So Many Stars

Solarization

sometimes, even when i’m really careful, i make mistakes developing my film. this one wasn’t terrible, but i think the exposure was off just a little bit. so, when i scanned the negative, i wasn’t entirely happy with the contrast on the negative. and as i was playing with curves and such in photoshop, i kinda stumbled on this slightly solarized look and i just liked it, so i’m going to go with it like this.

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model: hedy nerito

scan of a 4×5 ilford FP4+ negative.

Continuum

Classical figure

model: Erica Jay

scan of the 4×5 ilford FP4+ negative

Hereafter

i opened up my last box of Polariod Chocolate film and tried out some double exposures with Erica while she was here. for whatever reason, the emulsion on this one didn’t hold up too well, half of it was left on the backing paper. but sometimes accidents like this make me really happy.

model: erica jay

expired Polariod Chocolate Film

Everglades

Katlyn, Peter, and I headed out to the Everglades when I went to visit her in Florida last month. I found an interesting spot where I could contrast some of the endless overhead power lines with Florida’s attempt to preserve the natural ecosystem. In the end we didn’t get eaten by a crocodile, which is good.

model: Katlyn Lacoste

scan of a 4×5 inch Ilford Direct Positive Print. 2-second exposure made in-camera on positive photo paper.

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Stephanie Anne - Tension — Stephanie Anne – Tension

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model: stephanie anne

Untitled Nude (3:13)

classical nude

model: hedy nerito

three hours til sunset

model: hedy nerito

on the brink

“My heart is on a budget.
It keeps me on the brink.”

-Anne Sexton, January 1st

scan of an ilford fp4 negative

Direct to Positive

Direct Positive No.1	Direct Positive No.2
Direct Positive No.3	Direct Positive No.4

a while back i bought a bunch of Ilford Direct Positive paper. This is photo paper that you can load into a large format camera and shoot just like film, however when you process it, you do so in traditional black and white paper chemistry and the result is a positive image instead of a negative image. this was the first time i’d used it with a live model and at first i wasn’t terribly impressed with the results. the photos looked horribly underexposed. but after looking at them again, i see them as simply low-key and actually find them quite compelling. i hope you do too.

scans of the ilford direct positive prints, processed in ilford PQ developer, selenium toned

model: Meghan Claire