John Siskin Photographer

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John Siskin Photographer

I am a retired commercial photographer and writer and teacher. He has worked for General Motors and Disney Studios. His work has been part of many exhibits.

John Siskin is a commercial and fine art photographer who makes architectural, portrait and macro images. He has taught photography for more than twenty years. He is currently teaching studio lighting at BetterPhoto.com He also teaches for Indy Photo Coach and will be teacing at Ivy tech in Indianapolis soon. More of his work can be seen at www.siskinphoto.com. His books on photography are publish

ed by Amherst Media. He did extensive work for AidsWalk and this work was used on banners and collateral material in Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco and Atlanta. His photographs have been shown at the Brand Library, 2nd City Art Gallery, Harold’s Gallery, Farmani Gallery, and The Atelier. He has been a participant in the Valley Studio Tour several times.

12/13/2025

Another image from Ski Santa Fe, but with a different panoramic camera. This is a 6x12cm camera I built that uses Mamiya Press lenses with a 6x12cm Horseman film back. In this case I’m using the Mamiya 50mm press lens, which is a very wide lens for a medium forma camera. In this case it’s also rare that any fixed lens camera has a lens that is wide from the 6cm direction of the film as well as the long side,12cm. Kodak T-max 400 processed in xtol. A really interesting panoramic camera to work with. Thanks for your attention

12/12/2025

One more of the steam train in Albuquerque. The train had just been I was using the Hasselblad 1000F, built in the 1950s. I think I was using the 60mm Distagon. Ilford Delta 400 processed in xtol. Thanks for your attention

12/11/2025

Snow at my home, now more than a week ago. I was using the super wide camera I assembled from Schneider, Brooks, Graflex and Horseman parts. Kodak Tri-X processed in xtol. Thanks for your attention

12/10/2025

A shot of the porch at Totomeoffs at Ski Santa Fe. I’m glad the new season is here. Anyway, the photograph is made with a Lomography Horizon Perfekt camera. The camera has a lens that moves across the film during the exposure, which creates an interesting panorama effect. It’s a really interesting camera to photograph with: the center is closer than the sides which gives an interesting perspective. I was using T-max 400 which I processed in xtol.

12/09/2025

The dead century plant again in the snow. I used the Nikon D-850 and a Nikkor 70-180 macro zoom. Thanks for your attention

12/08/2025

I was using the very wide camera for this shot. The camera is a mix of a Brooks Veriwide and a Graflex XLSW with a Schneider Super Angulon f5.6, rather than the f8, and a Horseman film back. The film is Kodak T-max 400 processed in xtol. Thanks for your attention

12/07/2025

I posted another very similar image a few days ago. While it’s the same subject the picture is somewhat different: this one was made on medium format film with a very wide angle camera. The detail in the snow is different, as is the detail in the leaves of the plant. I think the biggest change is that I’m much closer to the plant with the wide angle lens with expands the perspective. The camera uses the 47mm Super Angulon. The film is Kodak T-max 400 processed in xtol. Thanks for your attention

12/06/2025

The dead century plant in the snow. I had the 70-180 Micro Nikkor on the Nikon D-850. Thanks for your attention

12/05/2025

I saw this last night and grabbed the Nikon D-850 and the Nikkor 500mm f8 mirror lens. Thanks for your attention

12/04/2025

I made this in the Ice cave near the Bandera Volcano this summer. This cave has ice year round. I was using the Hasselblad 1000F with, I think the 135 Zeiss Sonar. Ilford Delta 400 processed in xtol. Thanks for your attention.

12/03/2025

Another image of the Aurora Borealis from last month. I was using the Nikon D-850 and the Nikkor 35mm f2.8 PC lens for this one. Notice the green. Thanks for your attention

12/02/2025

I haven’t posted anything from the Burke & James Panoram in a bit. I can’t use every camera every day. Anyway this was made near the Acoma Pueblo here in New Mexico. I have to actually get to the Pueblo some time. Anyway, I wash using Ilford Delta 400 processed in xtol. The Panoram is a very odd camera, converted from a WWII torpedo camera. Thanks for your attention.

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