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1118 Lee Street, photographed on March 24th using a manual PC-Nikkor lens.

A Stunning Covert Convert

Phil Armstrong March 26, 2021

Tom Covert is one of those designers/builders who respects the history of a place when he sets out to give it another shot. Case in point: 1118 Lee Street, a beautiful house I had the chance to photograph over the last two days.

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Painter Mike E Schmee & the Postcards I'll Keep Forever

Phil Armstrong March 24, 2021

Artist Mike E. Scheme paints postcards. I’ve followed him on Twitter for years and have watched him grow as an artist.

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Relieved of Duty

Phil Armstrong March 18, 2021

I was laid off from my job and I’m in my feelings about it.

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The High Point of My Day Online Is Usually 60 Second Docs

Phil Armstrong March 15, 2021

Having followed them on Twitter at some point awhile ago, I'm drawn to 60 Second Docs’ format of a highly concentrated needle of storytelling injected into my feed.

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Four Accomplishments

Phil Armstrong December 31, 2020

Despite every disappointment over the last 365 days, there are four things I am somewhat proud to have personally done this year.

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Bereft of Balke's

Phil Armstrong November 9, 2020

How I came upon Balke's Opera House, I do not remember. However, after I learned of it, I could hardly get it out of my head.

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From the Ground Up

Phil Armstrong July 20, 2020

I turned a junky old room in the basement of our new house into a personalized workshop.

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Freelance Photography

Phil Armstrong May 1, 2020

I do freelance photography on the side. Hire me!

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A still from the video we filmed.

Need Photography Equipment? Try the DIY Route

Phil Armstrong April 30, 2020

I made a piece of photography equipment and saved myself a lot of money doing so.

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My First Year of Film

Phil Armstrong February 13, 2020

A recap of some photos I’ve made over the last 365 days that I thought turned out nicely for one reason or another.

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The Best Trip I've Ever Taken

Phil Armstrong November 14, 2019

Our honeymoon was spent in Chicago, Seattle, and Portland. It was the best trip I’ve ever taken.

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BLINK 2019

Hundreds of photos over four memorable nights.

BLINK 2019

Phil Armstrong October 14, 2019

BLINK, the spectacular art and light festival that took over the city (and blew my mind) in October of 2017, returned for its sophomore effort over the last four days.

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PITTSBURGH

A WEEKEND IN THE STEEL CITY

A Trip to Pittsburgh

Phil Armstrong July 17, 2019

Over the weekend, Ashley and I drove to Pittsburgh, PA for a couple days away from home.

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The intersection I visited to capture an image I thought would be interesting. (Image courtesy of Google Earth)

A Close Call With a Reckless Semi-Driver

Phil Armstrong June 20, 2019

Cincinnati is NOT bike friendly.

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A Foray Into Film

Phil Armstrong March 6, 2019

After recently interviewing a local man who has over 175 vintage cameras collected in his East Side basement, I decided it’s finally time to start into film photography.

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The Many Faces of Union Terminal

Phil Armstrong November 28, 2018

Though I got to Union Terminal too late to photograph the Veteran’s Day-themed show, I returned to the building every following night to create photos. I stood just behind the Terminal’s entrance sign and used a Tamron 150-600mm G2 on a tripod (at 150mm) in the same position every night.

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Frank Lloyd Wright's Westcott House

Phil Armstrong July 25, 2018

Two weeks ago, a friend and I drove to Springfield, OH to see the Westcott House. A Prairie Style mansion built in 1908, the Westcott House was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for a rich couple who had moved to Springfield from Richmond, IN.

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View of the former Terrace Plaza Hotel from Center at 600 Vine on the morning of November 14th, 2017.

View of the former Terrace Plaza Hotel from Center at 600 Vine on the morning of November 14th, 2017.

Recreating Ezra Stoller's Terrace Plaza Hotel Photography

Phil Armstrong November 15, 2017

I've been working with management of the former Terrace Plaza Hotel on a historical documentation project for over a month now.

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BLINK Cincinnati

Phil Armstrong October 17, 2017

Yes, I did all four days of BLINK Cincinnati. It was unlike anything I've ever seen in this city. Newspapers reported yesterday that a million people attended. It felt like more.

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Cincinnati From The Carew Tower During The Great American Eclipse

Phil Armstrong August 21, 2017

As the moon slid into position to darken the sun, the button to the 45th floor in the Carew Tower’s elevator illuminated under my finger. Four flights of stairs and four dollars later, I landed atop Cincinnati’s ersatz Everest to observe the city during the Great American Eclipse.

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