Dana Kayes was my latest friend to take part earlier today in my Only Cafe Portrait Series. I am lucky to have so many smart friends!
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Only Cafe Portrait Series #9 (Connie Crosbie)
This past Saturday my second guest of the day for The Only Cafe Portrait Series was my good friend Connie Crosbie. This was the very first frame I shot, and it turns out in the case the first frame was the best. I just love that smile!
Only Cafe Portrait Series #8 (Richard Weiss)
My friend Richard Weiss was in town yesterday, so I had to snag him for my portrait project! He is a seriously smart guy!
Only Cafe Portrait Series #7 (John Russell)
Today I was with my good friend John Russell. I first met John over thirty years ago.
Only Cafe Portrait Series #6 (Jess Hobbs)
My first out-of-towner for the project! My very talented photographer/videographer friend Jess Hobbs is in Toronto this weekend for Toronto Film Shooters / Classic Camera Revival podcast events, so of course a shoot at The Only Cafe was mandatory!
Only Cafe Portrait Series #5: Jamie Marcellus
Only Cafe Portrait Series #5. I had a great time this morning meeting up with my good friend (and extremely talented photographer) Jamie Marcellus.
As always for this project, shooting with my Sony A7ii and my old Helios 44 lens (58mm/f2).
If you are in the Toronto area and can get to the Donlands/Danforth area and would like to be part of this project, please let me know!
The Only Cafe Portrait Series #4 (Alex Smith)
Out with my friend Alex Smith on a rather soggy morning, but safe inside the Only Cafe.
Outing With a friend (The Only Cafe Portrait Series)
I was out with a photography friend yesterday, and I took this portrait of him at the Only Cafe. The technology was old and new; the camera was my Sony A7ii, but the lens was my old Soviet era Helios 44/2 lens, mounted via adapter. The light was from an overcast day, coming in through a window. I love what this lens can do!
Portrait of a Friend Number Two
A week or so after I took this portrait, I was back in the Only Cafe, same gear, and took another portrait, this time of another good friend Bryon.
Sony A7ii, 50mm Nikkor 50mm/f1.4 lens, ISO 6400
Portrait of a Friend
I was happy to get together with my good friend Ken last Saturday. We met up at The Only Cafe of course. Fairly dimly lit, so I ratcheted up the ISO on the Sony A7ii to 6400. Impressed with the lack of noise! The lens was an old Nikkor 50mm f1.4, mounted via adapter and shot wide open. Quite happy with this image!
Sony A7ii, 50mm Nikkor 50mm/f1.4 lens, ISO 6400
My Third Eye 