We are excited to bring your our latest Negative Supply Spotlight featuring Dan Crosley!

Hi there! Introduce yourself to the Negative Supply community.

“Hello! I’m Dan, I’m from southern CT. I’m a husband and a father of three. I paint helicopters and make photographs.” 

Q: How did you first discover your passion for photography?

“I just started photographing things around me. I got into automotive photography since I was in that scene; I would photograph friends’ cars all the time. I even photographed some cars for magazines.  Eventually, I got out of that scene and photographing cars in general. I started making photos of my family and doing more wedding/portrait work. I really loved making images of my family and people.”

Q: What do you enjoy most about shooting film?

“I love the look and the grain, you can almost feel the photograph when looking at it. Also, having a family, documenting them on film and making prints in my darkroom leaves those tangible images for them to have later on. Also, I know it isn’t really about the gear, but film cameras are just so much cooler and feel better than a DSLR. There is nothing in digital that can match the feel of looking at the ground glass of an 8x10 camera!”

Q: What are some of your favorite film stocks?

“If I had to choose one stock and one camera, it would be Kodak Double-x and my Canon FTb. I also love Portra 800, Lomo 800, HP5, Tri-x and Tmax.”

Q: How has our Negative Supply tools helped your workflow?

“Having three kids, speed and ease of use is essential for me. Being able to scan a 36 exposure roll of 35mm in literally 1-1.5 minutes makes my life so much easier (even faster for a roll of 120). I can scan the rolls and then wait until bedtime or other free moments to do my converting and editing.” 

Q: What support or tool can Negative Supply provide to help improve your experience?

“The tools that NS puts out are truly special, I just wish I could get them all! For me personally, some sort of extension rail for the MK1 riser would help to be able to scan 8x10.” 

We’d like to thank Dan for sharing his work with us! You can check him out on Instagram. Check out the tools Dan uses below! And if you’d like be featured on our blog send us a email at contact@negativesupply.co