It was a very grey, very dull day yesterday, but all that meant for me was that the light coming through the window for a shoot with model “K” was fantastic. I shot with three cameras: my Mamiya Universal Press (with Polaroid instant back), my Mamiya RZ67 medium format, and a few on my Nikon D90 DSLR. The image below is one of the instant pictures taken with the Universal Press.
Another slide show video today, from my recent shoot with Justine Cargo. I love the song I found!
Today’s image in an instant print (of Model Justine from the recent High Park shoot) shot with a recent acquisition — a Mamiya Universal Press Camera. This is another big beast of a camera, and I got it mainly because it came with a Polaroid instant film back, which will give more flexibility for shooting instant images. I also have 6×9 and 6×7 (soon) roll film backs, so it will be quite flexible. It is not the easiest, or most ergonomic camera to use, but once I get used to it, I will be using it frequently!
Today’s image is from a few days ago. I was in High Park, waiting for a model to arrive. It felt like one of the last warm days of the fall, and there was a glow to the air that the camera for some reason did not pick up fully. A bit of post work, and I added back what I saw/felt, but the camera didn’t.
(Mamiya 645 Pro TLR, 80mm f2.8 lens, Ilford Delta 400 film at box speed developed in HC-110 dilution B for 7.5 minutes,
post work using Nik Efex software)
Couldn’t resist, another image of Justine having fun in the leaves at High Park. In addition to her great expression, I love the motion blur on the leaves 🙂
(Mamiya 645 Pro TL, 80mm f2.8 lens, Ilford Delta 400 film at box speed, developed in HC-110 for 7.5 minutes)
Last Friday I had a vacation day, and the weather cooperated (finally!) for a shoot in High Park. When my subject (model and actor Justine Cargo) saw a huge pile of leaves, she literally made a beeline for it, with me doing my best to keep up 🙂
(Mamiya 645 Pro TL, 80mm f2.8 lens, Ilford Delta 400 film @ box speed, HC-110 developer for 7.5 min)
Today’s image was shot this past weekend with a new (to me) “beast” of a camera: The Mamiya RZ67. This is a BIG camera, and shoots 6 x 7 cm negatives (10 exposures on a roll of 120 film). A mainstay of studios not so many years ago, it is really meant to be used on a tripod, so of course I used it handheld, with a 127mm lens attached. 🙂
Today’s image is one of the digitals from my shoot yesterday with model and musician Tasha. The shoot was rock music themed, and during the shoot we had Led Zeppelin playing in the background. But even in this setting there were quiet moments.
Earlier this week I shot the final rehearsal for Mambo Italiano, a funny, touching and moving play being put on by Alexander Showcase Theatre. If you are on Facebook, you can see some of the pictures I took here. This is an amazing show, and well worth seeing! Today’s picture is one I took before the show began, of cast member Antonio Olivito stretching and warming up. I had the privilege of working with Antonio earlier this year in Man of La Mancha: he is an interesting mix of manic, spontaneous energy and a serious approach to the art and craft of theatre, and I’d like to think I captured that in this image.
This image was created last night, on the subway on my way home. I noticed this person as I got on the train, but she was always looking down. Then a baby started getting fussy, and I knew that it would only be a matter of time before she looked up.
My Third Eye 