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
Saturday, September 15, 2007
Sitting Lakeside
Drive yourself to the finish.
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.
Drive yourself to the finish.
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
Zed is dead baby Zed is dead.
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.
Zed is dead baby Zed is dead.
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
Thursday, May 17, 2007
Flags
Staring blankly at her boobs.
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.
Staring blankly at her boobs.
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
Nothing's as cute as a zebra.
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
Nothing's as cute as a zebra.
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
Steve went off the deep ends.
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.
Steve went off the deep ends.
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
Friday, April 27, 2007
It's a Fact!
It's time for some omelettes.
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.
It's time for some omelettes.
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
Basically we're out of limes.
Brooklyn, New York - April 2007
Olympus XA, Ilford HP5+ at EI 800, developed in Diafine.
Basically we're out of limes.
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
Saturday, April 21, 2007
In the Laundry Room
My new life without kneecaps.
Brooklyn, New York - April 2007
In the laundry room of my apartment building. Olympus XA, Ilford HP5+ at EI 800, developed in Diafine.
My new life without kneecaps.
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
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