Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Composition
An ancient master of Frogger.
Croton-on-Hudson, NY - June 2008
The more I start to feel like I know my style of photography, the more I start to feel it change. One day I experiment with landscapes, the next with weird alternative processes. Either way, though, once in a while, I come back to photos, like this one, which just feel... right to me. They're simple, classic, elegant, almost completely centered in composition. I've felt for a really long time that it was all about composition. You could have the most interesting subject ever imagined in your photo, but if the composition is off, no one's going to look at the photo.
There's a lot of other factors that go into things, but ultimately, for me, the key is making sure the photo simply looks right. No tricks. No megapixels, no concern over focal length or shutter speed.
Thanks to the kid for refusing to look at the camera that day.
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Olympus XA, expired Kodak Tri-X @400, Diafine.
An ancient master of Frogger.
Croton-on-Hudson, NY - June 2008
The more I start to feel like I know my style of photography, the more I start to feel it change. One day I experiment with landscapes, the next with weird alternative processes. Either way, though, once in a while, I come back to photos, like this one, which just feel... right to me. They're simple, classic, elegant, almost completely centered in composition. I've felt for a really long time that it was all about composition. You could have the most interesting subject ever imagined in your photo, but if the composition is off, no one's going to look at the photo.
There's a lot of other factors that go into things, but ultimately, for me, the key is making sure the photo simply looks right. No tricks. No megapixels, no concern over focal length or shutter speed.
Thanks to the kid for refusing to look at the camera that day.
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Olympus XA, expired Kodak Tri-X @400, Diafine.
Labels: annabel, baby, bw, composition, diafine, diy, olympus xa, xa
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Jamie's Ball
Hollander has a time machine.
Near the New Croton Dam, Town of Cortlandt, NY - March 2008
Here's a little bit of a plug. Each year, my friend Jamie has a huge party, a ball, to celebrate his being free of testicular cancer. He's holding his last ball later this month to celebrate his being cancer-free for six years. It'll be March 29, 2008 from 9 PM to 2 AM at Pressure at 110 University Place, in Manhattan. It's $20 at the door, and goes to two great causes, The Lance Armstrong Foundation, and The Testicular Cancer Resource Center. If you're in town and can go, please do, or if you can swing it, you can donate online. For more info, check out www.jamiesball.com.
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Minolta X-700, 50mm f/1.4, Fortepan 400 @400, Diafine.
Hollander has a time machine.
Near the New Croton Dam, Town of Cortlandt, NY - March 2008
Here's a little bit of a plug. Each year, my friend Jamie has a huge party, a ball, to celebrate his being free of testicular cancer. He's holding his last ball later this month to celebrate his being cancer-free for six years. It'll be March 29, 2008 from 9 PM to 2 AM at Pressure at 110 University Place, in Manhattan. It's $20 at the door, and goes to two great causes, The Lance Armstrong Foundation, and The Testicular Cancer Resource Center. If you're in town and can go, please do, or if you can swing it, you can donate online. For more info, check out www.jamiesball.com.
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Minolta X-700, 50mm f/1.4, Fortepan 400 @400, Diafine.
Labels: "minolta x-700", ball, bw, cancer, charity, diafine, fortepan, jamie, minolta, party, testicular, x-700
Saturday, September 15, 2007
Sitting Lakeside
A hundred bucks six new shoe.
Meredith, New Hapmpshire - June 2007
I've had this roll of Kodak's HIE Infrared film since before I moved away from New York six years ago. In fact, the roll expired in November 2001. When we went on a weekend trip to J's house in Meredith, I figured it's now or never, so I strapped a Roscolux #26 red filter swatch over the case of my Olympus XA2, and shot at EV100, then developed the roll at home in Diafine. A lot of them came quite a bit beter than I expected they would.
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Expired Kodake HIE, Roscolux #26 red filter swatch, EV100, Olympus XA2, Diafine.
A hundred bucks six new shoe.
Meredith, New Hapmpshire - June 2007
I've had this roll of Kodak's HIE Infrared film since before I moved away from New York six years ago. In fact, the roll expired in November 2001. When we went on a weekend trip to J's house in Meredith, I figured it's now or never, so I strapped a Roscolux #26 red filter swatch over the case of my Olympus XA2, and shot at EV100, then developed the roll at home in Diafine. A lot of them came quite a bit beter than I expected they would.
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Expired Kodake HIE, Roscolux #26 red filter swatch, EV100, Olympus XA2, Diafine.
Labels: chairs, diafine, diy, HIE, infrared, kodak, lake, meredith, new hampsire, olympus, olympus xa2
Thursday, June 14, 2007
Duckie
The true cost of being alone.
Brooklyn, New York - May 2007
Rubber duckies are the purest form of happiness.
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Minolta X-700, 50mm f/1.4, Ilford XP2, Diafine.
The true cost of being alone.
Brooklyn, New York - May 2007
Rubber duckies are the purest form of happiness.
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Minolta X-700, 50mm f/1.4, Ilford XP2, Diafine.
Labels: baby toy, black and white, bw, carpet, diafine, diy, duckie, ilford, ilford xp2, minolta, minolta x-700, rubber, rubber duckie, spotlight, toy
Tuesday, May 29, 2007
The Boathouse
We used to sleep under stars.
Brooklyn, New York - May 2007
I love how old this photo looks even though I only took it a couple of weeks ago while walking through prospect park. I dig this Efke film. This is ISO100, and I feel like I had a hard time exposing it correctly. I wonder what's going to happen when I get to the roll of ISO25 I bought not long ago. If it looks old timey like this, I'll be thrilled.
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Kodak Brownie Starmite, Efke R100 127, Diafine, Canon Canoscan CS8600F
We used to sleep under stars.
Brooklyn, New York - May 2007
I love how old this photo looks even though I only took it a couple of weeks ago while walking through prospect park. I dig this Efke film. This is ISO100, and I feel like I had a hard time exposing it correctly. I wonder what's going to happen when I get to the roll of ISO25 I bought not long ago. If it looks old timey like this, I'll be thrilled.
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Kodak Brownie Starmite, Efke R100 127, Diafine, Canon Canoscan CS8600F
Labels: boathouse, brooklyn, brownie, bw, diafine, house, kodak, kodak brownie starmite, lake, nyc, pond, prospect park, starmite, sunday
Thursday, May 17, 2007
Flags
K is for Ken who killed Karl.
Huntington, New York - May 2007
I used to take lots of photos of shadows. For a while, I thought of photography not as taking pictures of light, but taking pictures of dark, shadows, negative space. This shot reminds me of that older stuff. The pavement makes this one looks grainier than it really is.
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Taken with an Olympus XA on Ilford XP2, and developed in Diafine.
K is for Ken who killed Karl.
Huntington, New York - May 2007
I used to take lots of photos of shadows. For a while, I thought of photography not as taking pictures of light, but taking pictures of dark, shadows, negative space. This shot reminds me of that older stuff. The pavement makes this one looks grainier than it really is.
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Taken with an Olympus XA on Ilford XP2, and developed in Diafine.
Labels: diafine, diy, flags, ilford, ilford xp2, long island, olympus, olympus xa, shadow, xp2
Friday, May 04, 2007
Sentences
Stay out of this you Met fan.
Brooklyn, New York - April 2007
Another obnoxious PhD holder.
Try throwing him a curveball.
"Dead" isn't really accurate.
Hey Jackson Browne watch out.
Sure if you were a hot chick.
I dub thee Sir Elgin McQueer.
Col. Potter to the Lido Deck.
Our only choice is to sautee.
Some say I'm not dumb at all.
So you think you know hockey.
The grand king of drag bunts.
Steven your sarcasm is trite.
I was replaced by Rudy Sarzo.
I don't need your free Monet.
Enough hair spray for Poison.
She makes a sort of quacking.
Born in Cuba raised in Maine.
I don't know what valence is.
No can do without Daryl's OK.
Greetings from Downtown Kiev.
I collect empty plastic bags.
During Satan's pre-evil days.
He just isn't into you Linda.
I got a Macintosh bomb error.
Yanks combine on nine-hitter.
I used to be daft like Al is.
A farewell to Mr. Tom Poston.
Yet you think iPods are cool.
I shouldn't be this terrific.
This is Emeril's last hurrah.
My villain laugh: Bwuhahahah.
We prefer the term "ice box".
They call this thing a woman.
Just dusting off the old gun.
Daryl only talks about Daryl.
You can only be so Pakistani.
Found the elusive hoser gene.
The correct answer is: Belen.
Four thousand seven hundreds.
As Lou might say: "I am Lou".
There's just no pleasing you.
Ok Pete go put on some pants.
Ho go scare me up some toast.
Love in the time of Ed Asner.
I think she's just overtired.
Your old man's a real square.
I'm sorry I slept with Diane.
You and your free hamburgers.
But today's not her birthday.
Thems some big ears you gots.
It's time for Mork and Mindy.
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Nikon F, 50 mm f/1.4, expired Fuji Superia 200, Diafine
Stay out of this you Met fan.
Brooklyn, New York - April 2007
Another obnoxious PhD holder.
Try throwing him a curveball.
"Dead" isn't really accurate.
Hey Jackson Browne watch out.
Sure if you were a hot chick.
I dub thee Sir Elgin McQueer.
Col. Potter to the Lido Deck.
Our only choice is to sautee.
Some say I'm not dumb at all.
So you think you know hockey.
The grand king of drag bunts.
Steven your sarcasm is trite.
I was replaced by Rudy Sarzo.
I don't need your free Monet.
Enough hair spray for Poison.
She makes a sort of quacking.
Born in Cuba raised in Maine.
I don't know what valence is.
No can do without Daryl's OK.
Greetings from Downtown Kiev.
I collect empty plastic bags.
During Satan's pre-evil days.
He just isn't into you Linda.
I got a Macintosh bomb error.
Yanks combine on nine-hitter.
I used to be daft like Al is.
A farewell to Mr. Tom Poston.
Yet you think iPods are cool.
I shouldn't be this terrific.
This is Emeril's last hurrah.
My villain laugh: Bwuhahahah.
We prefer the term "ice box".
They call this thing a woman.
Just dusting off the old gun.
Daryl only talks about Daryl.
You can only be so Pakistani.
Found the elusive hoser gene.
The correct answer is: Belen.
Four thousand seven hundreds.
As Lou might say: "I am Lou".
There's just no pleasing you.
Ok Pete go put on some pants.
Ho go scare me up some toast.
Love in the time of Ed Asner.
I think she's just overtired.
Your old man's a real square.
I'm sorry I slept with Diane.
You and your free hamburgers.
But today's not her birthday.
Thems some big ears you gots.
It's time for Mork and Mindy.
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Nikon F, 50 mm f/1.4, expired Fuji Superia 200, Diafine
Labels: bay ridge, brooklyn, bw, diafine, diy, fuji superia, nikon, nikon f, nyc, sentences
Thursday, May 03, 2007
Thriftee
Y dos hamburguesas por favor.
Brooklyn, New York - April 2007
That's some intense grain there. That's what happens when you develop expired Fuji Superia 200 color film as black and white in Difine. Shot with a Nikon F and it's beat up 50 mm f/1.4 lens with a loose inner element.
I like this one. The grain makes it look old, maybe taken from a newspaper, even thuough I just shot it last week.
Y dos hamburguesas por favor.
Brooklyn, New York - April 2007
That's some intense grain there. That's what happens when you develop expired Fuji Superia 200 color film as black and white in Difine. Shot with a Nikon F and it's beat up 50 mm f/1.4 lens with a loose inner element.
I like this one. The grain makes it look old, maybe taken from a newspaper, even thuough I just shot it last week.
Labels: bay ridge, brooklyn, bw, diafine, diy, fuji, fuji superia, grain, nikon, nikon f, nyc, store, thriftee
Wednesday, May 02, 2007
Owl's Head Park
From every corner of the gym.
Brooklyn, New York - April 2007
I was wrong. Getting hit in the head with a rubber duck over and over isn't such a bad way to wake up.
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Shot with an Agfa Isolette on expired Ilford HP5+ at EI800, give or take, developed in Diafine, and scanned using a Canon Canoscan CS8600F
From every corner of the gym.
Brooklyn, New York - April 2007
I was wrong. Getting hit in the head with a rubber duck over and over isn't such a bad way to wake up.
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Shot with an Agfa Isolette on expired Ilford HP5+ at EI800, give or take, developed in Diafine, and scanned using a Canon Canoscan CS8600F
Labels: 6x6, afga, agfa isolette, bay ridge, brooklyn, bw, diafine, ilford, ilford hp5+, isolette, nyc, owl's head park, park, tree
Friday, April 27, 2007
It's a Fact!
You have forgotten something.
Farmingdale, New York - April 2007
It's a fact! Panthers are invisible. Now, tell a friend.
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Shot on Ilford HP5+ at EI 800 with an Olympus XA, and developed at home in Diafine.
You have forgotten something.
Farmingdale, New York - April 2007
It's a fact! Panthers are invisible. Now, tell a friend.
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Shot on Ilford HP5+ at EI 800 with an Olympus XA, and developed at home in Diafine.
Labels: diafine, diy, house, ilford, ilford hp5+, it's a fact, suburb
Monday, April 23, 2007
In the Grocery Store
Anywhere you go I'll be here.
Brooklyn, New York - April 2007
Olympus XA, Ilford HP5+ at EI 800, developed in Diafine.
Anywhere you go I'll be here.
Brooklyn, New York - April 2007
Olympus XA, Ilford HP5+ at EI 800, developed in Diafine.
Labels: aisle, bay ridge, brooklyn, bw, diafine, diy, grocery, ilford, ilford hp5+, olympus xa, xa
Sunday, April 22, 2007
Caffeine
It's like an ocean of denims.
Farmingdale, New York - April 2007
What a gorgeous weekend. The first truly spring-like days of the year. Well, since January, of course.
Shot at the Spartan Diner in Farmingdale on Kodak T-Max 400 @ EI540 with a Minolta X-700, and 50 mm f/1.4 lens. Developed in Diafine.
It's like an ocean of denims.
Farmingdale, New York - April 2007
What a gorgeous weekend. The first truly spring-like days of the year. Well, since January, of course.
Shot at the Spartan Diner in Farmingdale on Kodak T-Max 400 @ EI540 with a Minolta X-700, and 50 mm f/1.4 lens. Developed in Diafine.
Labels: caffeine, coffee, cup, diafine, diner, kodak, minolta, minolta x-700, tea
Saturday, April 21, 2007
In the Laundry Room
College is a place for steak.
Brooklyn, New York - April 2007
In the laundry room of my apartment building. Olympus XA, Ilford HP5+ at EI 800, developed in Diafine.
College is a place for steak.
Brooklyn, New York - April 2007
In the laundry room of my apartment building. Olympus XA, Ilford HP5+ at EI 800, developed in Diafine.
Labels: brooklyn, diafine, diy, hp5+, ilford, ilford hp5+, laundry room
Monday, April 16, 2007
Under the Pig
Ralph Nadir and a lawnmowers.
Brooklyn, New York, January 2007
I've entered the "concerned about safety features on spoons" stage of my life.
With the world turning more and more megapixelish, I've started developing my own film here in the bathroom (no, I'm not in the can rightnow). I figured the time was right to have noxious chemicals lying about in my apartment, what with a now-crawling child.
This photo is from the first roll I developed: Arista.EDU 120 (ISO 100), shot in an Ansco Ready Flash, and developed in Diafine. This was taken on Fifth Avenue in Park Slope, Brooklyn, New York.
Ralph Nadir and a lawnmowers.
Brooklyn, New York, January 2007
I've entered the "concerned about safety features on spoons" stage of my life.
With the world turning more and more megapixelish, I've started developing my own film here in the bathroom (no, I'm not in the can rightnow). I figured the time was right to have noxious chemicals lying about in my apartment, what with a now-crawling child.
This photo is from the first roll I developed: Arista.EDU 120 (ISO 100), shot in an Ansco Ready Flash, and developed in Diafine. This was taken on Fifth Avenue in Park Slope, Brooklyn, New York.
Labels: ansco, ansco ready flash, brooklyn, bw, diafine, park slope
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