Beach Day with Jess

Lomography Redscale @ 50 ~ Yashica D

Last week I was thrilled to get together with my friend Jess for a beach day! Quite honestly, I feel I have been slacking on summertime outings so getting out and about was much needed and very much appreciated. We were fully prepared for the beautiful sunny day with beach blankets, books, snacks and a bottle of rose. I brought my little Yashica D also for some impromptu photos; I will always have so much love for this camera as it’s what lead me into medium format. Sadly, it had been a little while since I’d last utilized it as I suspected (correctly as it turned out) that it had a small malfunction. Due to this, a few exposures did not make it onto this roll, but I’m pleased to see at least these few photos came out just fine. I was excited about the resulting cool tones from overexposing this film, and also about some of the multiple exposures I tried. Most of all, I was ecstatic to enjoy a wonderful day alongside such great company.

Multiple Exposures with Marianna

Ilford HP5 & Lomography 400 on Mamiya RB67

This May I had the pleasure of again working with the lovely Marianna. She was one of the first models I had the opportunity to photograph when I began diving into medium format in the fall of 2018. It is always a fantastic experience to create with her; she has been nothing but welcoming in my experimental processes, and I will be eager to see what we cook up the next time around.

Self Portraits: Bloom

February 2019 - Double Exposed Lomography 100 on Canon AT-1

Shortly after Valentine’s Day, I noticed an influx of folks throwing away their drooping bouquets in my apartment building, leftover from the holiday. Regardless of not entirely knowing what I would do with them, I sent out a request that instead of tossing their dying flower arrangements, I could come and take them off people’s hands. Immediately I got a few responses and met a wonderful florist who resides on the other end of the building. He passed along a stunning bouquet that decidedly I shot an entire roll of film of later that day. After a few attempts with double exposures, I had been wanting to try a different technique: shooting through a roll, rewinding, and shooting images on top of the prior exposures. In my past experiences with 35mm double exposures, I hadn’t been pleased with how the images overlapped as it was difficult to physically hold the film in place while advancing frames (not to mention the hand cramps). I was hoping this technique would perfectly line each exposure on top of one another. Despite it not working out as intended, this roll of film has still been one of my favorites in the realm of multiple exposures.