On a cold and blustery Saturday, a very brave Rowena was an amazing model for an outdoor dance-themed shoot.
Rolleiflex E3, 75mm/3.5 Xenotar lens
Kodak Ektar 100 film, negative scanned
and edited with Lightroom and Nik Efex
Two Friends
When I was working with my photographer friend Ed recently, a friend of his came up, with his owner in tow 🙂
Rolleiflex E3, 75mm/3.5 Xenotar lens
Tri-X @ EI 800 developed in Diafine
Camera-Phone, Steampunk Style
From my steampunk shoot with talented author Rebecca Diem who has just published The Stowaway Debutante, a fun steampunk read. I had the idea for the prop (the world’s oldest camera-phone? 🙂 ) some time ago, and this shoot was the perfect time to use it!
Rolleiflex E3, 75mm/3.5 Xenotar lens
Tri-X @ EI 800, developed in DiafineÂ
Sabrina 1
I had the pleasure of working with Sabrina, (the daughter of a theatre friend of mine) on Thursday. As someone with both dance and theatre experience, Sabrina was a natural when it came to posing and expression, and needed next to no instruction.
Rolleiflex E3, 75mm/3.5 Xenotar lens
Tri-X, EI 800, developed in Diafine 3+3
Ed
I had the chance yesterday to meet another local Toronto photographer Edward McLaughlin for a portrait shoot, using my Rolleiflex. It was a very dull day weatherwise, so I shot Tri-X at 800 and developed in in Diafine
Rowers in the Sun
Another image from my happy place, down at the Beaches.
Rolleiflex E3, 75mm/3.5 Xenator lens
Tri-X developed in Xtol 1+1 for 9 minutes @ 20 C
On Saturday I was again down at the Toronto Beaches, and among the films I was shooting with my Rolleiflex was Rollei IR 400, a film that is sensitive to light in the infrared portion of the spectrum. With a nearly opaque IR 720 filter, one gets an almost otherworldly view of an otherwise normal sunny day.
Rolleiflex E3, 75mm/3.5 Xenotar with IR72 filter (via Bay 2->52mm adapter)
Rollei IR 400 film at EI 12, developed in Xtol 1+1 12 min @ 20 C
Everyday Objects 1
It can be a fun challenge to look for everyday objects that can be an interesting composition. This collection of pylons on Queen Street in Toronto caught my eye yesterday
Rolleiflex E3, Xenotar 75mm/3.5 lens,
Fuji Neopan Acros 100 developed in Rodinal 1+50 13.5 minutes @ 20 C
Another Film
I recently got a few rolls of ILford FP4+, a film that was a competitor to Kodak Plus-X (when it was still around). All in all, a nice emulsion.
Rolleiflex E3, 75mm/3.5 Xenotar lens
Ilford FP4+, developed 10 minutes in Xtol 1+1 @ 20 C
HP5+
I’ve never had much luck with Ilford HP5+ in 35mm; my scans always had too much grain for my taste, and I didn’t like the tonality. Shooting in medium format (at an exposure index of 250 instead of the box speed of 400) Â I am liking the results better!
Rolleiflex E3 with 75mm/3.5 Xenotar lens
HP5+ film at E.I. 250, developed in TMax Developer
1+9 for 14 minutes @ 20 C
My Third Eye 