So Many Stars

Disregarded Melon

One of my all time favorite photos created down at the Jordan Street Studio. A few hours with a model and a bag of produce.

model: stephanie anne

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Keira Grant – Abandoned Rossland Mine

Hauling 30 pounds of camera gear up a mountain might have been one of the most strenuous things I’ve done in a while. But the end result was some night light interesting, empty spaces.

Keira - Rossland Mine — Keira – Abandoned Rossland Mine

model: Keira Grant

scan of an Ilford HP5+ 4×5 negative. shot at ISO 800, developed in Xtol 1:1

I’m making a small number of photos from the book Jordan Street available as prints for purchase. Each photo is printed by me in my studio and the prints are in signed and numbered editions of 5 prints each. I’ve tried to keep the price very affordable for anyone who wishes to collect them. Also, each purchase comes with a promotional code to download the book from the iBookstore for free.

enjoy,
scott
December 2012

Abstract Figure

model: model: Meghan Claire

From the book Jordan Street: Studio Nudes, 2008-2011

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like all of my work here, this is not to be used as stock without explicit permission.

Jordan Street Book Release

About a year ago I started to work on a project to bring together a collection of some of my favorite images from one of my most creative periods. For 3 years from 2008-2011 I shared a somewhat large studio space with my friend George. We spent many days down there creating and collaborating with wonderful figure models and fellow photographers. The added space allowed me to stretch and expand my creativity and produce images I could have never imagined in the small, confined, make-shift studio in my home. I’m grateful for the time I had there and I would like to share some of the images with you.

I had a vision to put them all into a printed book and make it available to collectors and fans of my work. Printing, however, is expensive, especially when you go the print-on-demand route. And with the number of images I wanted to use to faithfully capture this period, the price of the book would be more than what most people would want to pay for a coffee table book. I started to experiment with electronic publishing, but honestly the standard format called EPUB is just not a format that is well suited to display photography. Most readers try to squeeze the photos down into a format that minimizes images so that text can flow freely around them. The layout typically looks awful and varies in crapitude from one e-book reader to the next. And most e-book readers don’t have full-color displays anyway.

When Apple introduced iBook Author early in 2012, I downloaded it and started to experiment with layouts. The software offered a freeform layout that reproduced my pages exactly as I designed them. When I transferred the books to my iPad I was quite literally blown away. The experience of viewing a photography book in a Retina-Display iPad was so crisp, clear, and full of detail. It was way better than looking at just about any printed photography book that I’d ever seen. So, I set out to get approved for an iTunes account, purchased a few ISBN numbers and submitted my first book design to be published on Apple’s iBookstore.

So, today I’m happy to announce that my book Jordan Street: Studio Nudes, 2008–2011 is available for purchase through the iBookstore. The book includes over 60 photographs from the time I spent at Jordan Street. If you own an iPad, this is one of the best ways to see my work save coming to an exhibit to see original prints. Take a moment to visit the iBookstore, take a look at the sample, and leave me a review with your thoughts on the book overall.

thanks for your support,
scott

Talk of the Town

in-camera double exposure done with my Fuji X-Pro 1, a feature i’ll surely have to use more often.

Nude and Chair

simple nudes with a chair.

model: keira grant

shot on expired polaroid type 55. scan of the negatives.

Nude and Light, Untitled

a friend gave me some old Agfa APX25 that i decided to shoot and process. nice, quick development times in XTOL, long exposure latitude.

model: NuJen

scan from 120 negative, processed in photoshop and lightroom.
shot with my Mamiya RZ67

Hallowed Spaces

it’s always difficult when you’re overwhelmed with emotions, sadness, a feeling of helplessness and you don’t have anyone to share it with. or someone who feels the same way that’s close at hand. you want to look around and shout, “does anyone else see this?”

my dear friend Nori is watching her husband fight a very difficult battle with cancer and it’s kinda tearing me up. the sadness of potential consequences is one thing, but i’m often overcome with a sense of helplessness that’s infuriating. so, i develop and edit some photos and send them off to Nori, hoping it’ll bring a smile within a shared moment.

if you pray, well, do that thing. if you feel like you’ve got healing powers, send as much as you can to that little farmhouse in Haafsville, PA. me, i’m gonna share my little bits of beauty created out of silver and light. not because i think i’ll make a difference, but because i’m not sure what else to do right now.

Nori - With Mosby Again — Nori – With Mosby Again

model: nori

Brooke, Rossland 2012

i’ve been holding back on some of the things i’ve been developing from this year’s trip to Rossland, BC in Canada in hopes that someday i’ll get all caught up with the film that i shot up there. the dream of doing an epic post with everything collected and categorized is probably not the way to go when there’s good stuff like this to share right away. brooke and i shot these after pulling over to the side of the road, up from where we stayed with michael and making a short hike into the woods.

enjoy,
scott

model: brooke lynne

scans from 4×5 negatives. ilford hp5+ shot at ISO 800, developed in XTOL 14.5 mins