I always advocate taking a camera with you whenever you leave the house. That's pretty easy, given the quality cameras that are on our mobile phones these days. That being said, I still prefer to take a "real" camera with me whenever possible. I went to lunch with my good friend (and great photographer and gracious model) Garrett Winslow. I've been testing out Rollei Retro 400s, a 400 speed black … [Read more...]
Nights with Tri-X
I love it when inspiration surprisingly strikes. I recently watched a presentation from fine-art photographer, Todd Hido. His photography really affected me. While we both enjoy shooting at night, our work is a little different. I shoot primarily with black and white film and Todd does amazing work with, often muted, color. But we both are looking for scenes that capture a certain … [Read more...]
Yuliya Shumilova – Noir
Had my second shoot with Yuli last week. Always a shoot to look forward to. This was a film shoot, all photos in this post were shot with my M6, and shot on Kodak Tri-X pushed to 1600. Enjoy the photos. … [Read more...]
Road Trip and My New Love Affair with Kodak Tri-X
Man, when I first heard that it was confirmed, Fujifilm ACROS would officially be discontinued this year, needless to say I was bummed. I've really grown fond of the look and feel of that film. I started shooting different types of 100 speed film looking for a new replacement once I ran out of Acros. I'd go through them one by one, shooting a couple rolls of each. Each film looked beautiful in … [Read more...]
Intimate Portrait Photo Shoot with Yuli Shumilova
Last week I had an Intimate Portraiture photo shoot with the very beautiful and talented Yuli Shumilova. This was our first shoot together and I'm really happy with the work we came away with. It was a simple shoot (my favorite kind). One light, the model and the photographer. You can't get much simpler than that. I did shoot a few digital shots, but the bulk of the images, and my favorite … [Read more...]
Elsa 2017
Elsa and I have been shooting together for a few years now. Always a lot of fun working with her, and as usual, I love the shots we came away with. One difference this year, we shot on film. … [Read more...]