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Cousin Izzy

Thu, 15 Jul 2004 13:45:10 GMT

"Izzy"

Camera: Holga 120S
Film: Kodak Tri-X 400
Exposure: 1/100 sec @ F/11
Paper: Kodak Fine Art double weight fiber based paper (matte surface)
Location: Spartan Stadium parking lot, East Lansing, Michigan</p>

Cross posted to greyareas, photographie, noir_et_blanc, and plastikcamera.

Clowns

Sun, 27 Jun 2004 22:57:25 GMT

"Squeaky & Patches"

Camera: Holga 120S
Film: Kodak Tri-X 400
Exposure: 1/100 sec @ F/8
Paper: Kodak Fine Art double weight fiber based paper(matte surface)
Location: Ingham County Fair, Mason, Michigan</p>

Cross posted to greyareas, photographie, noir_et_blanc, and plastikcamera.

New Portraits - Lizy Series

Tue, 17 Feb 2004 15:37:21 GMT

Here is a series that I worked on last semester (Fall 2003). When I needed models for my various portrait assignments, I put out the word that I would offer portraits for free to anyone willing to model for me. This girl needed high school yearbook photos done, so her mother volunteered her. I set up studio lights with a white paper background in the living room of my uncle's empty house. I took some color slides for my lighting assignment. Then, I shot this roll of black & white film for her yearbook. (The yearbook required a black & white print.) This was the first time I ever used studio lights for black & white shots. I was impressed with the sharpness and clarity of the negatives when I got them back from the processor. (From now on, I want to use studio lights for portraits whenever possible!)

The pose that she chose for her yearbook is not one of these, but I liked many of the shots so well that I took time to print these favorites late in the semester. I used a color enlarger for all of these. The first one is actually done on color paper as part of an extra credit assignment. (The goal was to adjust the color balance to have no color bias.) The rest were done on standard black & white RC paper that I had leftover from a previous semester. I scanned these from 8×10 prints.

Click on each to see the full-sized version.

Lizy I	Lizy II	Lizy III	Lizy IV

Shy	Smiling	Confident	"Joan Jett" Attitude

Camera: Pentax K-1000 (using 50mm and 70-210mm zoom lens)
Film: Kodak T-Max 100
Exposure: 1/60 sec @ F/8-11
Paper: (Lizy I) Kodak Supra Endura (semi-matte surface) RC [black & white photo on color paper]
Paper: (Lizy II -IV) Kodak Polymax III (glossy surface) RC
Location: Living room of 279 Durand, East Lansing, Michigan.</p>

Cross-posted to photographie, greyareas and noir_et_blanc.

Bicycle Racks

Thu, 24 Oct 2002 00:21:54 GMT

How do you like this one?

Shot with Pentax ME Super (using 50 mm lens)
Kodak Tri-X 400 (exposed as ISO 250 and developed in strait D76)
1/500 sec @ F/16
Printed on Kodak Polymax Fine Art Paper, #-1 filter.

Taken on the campus of MSU (on a summer weekend).

Snowy Street

Wed, 02 Oct 2002 22:32:22 GMT

Here's another one of my favorites...

Shot with Pentax ME Super (using 50mm lens)
Kodak T-Max 100
1/125 sec @ F/16
Printed on Kodak Polymax Fine Art Paper, #2 filter, full frame.

Taken last January in Kalamazoo, MI. This was my first attempt at printing a full frame photograph.

Sun, 29 Sep 2002 08:45:34 GMT

Pastoral

Tue, 10 Sep 2002 15:10:54 GMT

Here's another one of my favorites...

Shot with Pentax ME Super (using 50mm lens)
Kodak T-Max 100
1/15 sec @ F/22
Printed on Kodak Polymax Fine Art Paper, split filtered with #1 & #3 1/2, full frame.

Tue, 27 Aug 2002 05:22:31 GMT

Barn Photo

Mon, 19 Aug 2002 15:31:17 GMT

Here's one of my favorites...

Shot with Pentax ME Super (using 50mm lens)
Kodak T-Max 100
1/250 sec @ F/8
Printed on Kodak Polymax Fine Art Paper, #2 1/2 filter, full frame.

Architectural Photo

Thu, 01 Aug 2002 15:27:36 GMT

Here's an interesting architectural photo...

Shot with Pentax ME Super (using 50mm lens)
Kodak T-Max 400
1/60 sec @ F/5.6
Printed on Kodak Polymax Fine Art Paper, #2 filter

Wed, 10 Jul 2002 00:54:37 GMT

Architectural Photograph

Fri, 28 Jun 2002 13:50:15 GMT

Here's something a little different from my recent posts. (It's not a portrait.)

Shot with Pentax ME Super (using 50mm lens)
Kodak T-Max 400
1/500 sec @ F16
Printed on Kodak Polymax II RC Paper, no filters

nathan

Wed, 19 Jun 2002 16:40:06 GMT

Fuji Neopan 400
1/15 sec @ f2.8
T-Max developer
printed on Oriental Seagull VC

Wed, 12 Jun 2002 16:01:51 GMT

I have not done this but am thinking it through and wondering if I have missed something:

If an imaginary photographer, Mister So&So, were to take pictures using colour film, could Mister So&So then make black & white prints from the colour negatives? Would this affect the quality of the prints as black and white photographs? How would the outcome be different from prints made from b&w negatives?

a friend

Wed, 12 Jun 2002 06:23:02 GMT

Kodak 3200
1/30 @ f2.8
T-Max developer
printed on Oriental Seagull VC
selenium toner

This is a buddy of mine.

She is the daughter of my good friend and former photography professor, so I feel a little sheepish giving it to them, especially when there is so much halo-ing going on in this print. I am hoping it is one of those things that only I notice... heh. I imagine that I will need to reprint it.

I really had to burn this print to get it where I wanted it. It was taken in broad daylight, so I had to cook the sky quite a bit. Here's a small time chart that I made before I got the final print done.

50mm lens @ f5.6
#3 contrast filter

Tue, 11 Jun 2002 16:02:20 GMT

Mon, 10 Jun 2002 21:25:21 GMT

"Rhea"

fuji neopan 400, 120

Mon, 10 Jun 2002 15:38:52 GMT

Here is another portrait photo. This one was done as part of an environmental portrait assignment.

Shot with a Fuji 670 on Kodak T-Max 400 (120mm) film.
f 5.6 at 1/250 sec.
Printed on Kodak Polymax Fine Art Paper

It was around noon on a cool, overcast day. I was very happy with the available light.

Thu, 06 Jun 2002 14:32:23 GMT

Since child photos are the current trend, here's one that I am particularly proud of...

Shot with a Pentax ME Super, 50mm lens, Vivitar flash. F11 @1/125
Kodak T-Max 100 film
Printed on Kodak Polymax Fine Art paper

Thu, 06 Jun 2002 04:18:58 GMT

member gallery

Thu, 30 May 2002 19:48:03 GMT

In addition to some other minor cosmetic changes I plan to make, I was thinking of using my pitiful web design skills to create a member gallery, wherein each member of this community could display one or two photographs. Not only would this be a pleasant addition to the community's appeal, but it would also be something that passersby could view - to get an idea of what we're about.

I will host the gallery.

What do you think of this? Is this a good idea or not?

If the response is positive, I will provide more details on maximum file size, etc...

a boy

Tue, 28 May 2002 20:23:51 GMT

I have been taking photographs of this child since he was a fetus. He is one of my favorite subjects, and - when he sits still long enough - he can be very photogenic.

fuji neopan 1600
1/60 @ f2.8
t-max developer
oriental seagull VC

New Member

Tue, 21 May 2002 03:41:36 GMT

Okay, here goes my first post in this forum. This is a shot of the San Antonio Riverwalk taken in December 2000.

Shot with a Pentax ME Super, 49mm lens on Kodak T-Max 100, f8 @ 1/125 sec.
This print was made on Kodak Polymax II RC

Fri, 10 May 2002 20:08:52 GMT

"Once the amateur's naive approach and humble willingness to learn fades away, the creative spirit of good photography dies with it. Every professional should remain always in his heart an amateur."
- Alfred Eisenstaedt

Mon, 06 May 2002 06:27:25 GMT

...for an assignment entitled "posed emotion"...

Ilford 400 bw, left image altered in photoshop