Week 15c – Morgan (Again) – Kodak Gold 200 (Expired)

June 18, 2015

Roll Count? 28! 28 rolls have been shot as of this update! Over half way through the goal of 52 rolls!

This roll was a planned backup in case the 2 boxes of impossible film just didn't turn out. As you can probably guess since you have seen both of them over the last 2 weeks they worked (mostly).

I personally had to re-shoot Morgan using another expired roll of Gold 200 just to redeem myself after messing up the first one during our first shoot. Although it was expired, I think these turned out much better. There is still a little color cast, but not as bad as it was the first time around.

Also I think I may be coming to the end of the life of my C-41 chemicals. On the later images (on the stairs) it becomes clear that something isn't quite right. I think I may have one or two rolls left before I need to re-up.

Development Notes:
Unicolor C-41 Kit
Standard Development
(I think my chemicals are about ready to be replaced)
Color Corrections in Photoshop

**Unplanned edit! I am actually releasing this blog post a day earlier than I had originally planned. Sorry to anyone who was expecting an update on Friday and got this today instead. Because of how I have IFTTT and such set up I still have to make a few edits every time a blog post goes live. Since I won't be anywhere near a computer tomorrow until later in the day I figured I'd drop it now.**

Week 15b – Morgan – Impossible SX-70 Color Gen 1

June 12, 2015

Color impossible film (at least here in Gen 1) has a much stiffer learning curve than its B&W counterpoint. It is much more sensitive to light as it comes out of the camera than its B&W counterpart. I see now why most people recommend turning the exposure compensation a touch darker than expected.

I find myself less excited with many of the shots that came from this pack. Not only was it more expensive than most other stocks that I am working with, the 30 minute development time made it hard to see my mistakes and correct them. Although I hear that Gen 2 is a bit faster, I'd be curious to see what results I can get out of that instead.

On the positive note I did find a new location to shoot in, and it just so happens to be right across the street from my apartment.

Development Notes:
N/A

Week 15a – Morgan – Impossible SX-70 B&W Gen 1

June 05, 2015

One would think instant film would be easy. Just point and click. But there is much more of a learning curve than you would imagine.

This was my first time using Impossible film, and I had read that the early generations were a little tricky to work with. Little did I know they were a touch harder than I expected.

The first time I worked with Morgan (about week 6 into my project) she insisted that I use my two boxes of Polaroid films on her. So of course I had to say "yes".

Overall I am pretty happy with the results, however next time I need to control how much light hits the film once it first comes out of the camera. I'm not sure how useful overall instant film is...but I am not against it.

Development Notes:
N/A

Week 8c – [Insert Pun About Being Naked Here] – Arista EDU Ultra 100

March 13, 2015

I shot this series of images with the intentions of having some extras in which to censor. However once I saw them I realized I just couldn't bring myself to deface them.

Again working with model Morgan (we shot these last three weeks at the same time as I think I mentioned).

These shoots were also the first in which I used my new light meter, and honestly I just keep wondering what I did without one. It makes things incredibly easy to determine when working with my studio lamps. However as the book says "if you give a mouse a cookie, he is gonna' want a glass of milk" and therefore now I want more studio toys.

But gear acquisition syndrome (GAS) aside, I am pretty happy with how this roll came out. As of this entry I am now at 13 rolls for the year (yet only on week 8...I think I am enjoying this way too much). Only 39 more to go to complete my goal (but this blog will probably become the (MORE THAN) 52rolls project. We will see!

Just like last week these images contain nudity...so don't look around people who are sensitive to that kind of thing.