Every time I have a chance to shoot film, it makes me feel alive as a photographer again. This isn’t about the trend, pretentiousness or anything of the sort. It just feels real. It also usually edits better than digital, negative film has a wonderful ability to hold highlight details that digital cameras simply can’t capture.
The color images in this post are shot on a Mamiya 645AF w/ the stock AF 80mm f2.8 lens. The black and white images are shot on Neopan 400 with my new baby, a Canonet QL-17 G-III.
An Horse
An Horse
An Horse
Kelley James
Kelley James
An Horse are a wonderful Australian indie musical duo signed to mom+pop records who have toured with the likes of Tegan and Sara, Silversun Pickups, Death Cab for Cutie and Cage the Elephant. They were coming through town (town being Atlanta) and I managed to snag a quick little photo shoot with them. I mainly shot black and white film though, so you’re going to have to wait a little while for me to post more photos from this shoot. In the meantime, here’s a digital photo from the shoot. The rest will come in a later blog post, stay tuned!
An Horse
Sometimes it’s fun to do a last minute shoot! I hit up Kelley James via twitter the other week and photographed him tracking some songs in the studio, then did a quick shoot afterwards. I still haven’t had time to finish editing this shoot, but I attached a few photos to satisfy your curious eyes.
Kelley James
Kelley James
Kelley James
Kelley James
Oh, and don’t forget to get crunk!
Had a photo shoot the other week with the new Atlanta, Georgia group Woe, Is Me. They recently signed to Velocity/Rise records. Here are a few photos from the shoot, seven member bands are rough to photograph!
Woe, Is Me
Woe, Is Me
Woe, Is Me
Got an email from Alternative Press back in February about doing a shoot with the Valdosta, GA group From First to Last. I accepted and proceeded to dive right into some of the craziest weeks of my life. The shoot went well, but I had multiple, large and well paying shoots all fall through at the same time that the engine in my Honda CR-V decided it wanted to completely stop working. I’m extremely grateful that the FFTL guys let me stay at their place for a while as my engine was slowly replaced by a local mechanic, there was no way I could afford a hotel.
Here are the tear sheets from the AP article, it’s actually my first feature article in three years of doing photo shoots for them. WHOA… has it really been three years? I’m getting old. Also, there was a last minute change that caused them to swap the two photos… the second photo was supposed to be the spread, I was pretty bummed over that change since I shot it all with a certain usage in mind.
From First to Last - Alternative Press Feature 2010
From First to Last - Alternative Press Feature 2010
90′s grunge band, anyone? (outtake):
From First to Last
I also did some setups for their new label, Rise Records. Here are a few select images from that (not all were used):
From First to Last
From First to Last
From First to Last
Seriously, some of the nicest guys I’ve come across in the music industry. Always a pleasure to work with them!
I had a shoot a few weeks back for their label, Fearless Records. The photos were for promotional use, I’m assuming for the upcoming summer (warped tour and more). If you’re not a photographer, skip the following two paragraphs and go enjoy the photos!
I’m always attempting to figure out how to do something different in photos, I’m past the point of putting out the same drivel over and over. If you’re searching for inspiration, push yourself to photograph someone in a way they’ve never been captured before. I chose to shoot with gels and use multiple exposures on film to capture a unique look on some of these photos. Maybe for you this means lighting by using a mirror to reflect a light. It also might mean photographing without a face being shown at all.
Push yourself, find something else! It’s so difficult to separate yourself as an image maker in this industry. Would you rather be one of 500 people who put out a certain consistent look or one of one? Even if that image is one less sought for, you’ve put yourself ahead by having less competition. Strobist.com recently featured the work of Atton Conrad on a post about light painting. I highly doubt Atton is facing as much competition as most photographers.
anyway, photos from my Breathe Carolina shoot! The first four are film shots, the last one is digital.
Breathe Carolina
Breathe Carolina
Breathe Carolina
Breathe Carolina
Breathe Carolina
