From the category archives:
still waiting on film, so still playing this way. also waiting for the digital back fairy, but i have heard she does not exist.
i think i need to make a better contraption for shading the viewing screen and i have to settle on which lens for the d3 works best. it will all be a bit of trial and error and i apologize in advance for subjecting you to my experiments.
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one of the most exciting because it means that i am getting the Hasselblad back in action.
i promise to do more interesting things with the camera, but the twins were sleeping and the bear was relaxing on the couch. i think the bear’s smile actually gets a little broader when he knows that he will not be molested by the twin terrors. their nap is his reprieve. mine and the cat’s as well.
i really love the square format and this camera has been in my life for ages. it was my father’s camera and it means the world to me. i am so glad that i am going to be using it again and i will at some point get a digital back for it…someday. somehow.
for those who do not know the technique done to make the photo above, it is called TTV (through the viewfinder) so it is a digital photo taken with my d3 through the view finder of my medium format hasselblad camera. the focusing screen has the cross marks on it and the mirror is VERY dirty so that is why the photo is all dusty. it is a fun little way to use the older cameras without having to load film or buy the digital back (which costs about the same as a small car.)
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there was a time when i was afraid of digital…i had been using film for so long. i knew film and i have to say that there have been moments lately that i really miss it. i miss the look i produced with it and i miss the self control i had while shooting. with a limited number of frames, i did not mess around. i shot more prudently. stylistically, i have gotten so used to such smooth images with my d3, that i found the grain of the film images a bit shocking. something to get used to all over again.
i have spent all day going back through my career of images for a story and i found a few film scans…the shot above was one of them. i never made an effort to digitally convert my entire collection as it is just too much. my garage is stacked to the ceiling with client negatives. (yes, i brought them all with me. no, my husband was not pleased.) despite the storage issue, i think i will be pulling that hasselblad out of the closet and shooting a bit with my old friend.
i also miss shooting in los angeles, but that will have to wait a bit longer.
i know i don’t share a lot of client work anymore. it is for 2 reasons. i am enjoying this space as a daily life photo log of my family and the majority of my work is commercial so it is a while between shoot and when i am allowed to share…by that time, i have moved on to the next thing. i am guilty of having a very short attention span.
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As I have been mentioning…there is a lot going on in 2010 for my work and I am so thrilled. The response to the release of Beyond Snapshots – the blog has been so amazing. Peta and I are happy that so many people are enjoying the site. We are busy polishing the new online classroom for our next session. We are also working very hard at getting our official teaching tour together and will announce the details as soon as we can. And more on top of all that.
If you think a fun and detailed Beyond Snapshots mentoring session sounds like a great idea, tell the people over at BlogHer! We have been pitched (although at the time of the pitch it was not yet confirmed that Peta would be able to come too so you can now add “& Peta” after every Rachel) to speak at BlogHer ‘10 this August in New York City and we need your votes to get on the schedule. Click this link and choose “I would attend this session” to get Beyond Snapshots on the official line up. You will have to sign up or into BlogHer to see the voting options, but it is a great site and easy to do.
If you are already attending BlogHer, this will be a great presentation…a mini version of our upcoming workshops.
Do it for the small bunny:
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