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Cinestill 800 Film Model Shoot
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Cinestill 800 Film Model Shoot

Today's post is about my recent Cinestill 800 film model shoot. Cinestill is a unique film that is known to produce wild and unpredictable colors. Especially at night. People seem to love posting night time photos of gas stations with Cinestill for some reason but they typically don't use it for portraits. So keeping the outlier vibe we set out to shoot a few rolls of medium format portraits in downtown Appleton. The photo above highlights just how trippy the colors can be with this film. The fountain was red but came out a glowing pink and the water turned…

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December 1, 2021
November Film Shoot
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November Film Shoot

Another session in my shoot-a-month project. This time we did a film shoot with the beautiful Dreamera Marie (Instagram @dreamera.marie). It was a beautiful late afternoon / evening and we used the backdrop of the early Winter earth tone colors around Neenah. Shot with Kodak Portra 400 film on a medium format camera - my Bronica ETRSi. The first shots were in a swamp! The rolling grasses were an awesome contrast with her sparkly blue dress. The next set was taken on Doty Island by the bridges and Fox River. This set used a variety of lighting and color grades…

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December 4, 2020
Greenhouse in Velvia 50 Film
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Greenhouse in Velvia 50 Film

Fuji Velvia 50 film is specially designed to accentuate colors. This gallery was shot in Greiling Farms Greenhouse, Denmark, on medium format film. I used my Bronica ETRS camera and a 150mm lens. The film was developed by Richard Photo Lab and I scanned the negatives using an Epson Perfection V600. The colors were not digitally manipulated - what you see is what Velvia delivers. Funky skin tones but the colors sure pop!

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January 8, 2019
Artists and Technicians – Two Types of Creatives
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Artists and Technicians – Two Types of Creatives

Art.  It seems like there are two kinds of people who call themselves "artists" -   creatives and technicians. Technicians often are highly skilled and have deep knowledge of their craft.  They can quote specifications of all the tools in great detail.  They know exactly how to set things to achieve perfect results.  They can instantly spot imperfection in someone's work and are full of technical advice.   Artists are often highly skilled in their craft.  But they see the craft as merely a medium for their art - not the purpose of their art.  Artists break the rules, and in…

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November 1, 2018
Medium Format Film Test Shooting
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Medium Format Film Test Shooting

I continue the learning curve on my new Bronica ETRS medium format film camera.  The wonderful AJ helped me with a series of test shots using a variety of apertures and shutter speeds.  First up - shutter speed!  The conclusion here is I cannot consistently shoot handheld below 1/125 second.  While I hit some shots at 1/60sec it was only through luck I think.  THis contrasts with my 35mm minimum handheld speed of 1/30 to 1/60 of a second.  Below is a comparison shot at 1/125sec and 1/60sec Next up is exposure variation via aperture control.  I metered for f/2.8…

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October 31, 2018
Film Shooting with AJ
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Film Shooting with AJ

Some of the best shots from my film test shoot with AJ in Oshkosh. For some technical information see:  Bronica Test Shoot  

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October 31, 2018
Bronica with ND Filter
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Bronica with ND Filter

Still learning my "new" Bronica medium format camera.  After some work on my 75mm lens (nothing worse than a stuck aperture) I headed out around the Fox Valley to find some moving water to photograph.  All of these photos were taken using a 10 stop ND filter by Gobe.  The ND filter allows you to take long exposure pictures in the day time and created beautiful effects with water or other moving objects. The procedure for a 10 stop filter is you compose and focus the picture with your camera on a tripod.  Meter the picture to get the unfiltered…

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September 23, 2018
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