At the wet plate workshop I attended last weekend in Michigan. I took a “time-out” to take a conventional film portrait of the partnwe of the woman giving the workshop.
Hasselblad 500C/M, 80mm/2.8 Planar lens
Rollei Retro 80S film
Category: Portraiture
“The Person I Want to Be”
Today’s post is about three photos and two good friends, at this past weekend’s MMPR meetup in Hamilton, Ontario. The first image is Bob Goyetche in mid laugh (and there was a lot of laughing last weekend!). The second and third photos are of my good friend Ken Bole. When Ken saw the second portrait he said “I look like the person I want to be.”
This just might be the nicest comment I’ve ever received for one of my portraits.
Rolleiflex 3.5E3, Kodak Portra 800 film
Rolleiflex 3.5E3, Kodak Portra 400 film
Rolleiflex 3.5E3, Rollei RPX400 film, pushed to EI 1600
Character On the Beach
There of are photographer friends of mine who are absolutely fearless when it comes to asking strangers if they can take their photograph. I find that very difficult and have to force myself to do it. When I saw this gentlemen near the boardwalk in the Beaches I had to ask if I could take his picture, and the answer was yes. 🙂
Hasselblad 500C/M, 150mm/4 Sonnar lens
Rollei RPX400 film
Love of Family
I was recently asked by a friend if I could do some family pictures for her. Her daughter is autistic, and the love and support my friend and her husband give her is undeniable, as is the love their daughter gives them back in return. Neither of these two images were planned poses, and I had to rush to capture the first one (resulting in less than perfect framing).
Both images taken with Hasselblad 500C/M, 150mm/4 Sonnar lens
Rollei RPX400 film
Portraits of Two Friends
From an outing in the Beaches last Thursday evening, my friends Ori and Sean. Really interesting light there in the evening! Both images taken with Hasselblad 500C/M and 150mm/4 Sonnar lens on Rollei PRX 400 film.
Turning Point
I recently had a portrait session with the fourteen year old son of a friend. Being an adolescent is by definition a time of change, having a foot in both the camps of childhood and adulthood. It can make for feelings of awkwardness and consciousness as you reforge your identity.
Both images taken with Hasselblad 500C/M and 80mm/2.8 Distagon lens on Rollei Retro 400 film
G.A.S. Meet-up
Yesterday the Classic Camera Revival Podcast (of which I am one of hosts) held a film photography meet-up in Hamilton, Ontario. G.A.S. stands for “Gear Acquisition Syndrome” the desire for film shooters to always get one more piece of gear. 🙂 I took this portrait of one of the attendees with my Kodak Medalist 620 camera, using respooled Ilford HP5+ film, developed in Ilfosol 3.
Stories and Memories
I had the pleasure of hanging out with my good friend Ken Bole last weekend, in his “basement bar” which contains his extensive and eclectic collection of objects, souvenirs and books. What I found fascinating about the collection was that each object represented a story and a memory, and to me at least the stories and memories are what are truly memorable. The objects themselves are receipts in a sense; evidence of a life richly led.
Hasselblad 500C/M, 50mm/4 Distagon
Tri-X film developed in Ilfosol 3
Toned in post
Zoë #2
In my first post a while back I posted an image Zoë taken wth my Mamiya RZ67. Now for one taken with my Hasselblad. Zoë has a very strong profile, and amazing expressions.
Hasselblad 500C/M, 80mm/2.8 Planar lens
TMax 400 film
Veronica #2
Here is one more from my shoot with Veronica this past Saturday. I was very impressed by her ability to create a great expression.
Hasselblad 500C/M, 80mm/2.8 Planar lens
Rollei RPX100 developed in Rodinal 1+25
My Third Eye 