London and the Leica



Pedestrians, originally uploaded by jjvornov.

I’m always surprised when I’ve been shooting digital for a while and then get the scans from a film session. The rendering is so different and to my eye, complete. Digital images seem like starting points to me. FIlm, with it’s characteristic response curves and local contrast effects starts closer to a finished image.

This is Ilford’s XP2, a chromogenic black and white film, shot with the Leica M6 and Summicron 35mm f/2.0. A rainy day in London.

Author: James Vornov

I'm an MD, PhD Neurologist who left a successful academic career on the Faculty of The Johns Hopkins Medical School to develop new treatments in Biotech and Pharma. I became fascinated with how people actually make decisions based on the science of decision theory and emerging understanding of how the brain works to make decisions. My passion now is this deep explanation of what has been the realm of philosophy, psychology and self help but is now understood as brain function. By understanding our brains, I believe we can become happier, more successful people.

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