“Mini”-apolis on Flickr.
Picture taking > Studying for finals;
Puffy clouds > Overcast skies;
Tilt > No tilt;
Film > Digital.
May 8, 2013
April 24, 2013
April 13, 2013
February 10, 2013
January 21, 2013
Out of the thousands, these are my 10 favorite pictures I took of people in the past year!
December 5, 2012
November 26, 2012
a brand new minneapolis no.36, uptown on Flickr.
This is Yuma. I stopped her for her portrait on a sunny afternoon in late fall. It was almost 60 degrees and in Minnesota in November, it’s reason to celebrate (it snowed 2 days later). Anyway, I asked Yuma how she got her name. She said that her dad told her he named her “Yuma” after his favorite movie, “3:10 to Yuma”! I’m guessing it was the 1957 version and not the 2007 remake…
(oh, and those two ghostly gentlemen in the background are graphics printed on the fence…bad job minding the background on my part!)
August 16, 2012
July 29, 2012
The Bandshell at Lake Harriet on Flickr.
Yashica Mat LM | Ilford FP4+ | Ilfosol DD-X | Post in LR3
Why film (especially if it’s medium format) » digital HDR.
Film. The original HDR.
May 21, 2012
May 19, 2012
Mount Minneapolis on Flickr.
If you happen to be in Northeast Minneapolis this weekend and are looking for something to do, come visit me at Art-A-Whirl! I’ll be at the Waterbury Building, 1121 Jackson NE, in suite #121.
May 18, 2012
Mill City is Crumbling and I’m going to Art-A-Whirl! on Flickr.
Prints
Holga 120N | Ilford HP5+ | XTOL (1:1) | post-processed in Topaz Adjust
Not really! There is some construction going on, I think on one of the grain elevators, which adds to the idea behind this piece. The overlapping images, I think, really give the sense that the mill ruins (now home to the great Mill City Museum) really are crumbling. It’s disorienting and one of the joys of Holgaramas—-you never know what element the process might add to your idea!
A quick plug for my photography business: I will be at that the 17th Annual Art-A-Whirl in Northeast Minneapolis this weekend. It’s the largest open studio art fair in the country. I will be at 1121 Jackson St., in the Waterbury Building, Suite #121. Come over and stop by if you’re in the area. This print and more will be on sale, with 10% going to Everyday Miracles, a local non-profit. Hope to see you there!
More info here: nemaa.org/art-a-whirl
May 17, 2012
March 27, 2012
a brand new minneapolis no. 19 (nicollet mall) on Flickr.
Mamiya 645 1000s | Mamiya Sekor-C 80mm f/1.9 (shot at f/2.8) | Ilford HP5+ | Rodinal (1:50)
I saw this gentleman outside of the Minneapolis Public Library. I asked for his picture and he asked for a cigarette. I didn’t have one, so he asked for fifty cents. I shrugged and gave him a dollar. Just after I took the shot, he started dancing! I think he thought that I had a video camera. Oh well. I don’t like to give the strangers I shoot money, but sometimes I randomly relent and fork over some money. I mean, there are a lot of strangers out there who would have their picture taken for free, right? Oh well, I guess it’s a small matter in the grand scheme of things. At least he gave me an interesting expression (right before he started bobbing his head in dance, that is)…
A Brand New Minneapolis teaser: color is on its way…
This picture is the nineteenth in my 100 strangers project, to learn more and see the rest of A Brand New Minneapolis, click here.
Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers at the 100 Strangers Flickr Group page
March 27, 2012
a brand new minneapolis no. 18 (nicollet mall) on Flickr.
Mamiya 645 1000s | Mamiya Sekor-C 80mm f/1.9 (shot at f/2.8) | Ilford HP5+ | Rodinal (1:50)
This gentleman was over 90 and I caught him as he strolled down Nicollet Mall. I asked what he was doing and he replied that he used to walk Downtown Minneapolis 75 years ago. Wow! I asked if things had changed much and he just laughed. We spent about five minutes talking about the camera I was using (he was amazed that it wasn’t digital), Minneapolis, and life in general. It’s interactions like these that really give me the energy necessary to keep walking up to strangers and asking to take their pictures. What a sweet guy. I was so caught up in his story that I didn’t realize until I looked at his photograph that his hat (which was bright orange, too bad I had shot my roll of color film already) had a big ant on it! No reason, I suppose; I mean, what reason could you possibly have to put an ant on your hat but that you’re 90 years old and can do whatever you damn well please!
This picture is the eighteenth in my 100 strangers project, to learn more and see the rest of A Brand New Minneapolis, click here.
Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers at the 100 Strangers Flickr Group page
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