Fashion Bridal

I was lucky to get Jessica to agree to do a bridal session on film.  Knowing that she is a working model, I had my work cut out for me.  I sent her to my stylist (Kasey at Chadwick Hudson Salon in Macon) for a super crazy hair style and we spent an hour creating images that are unlike anything I've ever done.  


These images were captured on Fuji 400H with a Mamiya 645 AF with an 80 f2.8 lens.  I tried a new lab.  The scans were not to my liking, so these images have been post processed and cropped.

Dear Santa...

I would like one of these.  It is a film camera.  It is a Leica.  And it is Orange!  It is almost $15,000, and there are only 100 available worldwide.  Oh well.

Another Image

Here is an image from a recent "engagement" session at Washington Park.  They are actually already married.


Mamiya 645 AF with 80mm 2.8 lens on Kodak 400NC.

Film On The Move

The love of film can take many forms.  I choose to use the still image.  Joel Serrato uses moving images.  He using Super 8 film to capture the moments that make his clients' days unique.  His films are amazing.  They simplify.  They focus.  They capture.  Take a look here to see what I mean.

Simple Pleasures-Film Edition

Simple Pleasures is a concept I've worked on for years.  Most of them are food related, but I thought I'd do one devoted to film and film cameras.  Please feel free to add yours in the comments.


1.  The click of a Hasselblad shutter.  (Unfortunately, I don't have one any more.)


2.  The smell of film chemistry.  (It might cause cancer, but it is one of my favorite parts of going to Coke's Camera.)


3.  The look of an image in a huge viewfinder.  (This is strictly a medium format thing.)


4.  The feeling of elation when the film comes back from the lab.


5.  Polaroid!  (Ok, now it is Fuji, but it is still such a creative medium.)

The Film Is In

And, I'm hooked!  Here are a few of my favorites.  


The Thornton:Ferguson wedding was held at Pineola Farms in Ft Valley, Georgia.  The weather was perfect and this was a great location and great couple to use for my film experiment.


For the pixel peepers and tech geeks (I am one), it is all Kodak 400NC 220 film shot with a Mamiya 645 AF with an 80mm f2.8 lens.  Everything was exposed in aperture priority mostly at f2.8.  The film was processed and scanned by Bay Photo.  

Waiting

So, this is the hard part.  My film will be back tomorrow.  It will have been a week and a half since I shot it.  I'm so excited and nervous to see it.  The images were beautiful as I looked through the viewfinder (which is one of the big treats of shooting medium format) and I hope the film matches.  


Stay tuned!

The Film Is Out Of The Gate

Well, it is being shipped to Bay Photo today.


I shot a couple of rolls as part of the coverage of the wedding Saturday.  The wedding was blessed with gorgeous weather.  Even better, it was held at Pineola Farms in Ft Valley.  I'm very anxious to see the results.  I'll post some of the images as soon as they are back from the lab.

Why I Want to Switch

Here is an image I took in 2001 (I think) with my Canon A2 film camera.  It is from a friend's bridal session at the Terminal Station in downtown Macon, Georgia.  I still love it.  I have a print of it at the studio and it makes me happy.

The Current Lineup

I thought I would share the current film cameras I'm using as part of my exploration.  


First is the Nikon FE.  I've had it for a decade but never had a lens.  Special thanks to Hassel Weems for the 50mm lens.  It is small and light and I'll use it mostly for B&W film.

The newest addition and probable workhorse is the Mamiya 645 AF.  It is a medium format camera with all of the modern bells and whistles.  It will be used with color film almost exclusively.

The last of the group is my Polaroid 600 SE.  It is the big daddy of the Polaroid world.  It has a 150mm lens and creates 3x4 inch prints.  Since Polaroid has discontinued production of the film, I'm using the film from Fuji.  There is old Polaroid film still available that I hope to get and use for some special projects.  

So, I'm using the Mamiya and Nikon this weekend to augment the coverage of my wedding at Pineola Farms.  It takes a few weeks to get the film back, but it will be posted.  Wish me luck.