King Nate 88

Pinhole - Fuji Superia 400

2010-02-22T10:16:00.003-05:00

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2010-02-09T13:53:00.003-05:00

A 16mm film with crappy quality upload.

Scanner make a difference

2010-01-19T13:53:00.006-05:00

Here we have an example of why scanning DOES matter. It's a sad fact - the scanner I use my school's library alters the coloration. The first image is self scanned while the second image is professionally scanned. I'm a purist when it comes to this stuff. I don't want color correction on my computer. I want what the film gives me.
Also, notice the film grain. Click to enlarge image 1. Then click to enlarge image 2. In image 2 you can see the film grain in all it's splendor. It actually looks like a photograph - not some digitally high glossed smear.

This last set of images is a perfect example. Look at image 1. Then look at the other self scanned photos. Image 1 has a completely different tonal shift. It doesn't even look like it's from the same film stock. But the scanner auto-"corrected", removing the punch.
Such a shame.

Ringflash Portraits

2010-01-19T13:09:00.009-05:00

For Christmas I received a lomoRingflash from my loving parents. The following photos are from my first roll using it - a sort of test roll. While all lomos are exciting in their own way (especially to take - these proving multitudes of fun when I turned off the light and told my friends to make a face) - a lomophoto can still be improved upon in technique. Experimenting is also about learning.
To shoot I used my Holga and Astia 100 film. I mounted a fisheye lens and held the ringflash in hand. The best example of the ringflash is above - Ben, who was not afraid to get up close and personal with the fisheye. If you look close you can even see the rings in his eyes. Toward his forhead is blue, the pink yellow and orange melt together around his face.
As the subject moved farther away, the light spread, and all we can really see is red. Unfortunately I never used the blue ring. But I'm interested to see how it looks.
Then, as we add more people - and more distance is put between the lens, the flash, and subject - Rachel is bright, Rebecca less, and Molly even less. This all makes sense - but to achieve the full effect of this beautiful flash, we've gotta be close up. Why? Because we want multicolored splendor - not just a flash.

You may notice on some of the photos splotches of red. Look carefully - they read 2010 (sideways) and there's a few hearts. Prior to shooting on the film I took it into the closet, unrolled it, and wrote on it in permanent marker. This is the first time I had done this and shot in a dark spot, and I assumed that the marker would still show up, even over the darkness. My assumption however was incorrect. The writing is only visible on the lit up portion of the photo - this of course makes sense now that I think about it.
Also, as I unloaded the film from the camera I slipped, and half of the roll was exposed. The image below glows orange at the bottom because everything else below was exposed. The last is a faint image of David and Zach, lost somewhere in the midst of the overexposure.

Light Painting Workshop in NEW YORK CIIIIIITY

2010-01-14T20:09:00.002-05:00

Oktomat - Fuji Superia

2010-01-10T22:16:00.004-05:00

Agfa CT Precisa X Processed

2010-01-10T22:03:00.006-05:00

Agfa CT Precisa X-Processed

2009-12-14T19:35:00.007-05:00

Belle Isle Bridge

2009-12-06T22:16:00.002-05:00

A stop motion clip I did with my Holga on Belle Isle Bridge.

My First Experiment with Super8 - The First Time

2009-12-06T18:49:00.003-05:00

This semester I took Image Laboratories - taught by Professor Reed - the first class she's taught here at VCU. It has inspired me in so many ways. Here is my first Super8 experimental film. "The First Time". (This is also my first hand processed slide film!)

SPLITZER!

2009-11-01T01:56:00.004-04:00

1120 West Grace St - Fujicolor 100

2009-10-09T17:15:00.003-04:00

September 8, Rebecca - Fujicolor 100

2009-10-09T17:11:00.001-04:00

September 7, On Set - Fujicolor 100

2009-10-09T17:09:00.000-04:00

Chinese Food - Fujicolor 100

2009-10-06T01:09:00.000-04:00

September 5, On set - Fujicolor 100

2009-10-06T01:04:00.001-04:00

Me - Fujicolor 100

2009-10-04T23:54:00.000-04:00

September 3, Vania - Fujicolor 100

2009-10-04T23:48:00.000-04:00

Amanda - Fujicolor 100

2009-10-02T16:12:00.000-04:00

1120 West Grace St. - Fujicolor 100

2009-10-01T20:58:00.000-04:00

I'm diggin it...

2009-09-30T19:00:00.003-04:00

A song that I'm really enjoying - "Like Brothers on a Hotel Bed" by Deathcab for Cutie

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8YIZDkld4U

You may tire of me as our December sun is setting because I'm not who I used to be
No longer easy on the eyes but these wrinkles masterfully disguise
The youthful boy below who turned your way and saw
Something he was not looking for: both a beginning and an end
But now he lives inside someone he does not recognize
When he catches his reflection on accident

On the back of a motor bike
With your arms outstretched trying to take flight
Leaving everything behind
But even at our swiftest speed we couldn't break from the concrete
In the city where we still reside.
And I have learned that even landlocked lovers yearn for the sea like navy men
Cause now we say goodnight from our own separate sides
Like brothers on a hotel bed
Like brothers on a hotel bed
Like brothers on a hotel bed
Like brothers on a hotel bed

No parking - Fujicolor 100 (LC-A+ First Roll)

2009-09-30T18:57:00.000-04:00

Cat in Window - Fujicolor (LC-A+ FIRST ROLL)

2009-09-29T20:42:00.000-04:00

Hollywood Cemetery - Fujichrome T64

2009-09-28T11:08:00.000-04:00

Street View - Fuji Velvia 100

2009-09-27T18:42:00.000-04:00

Belle Isle - Fuji Velvia

2009-09-26T07:40:00.000-04:00

September 25th, Jungle - Fujichrome T64

2009-09-26T07:39:00.001-04:00

James River - Fujichrome Tungsten 64

2009-09-24T19:48:00.001-04:00

Sail Boat - Fuji Superia 400

2009-09-23T22:54:00.000-04:00

Zach - Kodak Ektachrome 100G

2009-09-22T18:03:00.001-04:00

Bikes - Arista Ultra

2009-09-21T17:14:00.000-04:00

Zach - Kodak Ektachrome 100G

2009-09-20T18:11:00.000-04:00

Belle Isle Bridge - Fuji Velvia 100

2009-09-19T15:40:00.000-04:00

1120 West Grace - Arista Ultra

2009-09-18T13:49:00.000-04:00

Raft - Arista Ultra 400

2009-09-17T22:55:00.002-04:00

1120 West Grace Window - Arista Ultra

2009-09-16T21:14:00.001-04:00

Graveyard - Arista Ultra 400

2009-09-15T09:57:00.001-04:00

State Fair - Arista Ultra 400

2009-09-14T10:14:00.000-04:00

Swallow Creek Falls - Arista Ultra 400

2009-09-13T17:21:00.002-04:00

Streaks - Fuji Superia 400

2009-09-12T17:01:00.000-04:00

Muddy Creek Falls - ARISTA ULTRA 400

2009-09-11T15:03:00.001-04:00

Motorbike - Fuji Superia 400

2009-09-10T19:16:00.001-04:00

lights - ARISTA.EDU Ultra 400

2009-09-09T15:00:00.001-04:00

Yact - Fuji Superia 400

2009-09-08T13:55:00.000-04:00

Deep Creek Lake - Fuji Velvia 100

2009-09-07T17:09:00.001-04:00

September 6th, Horse and Boy - Superia 400

2009-09-07T17:08:00.002-04:00

State Fair - Fuji Superia 400

2009-09-05T02:08:00.003-04:00

September 4th, Playground - Fuji Velvia 100

2009-09-05T02:01:00.003-04:00

ok so I missed this day's picture because of work

1120 West Grace St Window - Fuji Velvia 100

2009-09-03T21:19:00.001-04:00

Belle Isle - Fuji Velvia 100

2009-09-02T10:35:00.000-04:00

Jars - Fuji Velvia 100

2009-09-01T00:55:00.000-04:00

Man at Fair - Fuji Superia 400

2009-08-31T17:00:00.001-04:00

Dog - Fuji Velvia 100

2009-08-30T21:50:00.000-04:00

Learning to Sail - Fuji Superia 400

2009-08-29T01:50:00.000-04:00

Bike - Fuji Velvia 100

2009-08-28T16:52:00.001-04:00

Down - Fuji Susperia 400

2009-08-27T08:28:00.000-04:00

Raft Burning - Fuji Superia 400

2009-08-26T11:05:00.002-04:00

Flowers and Bike - Fuji Velvia 100

2009-08-25T00:53:00.000-04:00

Down - Fuji Superia 400

2009-08-24T09:12:00.002-04:00

Boat - Fuji Superia 400

2009-08-23T12:26:00.003-04:00

Toadstool - Fuji Velvia 100

2009-08-22T17:05:00.002-04:00

James River - Fuji Velvia 100

2009-08-21T11:50:00.002-04:00

View from 1120 West Grace St Apt 16 - Fuji Velvia X-processed

2009-08-20T20:45:00.002-04:00

Belle Isle Bridge - Fujichrome Tungsten T64

2009-08-19T17:38:00.000-04:00

Flowers - Fuji Velvia X-processed

2009-08-18T22:12:00.001-04:00

Belle Isle Bridge - Fujichrome Tungsten T64

2009-08-17T19:33:00.002-04:00

Boat Oktomat - Fuji Superia 400

2009-08-16T12:10:00.001-04:00

Oktomat!!!

2009-08-15T23:09:00.002-04:00

Vacation

2009-08-10T11:02:00.000-04:00

Unfortunately I will not be able to upload photos between August 10th and 15th. The internet connection here at Deep Creek Lake does not allow me to do so.
I'm having fun experimenting with the pinhole and oktomat.

West Grace Street - Fuji Velvia 100 X-processed

2009-08-09T09:15:00.001-04:00

Riverside - Fujichrome t64 Tungsten

2009-08-08T16:16:00.001-04:00

Soft Under-exposed - Fuiji Velvia 100 X-processed

2009-08-07T10:36:00.001-04:00

Film End - Fujichrome T64

2009-08-06T10:02:00.000-04:00

Peaches - Fuji Velvia 100 X-Processed

2009-08-05T10:12:00.001-04:00

Belle Isle Bridge - Fujichrome Tungsten T64

2009-08-04T09:14:00.001-04:00

Window from 1120 West Grace - Fuji Velvia X-Processed

2009-08-03T12:03:00.000-04:00

Richmond Double Exposure - Fujichrome Tungsten T64

2009-08-02T00:20:00.006-04:00

The original Tungsten version -

Tungsten Time!

2009-08-01T09:44:00.003-04:00

Tungsten film shoots at 3200 - the color temperature for most lightbulbs inside your house.
So, if you take it outside, in white light - you'll be shooting 3200 in 5600. What does this do to the film?
Turns it BLUE.
This is one of my favorite photos of my day down at the river. More to come.

Columns - Fuji Velvia F 100 X-Processed

2009-07-31T09:55:00.002-04:00

Suburbia - Fuji Velvia F 100 X-Processed

2009-07-30T12:12:00.001-04:00

Prizes - Fuji Superia 400

2009-07-29T11:34:00.001-04:00

Tower in the Sky - Fuji Velvia F 100 X-processed

2009-07-28T10:48:00.000-04:00

Echinacea - Fuji Superia 400

2009-07-27T13:57:00.002-04:00

Petting Zoo - Fuji Superia 400

2009-07-26T08:58:00.002-04:00

New Members of the Family!

2009-07-25T10:42:00.004-04:00

P-Sharan STD-35 Pinhole Camera (in a nice tiger sticker) and P-Sharan SQ-35 Pinhole Camera (for taking square images)

Fuji Velvia F X-processed, Pinhole with a soft focus

Fuji Velvia F X-Processed, Pinhole with a normal focus

get your own pinhole kits at www.lomography.com

Cliff Hanger 2 - Fuji Superia

2009-07-24T09:52:00.002-04:00

Fishing Game - Fuji Superia 400

2009-07-23T10:31:00.004-04:00

1120 West Grace - Kodak Ektachrome

2009-07-22T00:10:00.001-04:00

Tent - Fuji Superia 400

2009-07-21T00:11:00.002-04:00

Swings - Fuji Superia 400

2009-07-20T08:09:00.003-04:00

Daylilly - Fuji Superia 400

2009-07-19T00:07:00.004-04:00

From the roof of Pollak - Kodak Ektachrome E100 G

2009-07-18T00:12:00.001-04:00

Frog Game - Fuji Superia 400

2009-07-17T09:00:00.002-04:00

Taubman Museum of Art - Fuji Superia 400

2009-07-16T21:39:00.001-04:00

Ant - Fuji Superia 400

2009-07-15T11:23:00.000-04:00

Cliff Hanger - Fuji Superia 400

2009-07-14T17:23:00.002-04:00

SALEM FAIR, VIRGINIA

Kodak Ektachrome E100 G

2009-07-13T19:20:00.000-04:00

Ilford HP5 plus 400, Graveyard, Double Exposure

2009-07-07T18:07:00.000-04:00

16X20 Framed High Quality Prints

2009-07-05T14:25:00.000-04:00

Kentucky Shack

Kentucky Shack, Ilford HP5 Plus 400, 35mm, black & white
Framed - $75.00, plus S/H.
Print/mat (Acid Free 16x20 White w/ Black Core) - $45.00, plus S/H
Print only (11x14) - $30.00, plus S/H

Nags Head Double Exposure 4

Nags Head Double Exposure 3

Nags Head Double Exposure 2

Nags Head Double Exposure 1

Nags Head Double Exposures, Ilford HP5 Plus 400, 35mm, black & white
Set of 4: Framed - $250.00, plus S/H
Individual: Framed - $75.00, plus S/H
Individual: Print/mat (Acid Free 16x20 White w/ Black Core) - $45.00, plus S/H
Individual: Print only (11x14) - $30.00, plus S/H

Kodak Ektachrome E100 G, X processed, Superia 100, reversed, "Flicker" and "Hair Grows in Funny Places", June 2009

2009-06-29T11:13:00.000-04:00