Photographed with a Canon 6D and 50mm f/1.4 lens. — Photographed with a Canon 6D and 50mm f/1.4 lens.

Nude in Bright Sun

July 28, 2019 in Digital, Nature, Nudes, Photo Sessions

I decided to be a little bit different this morning and brought a digital camera with me to a photo session. I’m really not sure why. I think I just wanted to mix up my life a little bit and do something different. It felt a little odd to photograph a scene with a digital camera and it feels even more odd to be posting an image I exposed less than two hours ago onto this blog. What a crazy modern age we are living in! Well ok, everyone else has been living in this modern age for quite some time.

Photographed with a Hasselblad 500c/m and Fomapan 100 speed film. — Photographed with a Hasselblad 500c/m and Fomapan 100 speed film.

The Oregon Garden

July 15, 2019 in Black and White Film, Nudes, Nature, Photo Sessions

Late last week I took a trip down to Silverton Oregon with a friend to visit The Oregon Garden. I didn’t expect to take many photographs as we really just wanted to check out the beautiful gardens and landscaped pathways before it got too hot but I decided to take my Hasselblad along with me anyway and a few rolls of film. I’ve done a lot of photographs with this particular friend in the past and I knew she would be happy to pose for some images if we came across anything particular cool.

It’s a little tough to see on a computer monitor or a phone screen, but the flower plant that is at the center of this image is covered in caterpillars! There are probably at least twenty of them crawling along the stems and flower tops of the plant. We thought it was such a cool sight that we just had to take a picture. I love the way the image turned out and I plan on making an extra large print in the near future so one can see the details of all the little hairy caterpillars walking up and down the plant stock.

Photographed with a Hasselblad 500c/m and Kodak T-Max 400 speed film. — Photographed with a Hasselblad 500c/m and Kodak T-Max 400 speed film.

Dunes and Deserts

June 18, 2019 in Black and White Film, Nudes, Photo Sessions, Nature

Several months back I went to the Oregon Dunes for a photoshoot and I’m not going to deny I’ve been dreaming of going back ever since. Usually it is the forests and the oceans that I tend to crave for the purposes of photography and I never thought I would find a desert to be so mystical and alluring.

Photographed with a Hasselblad 500c/m and Ilford HP5 film. — Photographed with a Hasselblad 500c/m and Ilford HP5 film.

Forest Nudes in Black & White

April 17, 2019 in Black and White Film, Nudes, Nature, Photo Sessions

I’m still down in California for another week but I had a little downtime today and figured I would write a really quick blog post. This image came to mind mainly because the landscapes I am walking through while on my trip are the polar opposite of what you see in this image.

I like California a lot, and in many ways still consider it my home, but after being here over a week I really miss the forest. There is nothing quite like leaving the place you live for a little while to make you truly appreciate it. I’m looking forward to coming back to Oregon and engaging in some photography sessions with some tall trees and thick mossy woods around.

This image was made in a rather thick forest which blocked out a lot of natural light. I had to push my roll of Ilford HP5 up to ISO 800 in order to keep an exposure in the range of being able to use my camera handheld. Thankfully I managed to keep contrast under control in development. If you look closely at the photograph you can see my own thumbprint on the model’s stomach which was my bad. I got a little handsy when rolling the film onto a spool in the development process. The thumb print is now on the negative and I’m not particularly inclined to photoshop it out.

Photographed with a Minolta SRT-101 and Fomapan 100 speed film. — Photographed with a Minolta SRT-101 and Fomapan 100 speed film.

The Isolated Shores

February 22, 2019 in Black and White Film, Nature, Nudes, Photo Sessions

I really like it when I have the opportunity to make photographs in a location completely devoid of people. It happens so rarely, even when I go to great lengths to find locations far out of the way from main roads, cities , and towns. It’s part of the challenge when working in Oregon. The population here tends to appreciate the outdoors. Thankfully Oregonians tend not to mind nudity too much either.

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Drifting one day to the next can be a comfort or a personal hell, all depends on the morning. When there is fresh coffee in the pot it tends to be the former. When you only have about thirty minutes to enjoy it because you have to whisk off to work i

Look at that guy! Not a single gray hair to be found. An ancient picture of me out in the Columbia River Gorge during the twilight hours.
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#colorfilm #oregon #self-portrait #longtimeago

I admit I am completely oppressed with old Motel signs. I seriously think they represent some of the best examples of colorful design and quirky character on display to the general public.

One day I'd love to road trip around backroads and forgotte

I really like the simplicity of the studio, especially as I get older in my life as a photographer.

Having the ability to spend an extra few minutes to compose a frame to perfection can be a wonderful way to work. Making sure there is just enough s

I have one thing to say and it's not going to be nice. Tonight the United States said loud and clear that it hates women so much it would rather throw in with a known grifter and a fraud. Really seems that being a singularly worthless man is still a

I have a feeling I'm going to spend most of my day feeling quite distracted. Typical. I think it will be best to focus on things like photographs, and records I haven't listened to in a while, and maybe tacos. You know, all the things that are best i

If you haven't already done so, be sure to vote tomorrow. As silly as it may sound, voting is the beginning of every positive leap forward we have and it is incredibly important. Apathy doesn't create change, voting is the starting point.
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#vote #no

I'm about to get on my bike to go to work and it's pouring rain outside. Somehow this picture came to mind. This is not a complaint mind you, I sort of like riding in the rain.
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#filmphotography #fineart #oregon #landscape #storm #raincloud #hasselb

I am so out of it that it didn't dawn on me until about two minutes ago that today is Halloween. Go figure... The predominate thought in my head right now is more, "Is it Friday yet?". That's adulting I suppose. I'm very much looking forwar

I may be awake. I may be typing a post on Instagram. But oh boy the coffee has not kicked in yet. One of these days I'll learn the secret to starting off the day with a little pep in my step. Until then just know, if I'm making a post there is likely

I do a lot of traveling to small towns and a common thread I see across the United States is boarded up movie theaters along the main strip. It makes me quite sad. So many of these theaters could be community gathering places. Get people out of the h

A little test shot I did a long while back when making sure a new lens I bought worked. I don't have any actual plants at home any more. I'm bad at taking care of them. Just a terrible "plant dad" if you will.
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#filmphotography #fineart #h

In a rush so I have to keep this post short and sweet. Lot's of adventures this week so I'm going to post something that represents a bit of a more silent moment.
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#filmphotography #fineart #blackandwhitefilm #believeinfilm #pdx #portland #studio #

Well, I made a post this morning that got instantly removed by the Instagram Police, so here I am posting a serpent monster instead. I guess the eyes of the internet are safe from me for one more day.
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#hasselblad #dragon #snake #sculpture #island

I really like the way in old Hollywood movies you can see the shadows on the wall from the massive flood lights they used combined with slow speed black and white film. I think it is one of many reasons older classic Noir Film still endure. Nothing r

Drifting one day to the next can be a comfort or a personal hell, all depends on the morning. When there is fresh coffee in the pot it tends to be the former. When you only have about thirty minutes to enjoy it because you have to whisk off to work i

Look at that guy! Not a single gray hair to be found. An ancient picture of me out in the Columbia River Gorge during the twilight hours.
.
#colorfilm #oregon #self-portrait #longtimeago

I admit I am completely oppressed with old Motel signs. I seriously think they represent some of the best examples of colorful design and quirky character on display to the general public.

One day I'd love to road trip around backroads and forgotte

I really like the simplicity of the studio, especially as I get older in my life as a photographer.

Having the ability to spend an extra few minutes to compose a frame to perfection can be a wonderful way to work. Making sure there is just enough s

I have one thing to say and it's not going to be nice. Tonight the United States said loud and clear that it hates women so much it would rather throw in with a known grifter and a fraud. Really seems that being a singularly worthless man is still a

I have a feeling I'm going to spend most of my day feeling quite distracted. Typical. I think it will be best to focus on things like photographs, and records I haven't listened to in a while, and maybe tacos. You know, all the things that are best i

If you haven't already done so, be sure to vote tomorrow. As silly as it may sound, voting is the beginning of every positive leap forward we have and it is incredibly important. Apathy doesn't create change, voting is the starting point.
.
#vote #no

I'm about to get on my bike to go to work and it's pouring rain outside. Somehow this picture came to mind. This is not a complaint mind you, I sort of like riding in the rain.
.
#filmphotography #fineart #oregon #landscape #storm #raincloud #hasselb

I am so out of it that it didn't dawn on me until about two minutes ago that today is Halloween. Go figure... The predominate thought in my head right now is more, "Is it Friday yet?". That's adulting I suppose. I'm very much looking forwar

I may be awake. I may be typing a post on Instagram. But oh boy the coffee has not kicked in yet. One of these days I'll learn the secret to starting off the day with a little pep in my step. Until then just know, if I'm making a post there is likely

I do a lot of traveling to small towns and a common thread I see across the United States is boarded up movie theaters along the main strip. It makes me quite sad. So many of these theaters could be community gathering places. Get people out of the h

A little test shot I did a long while back when making sure a new lens I bought worked. I don't have any actual plants at home any more. I'm bad at taking care of them. Just a terrible "plant dad" if you will.
.
#filmphotography #fineart #h

In a rush so I have to keep this post short and sweet. Lot's of adventures this week so I'm going to post something that represents a bit of a more silent moment.
.
#filmphotography #fineart #blackandwhitefilm #believeinfilm #pdx #portland #studio #

Well, I made a post this morning that got instantly removed by the Instagram Police, so here I am posting a serpent monster instead. I guess the eyes of the internet are safe from me for one more day.
.
#hasselblad #dragon #snake #sculpture #island

I really like the way in old Hollywood movies you can see the shadows on the wall from the massive flood lights they used combined with slow speed black and white film. I think it is one of many reasons older classic Noir Film still endure. Nothing r