a brand new minneapolis no. 6 (nicollet mall) on Flickr.
Stay tuned for the return of A Brand New Minneapolis street portrait project, coming soon! (I’m out shooting for it now!)
November 14, 2012
February 26, 2012
a brand new minneapolis no. 8 (bryant & lake) on Flickr.
Mamiya 645 1000s | Mamiya Sekor-C 80mm f/1.9 (shot at f/2.8) | Kodak Tri-x 400 | 8x ND | D-76
This gentleman and I made eye contact as he crossed the street. It was the kind of contact that has the potential to be awkward (well, what kind of contact doesn’t?!) but I quickly motioned his way and asked if I could take his photograph. He readily obliged, wished me luck, and went on his way. Easy peasy.
This picture is the eighth 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
February 21, 2012
a brand new minneapolis no. 6 (nicollet mall) on Flickr.
Mamiya 645 1000s | Mamiya Sekor-C 80mm f/1.9 (shot at f/2.8) | Kodak Tri-x 400 (shot at 320) | Rodinal (1:100, 120 min.)
You’ve probably seen this gentleman or others like him busking along Nicollet Mall on any given day. Now, to me, this would be a difficult way to make a living and in any regard, not a fun way to spend a Saturday afternoon (then again, I spent some of my Saturday afternoon asking to take picture of strangers—-now who’s the weird person?!). This gentleman was really getting into his jam, though, and you can see it shine through in his eyes. Since he has his recorder in his mouth, he needs to use his eyes to smile, yet there’s a hint of sadness there, as I’ve seen common in most of the individuals I’ve encountered thus far for this project.
This picture is the sixth 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
February 12, 2012
untitled on Flickr.
Mamiya 645 1000s | Mamiya Sekor-C 80mm f/1.9 | Fuji Acros 100 | Rodinal (1:100, 90 min.)
I fixed the light leaks (they were slight, but annoyingly noticeable) on my new 1000s yesterday with some wool yarn and craft foam from the fabric store. The foam from the 1970s was disintegrating and letting in a slight amount of light, which made uniform objects like the sky bright on either end. Annoying, right? Anyway, I took a roll this afternoon and it seems as though the problem is fixed! I did manage to over-expose/develop some of the shots, especially ones with strong backlighting, where I purposely over-exposed the metering in order to get the shadows. May have over-done it a bit. Oh well! Rachel and I headed over to the Minneapolis Institute of Art this afternoon and she was nice enough to stand and smile for me—-what a lucky guy I am! I’m hoping to start taking street portraits soon, but need to get this metering thing figured out first…
February 3, 2012
January 28, 2012
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