Editing. Blown away by the resolution and grain structure of Ilford Delta 3200 in 120 size. (Taken with instagram)
It’s just strange to me that anyone would ever think that a work of art shouldn’t be disturbing or shouldn’t be invasive I mean that’s the property of a work of art, that’s the arena of a work of art it is to disturb, it’s to make you think, to make you feel.
“And I’m almost sure
that I’ve been here before,
that this is not the first time I’ve stood in front of this door,
with an overwhelming feeling that I shouldn’t go in,
but it seems this is a battle that I never could win.”
Portra 160, Mamiya 645
Best part about Fuji Fp3000b instant film is the negative. Scanning these tomorrow. (Taken with instagram)
Some light reading waiting for me in the mailbox when I got home. Score! (Taken with instagram)
I need to figure out a way to attach this to the motorcycle. Desperately. (Taken with instagram)
Got the Polaroid 250 working just in time to shoot a test pack on the camping trip. (Taken with instagram)
Time to go to confession. See this video by Joe McNally, the Godfather, first : Bless me Father Bob
This post could also be called "Why I always split film projects across multiple rolls."
Tuesday I was at a shoot for my church. Matt, the pastor who came up with the idea for the image wanted a retro feel, so I decided to do this on my Mamiya 645 Super. I picked up a couple rolls of film and went to the location with the model and an assistant. Things went beautifully for the first roll, but when I loaded the second roll into the back, things went awry. The shutter release on my battery winder stopped working. The shutter release on the camera body still functioned though so I just thought there might be a short in the wiring somewhere as it would still work to advance the frame in between shots. I thought to myself "this is odd, but things seem to be working, so I'll go with it." I finished the roll, cleaned up, and dropped the film off to be processed. Then Wednesday night it hit me,and right as I was about to fall asleep I had a small panic attack. I think I forgot to remove the dark-slide from the back on the second roll. Face, meet palm. I freak. To say the least. I'm up half the night playing with the camera trying to figure out what's going on. I ask Matt if he's picked up the film from the lab the next day. He says "picking it up in the am." Awesome. One more day to be worried. I try to let it go, but all I can think is that I totally blew the roll.
Friday night I finally got to see the film. I ran to the table with the two strips of film on it and just about screamed.
There were images on both rolls.
Breathe.
Breathe again.
Ok good. Needless to say, I'm elated. Time to get the camera fixed.
For further, and probably more entertaining, reading on learning from photographic screw ups, see Jack Hollingsworth's article I AM FALLIBLE.
And I bet next time I tripple check that the dark slide is out.
Next up: Alicia, Riley, and a baptized iPhone...
Grab a friend and go on a shoot in the middle of the night. At least that's what I did. The lovely Kristen played the part of said friend. And she totally rocked it in front of the camera. Totally. She's also a pretty great photographer. You can check out her work here. Here are some images. Enjoy.
I had the honor of photographing the wedding of Ed & Medora on Saturday. These two are seriously the most amazing couple I've ever worked with. Seriously. And their ceremony reflected their personalities perfectly. There was fresh (as in right off the smoker) barbecue, beer from one of the best breweries in the state, and a live bluegrass band. How much more awesome can it get?
Enough words, time for pictures.
I've been kind of a slacker on here recently. Going to give blogging another attempt soon. But for now, check out what I've been working on.
www.gtkurtzphotography.com
It's a work in progress. At the moment there is a gallery and a twitter feed. I'm working on adding some other goodies. You'll soon also be able to follow this blog there as well.
That's all I've got for now. I've got a weekend full of shoots, so it's time to get back to cleaning the gear and packing the bags.
Sorry it has been a while. Nothing is ready for today, but I felt I should update whomever may be reading this as to the sheer volume of things to come. Since my last post, I have had two portrait sessions, one wedding, and (almost) daily 2 or 3 image shoots. I also have 84 frames of B&W 120 film and 24 frames of soon to be cross processed 35mm film being developed and scanned this week. Big things are on their way...