Week 11c&d – Mr and Mrs Jones (Part 1) – Ilford HP5+ (+2 Stops)

April 17, 2015

I met Nick while working for a telecommunications company pretty soon after moving to Atlanta. We almost immediately bonded over music, film, art, and photography. In fact a few weeks after our first meeting we ended up staying way too late at a bar discussing Romeo and Juliet.

Nick quickly became my right hand man of sorts, always willing to jump in and assist me with any upcoming photo assignments. He acted as my assistant for Beautiful Darkness and there are tucked away on this website a few photos of him just being himself.

In February of 2013 he moved back to his home state of NY and left us all behind. It was a great honor to be invited to his wedding and I jumped at the chance at taking a trip. Originally the plan was for me to snap candid photos of everyone while I was there. But plans changed (not after I bought a bunch of film though) and I shot anyway.

I wish both Nick and Chrissy the best of lives together, and hope that I can make it back to see them sooner than later.

Development Notes:
Rodinal 1:100 Dilution
120 Minute Semi Stand Dev
4 inversion every 30 minutes
Standard Fix

Week 11b – Rochester NY – Kodak Portra 400

April 10, 2015

Right before the wedding proper (but after I realized I loaded the wrong kind of film for the job) my travel partners and I stopped in at the Rochester museum and science center where the ceremony was to be performed. I had a frantic hour of shooting just about everything I possibly could so that I didn't waste anything.

It was another great little pit stop on our journey, and my only regret is not having longer to really spend a good bit of time there.

Developing Notes:
Unicolor C41 Kit
Standard Development
Color Correction in Photoshop

Week 11a – The George Eastman House – Arista EDU 400

April 03, 2015

I had a chance while visiting Rochester, NY for a friend's wedding to tool around the city for a bit before the big event. One of the places I knew I had to visit was Kodak founder, George Eastman's home.

It was like something out of The Great Gatsby, and a really neat stop. The home itself is only part of the experience in going. They also maintain a few gallery spaces and a museum of sorts. If you are ever in the area I think its totally worth the trip!

And before anyone say anything, yes I realize the irony of shooting on another man's film while in the "house of Kodak".

Development Notes:
1:50 Rodinol Dilution
3.5 Minutes Development Time
4 Minutes Standard Fix Time

Week 10 – Nicky – Fujicolor Super HQ 100 (Expired?)

March 27, 2015

Its just my luck that I find a film stock completely by accident that I really like, only to find that its been discontinued. I purchased a few rolls of this Super HQ in a film lot on ebay. I THINK I have found more of it on Amazon, and am debating on if I want to pull the trigger or not. But I really do like the colors it captured.

I am super happy with how this roll turned out. After a few failed experiments with color I was glad that this one came out the way it did.

Shout out to Nicky from Nicky's Eye View for being my model this week. She not only does a great "Blue steel" but she is a great photographer herself. Follow her on Instagram or Tumblr.

I still need to work on my scanning environment. Way too much dust and cat hair is floating around in my apartment.

Development Notes:
Standard Development
Unicolor C-41 Kit

Week 9 – Trying to learn this color thing – Kodak 200 (Expired)

March 20, 2015

After looking at my previous color works from this year of film, I decided that after having worked in digital so long that I really didn't have a grasp on shooting in color on film. So this week's roll was specifically based around shooting a roll and trying to figure it all out.

I'm actually happy to report that I did learn a few things that I hope to be able to move forward with. Exposure for example is MUCH more important in color than it is in Black and White film. Where B&W can be adjusted in post or printing and look very natural, color can have very different casts and just look like garbage depending on if it is properly exposed, or even over/under.

(Edit: As was pointed out to me as well, shooting expired film stocks can also be the cause of strange casts. I think I may have talked about that on Week 8a's entry...but it'd be worth mentioning it here again. Thanks Aly)

None of these photos are anything mind-blowing really, but I am glad that I learned (or am still learning anyway) something.