The Center Does Not Hold

The center does not hold, everything falls apart. Scan of an Ilford Delta 4×5 negative, shot with a bit of a front lens board tilt for selective focus. Gridded medium sized soft box to frame right. Model: Zoe CW©2017 scott nicholunauthorized use will result in a wedgie you’ll never forget!

You May Emerge From This Moment

I’ve seen images like this done many times.  You put a model on a riser, wrap a long draping fabric around her waist, and create the illusion of extended height.  It’s a compelling illusion.  So I asked Caitie if we could try to do something similar and our take on it might be something slightlyContinue reading “You May Emerge From This Moment”

Nude, Seated on Rustic Table

Simple nude study with indirect window light on a rustic table. Scan and cropped from a 4×5 Ilford HP5+ Negative.  Developed in Kodak D76 resulting in a beautiful, creamy, nearly non-existent grain. Model: Caitie Marie©2016 scott nicholno unauthorized use without signed parental release form

How Much Longer

I’ve always loved the idea of shooting from above and when I had the chance to shoot in a large studio space with a custom built table like this, I needed to make this happen.  From a technical standpoint, it was a bit complex to set up and execute.  The camera was mounted to aContinue reading “How Much Longer”

New 55 Film – Round 2

I’m finally getting back to shooting a bit more and had an afternoon scheduled with an art model yesterday.  I wanted desperately to give my stock of New 55 Film another chance after I’d disassembled, cleaned, and reassembled my film holder.  The results I got were much better and far more promising than my earlier experiments,Continue reading “New 55 Film – Round 2”

Rhus – Ferns, Rossland

The post holiday break has given me a chance to revisit some of my old work.  There’s a lot there thats been passed over in favor of the one or two I thought were perfect when I first looked through them.  But there are some that might be less than perfect (slightly soft focus inContinue reading “Rhus – Ferns, Rossland”