Photos
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Making up a new aesthetic
This style of photo is new for me.
I recently shot some 100iso Fuji Reala Superia on my half frame and it produced some impressive prints. However, my scanner seems to hate C41, and anything I scan looks flat and dull. That means I’m not going to bother trying to post them up for the time being. However, there were some shots I took in very low light that interested me even though they lacked the vibrancy of a proper exposed negative (I had to trick the camera into thinking that I had the flash on otherwise it wouldn’t let me take the shot). They’re dark, grainy and soft, but as an experiment I think they turned out nice, and create a sense of atmosphere or feeling for me. I might develop the concept a little further and get a whole set inspired by the shot/s below.
Oh yeah, one more thing.. I’m waiting on something very special that’ll be coming in the mail soon 😀 -
Dollar Portraits
Several months ago, a friend of mine started work on a photographic project based around a simple premise – “For each portrait I take, I donate one dollar to a charity”.
The basic idea itself has been done before, and donating to charity is nothing new, but mixing a passion that is quite often a self centred pursuit and using it to give back to the community is really great in my opinion, and like anyone contributing to a charity/community should be supported.
Armed with a medium format camera, and his newly acquired Letter of Authority from the Cancer Council (his chosen charity), George now roams the streets looking for people willing to contribute to his project. So if you see him hunting around with his Bronica asking for a portrait, don’t knock him back, let him take it, and consider atleast matching his donation.
You can read more about the project and the man behind it on his website : dollar portraits.
I know have my own goal, and that is to get a portrait of George. He’s not a fan of being in front of the camera. Watch out… 😛 -
Woohoo.. I think it worked
Ok, i think i managed to get this blog transferred to another server.
Things got a bit “iffy” for a few hours there, im not a fan of going into databases and editing values, but i think its all working now. Just in time for Christmas too, arent you lucky? 😛
Anyway, don’t have much to say besides being relieved that i got the blog transferred over and didnt loose any posts/pictures in the process (i dont think).On another topic. Heres a picture i shot the other day. First time i’d picked up the DSLR in a while. There were some really interesting storm clouds i could see form the back of my house so thought i’d get a few photos. It looked pretty dramatic. I would of loved being in that plane 😀
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“Instant” 35mm Film
Well, not quite “instant”, but pretty damn close.
I didn’t know this (maybe you did), but Polaroid used to make 35mm film that you could process at home without messy chemicals, in a matter of minutes. The system seems to of had some popularity at one stage, but like other Polaroid products, the profit margin must of been pretty small and the product was phased out. Several types of film instant film were made (all slide film) in both colour and black & white.The system is based around a hand operated “Autoprocessor”. Into this you place your film and its matching processing unit (single use-comes with each roll of film). You then complete a series of winding actions and hey presto, you’re film is developed in about 2 minutes.
I saw a processing unit and 6 rolls of film going for less than $5 the other day, so thought I’d give it a go. The only thing is, the film had expired in 1984! I was more curious to see if anything would come out at all, and have a bit of fun.I did get results, but as you’ll see, its pretty rough and insanely contrasty, but surprisingly ok for film that could be over 25 years old! I have a few rolls left, so might shoot them deliberately to bring the most out of the unique aesthetic. I’m kind of thinking of the movie “Metropolis”
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Half Frame Fun!
Here are some shots from my first roll in the little Pen EF I just picked up.
Tried out some diptychs as it fits them on a regular single frame. Some obviously worked better than others, but it was still a lot of fun. I’m quite surprised how well it metered and how sharp the lens is (when its actually in focus of course).
Tri-x400 in Rodinal 1+50
