22 March
On
In Black and White, Film, Goats, Portraits
With

Up until a month or so ago, I’d never shot this film.  A friend threw in a few rolls when he sold me his Hasselblad.  I’d mostly shot Tri-X or HP5.  But now TMax400 is a new favorite.  REALLY nice grain and contrast.  And I can barely tell the difference between shooting it at box speed (400) and pushing it two stops to 1600.  The grain is still really nice even when pushed.  All processed in TMax developer.  All but the one’s of Clare were shot on my Rolleiflex 2.8F.  Clare’s were on the Hasselblad 503cx and 100mm f3.5.

This one is TMax rated at ISO 1600 and pushed two stops in development.
17 March
On
In High School Seniors, Portraits
With

I’m a bit behind on this blogging thing, so I’m going to try to catch up over the next few weeks.

SO many great kids this year.  But, it’s that way every year.

Beautiful, right!? And the background isn’t bad either 😉

I rarely post the yearbook formals, but this is just too good.

After I did her formals, we did the ones below.  I hope to do more like those below in the future.  If you’re interested, but sure to mention it.

 

27 February
On
In Film, Portraits
With

Promotional photos for Clare a couple of weeks ago. Freshman at MCHS, amazing talent! Follow her Facebook page to find out where she’ll be playing next: www.facebook.com/clareofficial 
She’s also on Instagram: @clare.sukley

February 06, 2016. Clare Sukley Musician

February 06, 2016. Clare Sukley Musician

February 06, 2016. Clare Sukley Musician

February 06, 2016. Clare Sukley Musician

February 06, 2016. Clare Sukley Musician

Digital above, of course, we shot just a bit of black and white film also 😉

January 6, 2016. Clare Sukley

January 6, 2016. Clare Sukley

12 February
On
In Family Portraits, Portraits
With

We made the most of the almost 2 feet of snow we had a couple of weeks ago.

The Myers are neighbors….if I cross a creek, and climb several fences, I could walk to their house, but I didn’t do that.  I took the lazy way, the roads had been scraped reasonably well, so driving was a bit easier.

Beautiful location, right at their house.

January 25, 2016. Myers Family, snow

January 25, 2016. Myers Family, snow

January 25, 2016. Myers Family, snow

January 25, 2016. Myers Family, snow

January 25, 2016. Myers Family, snow

January 25, 2016. Myers Family, snow

January 25, 2016. Myers Family, snow

January 25, 2016. Myers Family, snow

January 25, 2016. Myers Family, snow

January 25, 2016. Myers Family, snow

10 September
On
In High School Seniors, Portraits
With

MCHS Class of 2016

Here we go……

August 10, 2015. Zoe Graves Senior Portraits. MCHS Class of 2016.

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Fuji Acros Black and White Film

August 14, 2015. Zoe Graves Senior Portraits. MCHS Class of 2016.

August 14, 2015. Zoe Graves Senior Portraits. MCHS Class of 2016.

August 14, 2015. Zoe Graves Senior Portraits. MCHS Class of 2016.

August 14, 2015. Zoe Graves Senior Portraits. MCHS Class of 2016.

August 14, 2015. Zoe Graves Senior Portraits. MCHS Class of 2016.

August 14, 2015. Zoe Graves Senior Portraits. MCHS Class of 2016.

August 14, 2015. Zoe Graves Senior Portraits. MCHS Class of 2016.

Kodak Tri-X Black and White Film
Kodak Tri-X Black and White Film
Kodak Tri-X Black and White Film
Kodak Tri-X Black and White Film
24 August
On
In Head Shots, Portraits
With

I’m a little slow posting sometimes…..well, most of the time…..

Chelsea came by for updated head shots a few weeks ago.  Chelsea is Miss Madison 2013, in case you didn’t know 🙂

Here are a few…

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And, not unusual for me these days, we shot a bit of black and white film, just for fun…..

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24 July
On
In Family Portraits, Film, Portraits
With

If you follow on Instagram, you’ll know I’ve been shooting a bit of film, mostly black and white, at portrait sessions for a while now, but I’ve never done a session completely on film, particularly black and white.  Film has such a different “look” than digital, and I get a little bored with the look of digital from time to time.  I really like the look and feel of these.  And I thank the Brockmans for putting up with me for a half hour or so last week so I can work out some of my crazy ideas.

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For anyone interested, these were shot with a medium format Hasselblad on Tri-X 120 film, developed in HC-110b, and scanned on an Epson V600.  I do all the processing and scanning of black and white film at home, color film I have to send off to a lab.

If you’ve made it this far, and are interested in black and white film only session, click here and fill out this form to get in touch.  I’ll only have time to do a few before I get busy with high school seniors this fall, but we’ll see what we can work out.  And, I’m up for anything, family, couples, individuals, high school seniors, whatever.