B Is For

 B is for Badass Biker Bell on a Branch with Bokeh

{It's a Gremlin Bell}

B is for Bow on a Branch that held a Balloon

 

B is for Barely

B is for Buried

 

B is for Be Mine

 

B is for Bike 

{On a pole for whatever reason}

B is for Betta

B is for Bouquet

Taken for the Film26 project using a Nikon F100 on Portra 400 film, except for the bouquet which was taken using a Canon AE-1 on Kodak Gold 400. 

In Love With The Light

Nikon F100 using Portra 400 film.

A is for...

I am HORRID at keeping up with projects. HORRID. I often find when faced at the end of the day with the choice of vegging out or editing that photo for that thing the choice makes itself.

So anyway I'm doing this project called Film26 ... I know! I know! But listen: I found last year that I really prefer shooting film over digital for so many reasons. Maybe I'll come back to that later, but for now let's just say the major reason I fell out of love with digital was post processing. Primarily it's time consuming but also I couldn't photoshop to save my life. I leave all of my film shots straight out of camera and that really works for me. So when I saw the Film26 project, which encourages members to shoot a photo based on a letter of the alphabet every two weeks, that seemed both fun and attainable to me.

I'm hoping that by completing this project I can really improve on my narrow skill set. I do find that there is a wide gap in the quality of my film and digital images. I think I depend on the lcd screen truthfully. I shoot, look, change settings, reshoot, look, recompose, and then post the best image. Obviously there is not that luxury with film. Here's to tough love and getting it right the first time!

These are the images I chose for A {some of them have popped up in previous posts} :

A is for Arbre

A is for Airplane

A is for Abandoned

 

A is for Accident

 

A is for {the lovely} Amanda

These were all shot on a Nikon F100 using Kodak BW400CN.

From The Side Of The Road

Many of my {favorite} images are of the Manitoba scenery. We tend to suffer from wanderlust so we often find ourselves in the van on the way to somewhere. Or nowhere. I do need to confess however. Although it may appear I do a lot of off roading, the majority of my shots are taken with my invaluable 300mm from the side of the road! With three children under seven it is just not an option to hike into the woods and fields whenever I feel like it. Here are some recent shots taken from the side of the road.

Test Roll

I recently acquired a Canon AE-1. It was in sketchy shape so I shot a test roll with not much hope for an exciting outcome. I'm really pleased with the results!

The only glitch in the system is sometimes I can't press the shutter release button in. I tried to troubleshoot online but am having problems figuring out a solution. I may have to hunt down another battery and see if that works. I'm so impatient!

All images shot on Kodak Gold 400.

Afternoon Walk

Scenes from our afternoon walk. Well, our afternoon walk when it's not -30 out. All taken with the Nikon F100 on Kodak BW400CN.

Shoot Through It

Last Winter I had photographer's seasonal depression. There was NO light, grey days, and tons of snow. I was house bound and rarely found inspiration to grab my camera. When I did pull it out I FOR SURE wasn't going to waste my precious film.

Ridiculous.

This year my approach is totally different. Knowing shooting film makes me happiest, I am using it to boost my spirits throughout these cold months and enjoying the challenge of the low light. Our temps have been uncharacteristically mild though. I may sing a different tune in the event of a temperature drop.

Recently we were invited to a cabin on a nearby lake. The day was foggy and cold. The light nonexistent. So I just did what I could and I'm happy with the results. The fog sort of adds a cool blur or layer, I think.

All shot on Kodak BW400CN with a Nikon F100. Not sure what happened at the lab, but the sepia tones here are pretty nutty.