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Steven Ruttenberg Photography Large Format film Photographer providing four wheel adventures/hiking to photographic destinations I have been photographing since I was about 16.

I did not become serious until I moved back to Arizona in 2000. I switched from film to digital about 2003, and after several years I switched back to film. Large format to be exact. I started with 4x5 and have over time started shooting with 8x10 as well. I found for me, that digital was lacking something. I found it too easy to just point the camera and push the button. There was no incentive to take time to compose, study the light, enjoy the moment and more. Film forces one to get out of the mindset of instant gratification and feedback provided by live view. And because film behaves differently than digital, I started to pay attention to things again, like the light, shadows, composition again and in closer detail than before. Post processing (from loading the film to developing it and scanning it or making a traditional darkroom print) film felt like I was accomplishing something greater, then just clicking some buttons and moving a mouse. I started to feel like I was truly accomplishing something that would leave a legacy for the future. I still use a digital camera, but my real work happens with large format film.

Photographing in Gunnison County, CO.
10/14/2026

Photographing in Gunnison County, CO.

iPhone shot of mountains off of Keebler Pass Road. Take in front of the 8x10 I used to take the same image with Kodak E...
10/11/2026

iPhone shot of mountains off of Keebler Pass Road. Take in front of the 8x10 I used to take the same image with Kodak Extar Lens and
Catlabs X film 80 with Red #25 filter.

Yosemite early morning Feb 2020 from Swinging Bridge location (I think we were down on the shoreline). 4x5, Portra160,...
08/26/2026

Yosemite early morning Feb 2020 from Swinging Bridge location (I think we were down on the shoreline). 4x5, Portra160, 75mm Nikkor f/4.5@f/32

Yosemite late afternoon Feb 2020. Changing clouds, 4x5, Portra160, 75mm Nikkor f/4.5@f/32.
08/21/2026

Yosemite late afternoon Feb 2020. Changing clouds, 4x5, Portra160, 75mm Nikkor f/4.5@f/32.

Yosemite black and white. Early morning Feb 2020. Changing clouds, 4x5, 320TXP, 75mm Nikkor f/4.5@f/32.
08/21/2026

Yosemite black and white. Early morning Feb 2020. Changing clouds, 4x5, 320TXP, 75mm Nikkor f/4.5@f/32.

Yosemite black and white. Early morning Feb 2020. 4x5, 320TXP, 75mm Nikkor f/4.5@f/32.
08/19/2026

Yosemite black and white. Early morning Feb 2020. 4x5, 320TXP, 75mm Nikkor f/4.5@f/32.

Changing weather from Tunnel View of El Capitan, Half Dome, Cathedral Rocks. Feb 2020, 4x5 shot on TXP320, Nikkor 75mm f...
08/19/2026

Changing weather from Tunnel View of El Capitan, Half Dome, Cathedral Rocks. Feb 2020, 4x5 shot on TXP320, Nikkor 75mm f/4.5@f/32. Rainy and cold. Half Dome is hidden behind the clouds

El Capitan, Half Dome, Cathedral Rocks. Feb 2020, 4x5 shot on TXP320, Nikkor 75mm f/4.5@f/32. Rainy and cold. Half Dom...
08/17/2026

El Capitan, Half Dome, Cathedral Rocks. Feb 2020, 4x5 shot on TXP320, Nikkor 75mm f/4.5@f/32. Rainy and cold. Half Dome is hidden behind the clouds

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