get desktops posted on a more regular basis.
So leave a comment and let me know what you think and speaking of which, due to a lot of spam I have had to switch to a moderated comment scheme for now so if your comment does not appear immediately you know why. I hope to get some more spam blocking in place soon but until then its the best I can do.
To download an image just click or right click and save attached file. All desktops are in zip files and include my terms of use which reminds you that these images are not for commercial use! Please, just send me a mail and let me know if you want to use them for anything else. Enjoy!
Munich Transport
I have been sitting on these desktops for a while now and have a few more as well of other things from my trip to Germany. I thought I would get things started with this pack of photos from the public transport in Munich that I thought would make nice desktops. Some of you may recognize a couple of these from flickr. I am releasing these all in one pack because of the similar theme and to get that pack simply click here.
Remember that these are for personal use only and not to be used for any comercial use. thanks and enjoy!
Through the Flowers
Another day, another set of desktops for everyone. The images here were shot while I was in Munich and they are so similar I just figured I should release them in a pack together to make it simple and this way you get them all at once and can choose by trying. My trip was a great one and I have other photos I would like to share here soon and I’m coming up with a good way of doing that. But for now enjoy these and I will check back soon. Im feeling a music post coming..
Please use these only for your desktop wallpaper and nothing more. No commercial use is allowed! Thanks and enjoy! Download the pack by clicking the link HERE.
Purple
I am alive and well in Germany this week and finally have an internet connection so I thought I would post a desktop for everyone. Contradicting the cold rainy weather I have been in all week I chose a simple image of a purple flower surrounded by white ones. Not to much to report outside of doing well and enjoying my time in Munich, still 4 days left so im going to get to living them.
To download the desktop simply click the image below or maybe right click the image and download the attached file. Legal info is in the zip file but pretty much I just ask that you dont use the image for any commercial use and otherwise, enjoy!
mix
This was a popular one when I posted it up on flickr so I decided to make it the next post in my series of photos taken here in this spot. Only a couple more of these sorts of shots left I think. I will try and get some more nature shots in sometime for those of you who like those.
Sorry about the big preview image, its the best way I could come up with to show a little piece of each desktop without posting 8 images, click the image to download the set of 8 desktops. Remember, these are not for commercial use! Feel free to use them as your desktop wallpaper and send your friends a link to the site but please ask before using them for anything else, thanks and enjoy!
Spring
I Have had a couple of requests now for some desktops with a bit more of a spring feeling which is a reasonable request I thought so I shot these as a response, I will shoot some more as I find some images that I think represent spring without being too terribly cliché if thats possible
As always, these are to be used for your own personal use and not for any commercial use. Thanks for understanding, click the desktop you would like to have and you will be on your way to a fresh start for your computing day.
Sight
Another exciting entry in my dirty wooden floor corner series. Some of you may recognize one of these from my flickr page and now you can have one of your very own! I just really like these sunglasses and the light from this old window was a perfect compliment to them I thought. I believe these were my grandmothers sunglasses and have a nice vintage look and surely some sentimental value to some. I just love the color the light casts through them onto this brown floor and this was one of my favorite things to shoot in this space… More from this series is yet to come so just keep checking back over the week for more!
Because these are similar in context I have decided to simply release them as a desktop pack so you can download them all in one click and make your pick in the comfort of your own time and space. Please please please respect my terms of use and dont use these for any sort of commercial use. I love putting these images up for everyone but it makes it hard for me to do this when I find people using them for profit without asking me… details in the zip download which is this link right here.
Also, as always, enjoy!
Plastic Things
Here we have the plastic frog and his plastic insect friends. Originally taken as a Polaroid I decided to also shoot this digitally for use in a desktop and while I prefer the polaroid I like these as well. This is another shot in my series of shots of random things taken in this nice spot with a foggy window and a nice dirty wooden floor. I have a few more shots from this series as well which I will slowly add here to the site. Enjoy!
Download the desktop you would like by simply clicking on an image below! Legal things are contained inside the file and I simply ask that these not be use for any sort of commercial use…
