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Melissa - February 20, 2012 - 5:46 pm

Happy 7th bday, sweet pics, cake, brave locket, and sweet pretty girl. Have fun today

Feb 16 2012

7/52[in my place]

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Lately I’ve been thinking about where is my photography voice/style? After getting some film images back, I thought “I’m all over the place with my style.” Lots of photographers take years to develop a voice. I’ve been shooting digital images for years and feel like I have a digital photography voice, but not so much with film cameras. My goal is to create a voice which is recognizable shooting film, digital or instant film.

Below are some photos of the Toledo Zoo taken with a Holga 120 using Fuji Velvia 50 Film, processes by Old School Photo Lab.

I don’t use the Holga very much because it needs a lot of light to get good exposures. Being winter, the sun is not something we see a lot of here in the Midwest. Take my inexperience with the camera/film and I was happy with the results; not so much with how crazy this film is. At first I was frustrated because here I am trying new things,trying to be good at them, and I feel like I look like I don’t know what I’m doing. Then I thought… “you’re experimenting! relax.” The good news, I thinking I’m done testing new films to see what they can do. I’m ready to start shooting to make my voice more clear.

inspiration song: Coldplay In my Place

xo
Kim

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alpana - February 21, 2012 - 4:47 pm

How I love these!

Feb 09 2012

6/52[undiscovered]

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“I’m not lost, just undiscovered.”

inspiration song: James Morrison- Undiscovered

xo
Kim

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Feb 02 2012

5/52[head full of doubt]

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Funny how the moment a person shows doubt it can be construed as lack of confidence or in securities. I have a head full of doubts yet I don’t let those thoughts stop me from trying to be all that I can be. Lack of confidence should be seen in those who aren’t able to see the road ahead of them, for those who can’t see the road full of hope even if doubt is present.

Inspiration song by the Avett Brother’s- Head full of doubt/road full of promise.

xo
Kim

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Melissa - February 4, 2012 - 11:37 pm

lovely put, and you have a head full of gorgeous hair

Jan 31 2012

Analog Ambass”adore”: Sick day

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Last week R. was home sick with a fever and chest cold. After sitting in the house, sick myself, for a few days I needed to get out…and SURPRISE I had a model to ‘pose’ in my photos.No rest for the weary! If I let her sit all day she’d always want to stay home all the time, can’t have that happen. Off I went to grab some 120 Kodak Portra 400 film and my Rolleiflex.

Upon returning from out little outing, I noticed a large package on my front porch….background paper!!! Quickly moving the large package from outside to inside, I set up a little natural light studio in my kitchen to see how the paper would look on camera. It’s a wide heavy paper but I love it so much.

Here’s the digital version taken on my Nikon D3 with 50 mm lens:

Because I never take one version of a photo, LOL! I like to compare what can i say.

Polaroid Sx-70 taken on Impossible Project Px680 film:

I love the natural colors in the Kodak Portra. Part of being an Analog Ambassador for Old School Photo Lab is comparing film, I have other films to show but going to save that for another post, The Portra is the cleanest and most forgiving film I have used yet. As you can see, the colors are natural, bright, not overly saturated but not muted either, even in crappy Barnes and Noble lighting. Being a 400 speed film, it’s a perfect all around choice for most situations. I should order more…because no Kodak is not going to stop making film!!

xo
Kim

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