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picture of photographer keith dotson inside the abandoned Wheland Foundry site in chattanooga

Exploring the Abandoned Wheland Foundry Ruins in Chattanooga (Soon to be Demolished)

After years of driving past the Wheland Foundry ruins, I finally got a chance to shoot them, with permission to go inside! I unexpectedly received the opportunity of a lifetime …

Row of hammers in a working blacksmith shop. Black and white photograph by Keith Dotson.

Photography Vlog

[Video] Photographing Rusty Tools in a Working Blacksmith Shop

Video of my quick visit to photograph tools in a real, working blacksmith shop My grandfather had a dark, earthy-smelling, dusty basement full of rusty tools and all kinds of …

Photography Vlog

New Video: How to Load Film into an Olympus 35 EC

A quick demonstration of how to load 35mm film into the back of an early 70s vintage Olympus 35 EC rangefinder camera. While this consumer grade snapshot camera doesn’t give …

History of Photography

Three Minute Video About Edward S. Curtis’ “Canyon de Chelly – Navajo”

Hey everyone, check out my 3-minute video discussing Edward S. Curtis seminal photograph Canyon de Chelly – Navajo. I did a lot of research into this, and wrote and produced it all …