Floofie gave me my first chance to shoot in Rossland and aside from the couple frames of infrared film, I tried shooting some digital free lensing shots. It’s an interesting technique wherein you remove the lens from the camera mount and hold it up to the mirror box and focus manually. The effect is oftenContinue reading “The Silent Life of Flowers”
Category Archives: natural light
Solar Damage
distortions and interpretations light damage and solar flares my memory and the scent of you departs i’m lost in what lingers here the remains are damaged, gone again
sunlight breaks my fall
…and another day begins again. this was a difficult shot to make, mostly just in the fact that with all the sunlight it was difficult to see the ground glass even with a dark cloth over the camera. the film is Rollei Infrared, shot through an R72 filter. exposure was 1 second and i onlyContinue reading “sunlight breaks my fall”
never should have beens
“my field of wonder whens and never should have beens” shot on Rollei Infrared 400 4×5 film. filtered through a Hoya R72 filter, metered at ISO 12 and given a 50% longer development than recommended. this is full sunlight, green grass and blue skies. model: kaitlin lara
Entrance at Indian Ladders
Stephanie Anne made a return to the east coast and we ventured out and up into the Delaware Water Gap area again. There are so many beautiful natural spots in the water gap, its often difficult to know where to start. This alcove at the base of a tree was so intoxicating and we onlyContinue reading “Entrance at Indian Ladders”
Beneath the Stream
Beneath the stream where you will find me waiting model: Blue Riverdream
Blues of a River Dream
finally, after years of waiting, Blue Riverdream and i had the chance to shoot. venturing out again to ringing rocks, we found salamanders and a bit of flowing water. the foliage in its bright green provided an entrance way to the lower gorge. a good spot for contemplating the blues of a bygone river dream.Continue reading “Blues of a River Dream”
First 4×5 Negative Scans
Shot with my new custom-converted Polaroid 900 body that’s now a 4×5 camera, these are some scans of the negatives I shot last week with Model Sarah. Film of choice was Ilford HP5+, metered at ISO 400, we were typically at about 1/8th second at f/8. The Caltar lens will shoot wide open at f/5.6,Continue reading “First 4×5 Negative Scans”
Van Dyke Browns
so, i had a bit of a vacation recently. a week with lots of time to just think about things and i did a bit of research on some new photo processes including making Van Dyke Brown prints. so, while i was away, i placed an order for a bunch of new chemistry: Ferric AmmoniumContinue reading “Van Dyke Browns”
Solar Prints
so, my friend Lorna showed up yesterday with a pack of solar paper, the kind you’d make photograms of leaves and such outside in the sun. but i decided to print some negatives and chose some lensbaby shots i did with a model friend named Elizabeth. i let her roll around and play sexy andContinue reading “Solar Prints”
So Many Stars 