December 2017.
Upper Haight, SF.
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My little niece.
Comillas/Laguardia/Elciego, Spain
Comillas, Elciego and Laguardia, Spain. August 2014.Â
One of the biggest adjustments in film photography is the delayed gratification part. Make the photograph and then you wait.
But I’m starting to discover that the waiting part is one of the best things about film photography.
I just received these scans back from the lab. As our summer vacation approaches the end it’s so nice to relive our first week of vacation of some little towns in northern Spain.
All photographs above were taken with a Hasselblad 503cw and a Carl Zeiss Planar T* 2.8/80 lens on Kodak Portra 400. Film was processed and scanned at Richard Photo Lab in California.
Picos de Europa National Park, Spain
We are currently in Adare, Ireland but I just received my medium format film scans from our travels to Spain.
These photographs were taken in Picos de Europa National Park which is about 30km inland from the northern coast of Spain. I’m so grateful that we had an opportunity to explore and witness that part of the country. It’s a beautiful place and couldn’t recommend it more.
All photographs above were taken with a Hasselblad 503cw and a Carl Zeiss Planar T* 2.8/80 lens on Kodak Portra 400. Film was processed and scanned at Richard Photo Lab in California.
Just got back a few rolls from last weeks quick trip to San Francisco.
This one was taken inside an abandoned warehouse in Dogpatch with my friend Aaron Durand (@everydaydude)
Mamiya 7ii
I recently added a Mamiya 7ii to my camera collection. It’s a medium format system. The sensor size increase over 35mm/full frame is astounding.
There are a few reasons why I wasn’t sure about this camera. The lenses are slow compared to my Leica M glass. It’s much bigger than my Leica M. The shutter makes almost toy like click when pressed and way too sensitive. And it only takes 10 exposures per roll of film.
But none of those things end up mattering that much (to me). The Mamiya 7ii is a joy to use and feels great in your hands. It is portable enough and I can carry it with ease. It is a rangefinder system which has become second nature to me. And there is something so magical about film that is hard for me to put into words.
I will likely still mostly make digital photographs, if nothing but the ease and the instant feedback to determine if I made my exposure correctly.
But there are times when I just want to shoot film and on those days I will happily pick up this Mamiya 7ii.
(The above photographs were taken on a Mamiya 7ii + Kodak Portra 400 film along a recent photo walk with my friend Aaron Durand in Lands End, San Francisco. Processed and scanned at Light Waves Imaging in San Francisco)
My brother Amin and his adorable little girl
Ellie — St. John, USVI.
One of my favorite things about shooting film is the delayed gratification part. This photograph of my daughter was taken last month but I only saw it for the first time yesterday when the scans came back. Made me think about our vacation all over again.
Morning sun and the coast of Northern California