last frame of the roll
some unlucky times, the last frame of the roll will look like this. not exactly sure why.
Hasselblad 500 C/M, Fuji pro 400H. from a month ago (slowly catching up on some scanning).
and a couple more, far from ground breaking, shots that were taken when I was still trying to figure out the Rolleicord. Kodak Portra 400
May 17, 2012 Leave a comment
my very first 120 roll
about a couple of months ago I shot my very first roll with the Rolleicord. what a(n ongoing) learning curve! I know I’m doing it backwards, but here are a few images from then. shot on Kodak Portra 160.
first off, it was so hard (for me, at least) to shoot straight while looking at a specular image on the viewfinder. I am doing much better now 
oh yeah, that red smudge on the lower right corner is probably part of my finger. one thing about TLR is that you aren’t actually looking through the lens that will take the picture, but through the twin lens on top.so, in my defense, I just couldn’t see my finger in front of the lens.
last shot of the roll. no make up, hair in a pony tail or so, wearing an oversized shirt (read: stolen from husband’s closet).
somewhere in the middle I took this. golden light and underexposed. made for some very weird skin tones and overall colors.
the rolleicord has its limitations. shooting against the light is one of them. or maybe the results were due to my poor exposure and the fact that the lens needed some more cleaning. at the time I had only cleaned the outside. noticed a huge difference in image clarity and quality once I also cleaned from the inside.
May 16, 2012 Leave a comment
more black&white
Hasselblad 500 C/M, Fuji Neopan Acros 100.
Scanned with VueScan software.
May 15, 2012 Leave a comment
alice
post bath play time.
my favorite.
Hasselblad 500C/M, Kodak Portra 400
May 13, 2012 Leave a comment
babies and tea
they have one thing in common: both make me happy.
I took this one of Jenny, in studio, during my latest maternity session.
tea in the making. natural light.
what makes me happiest of all. one of my loves.
shot on Neopan Acros 100. Hasselblad 500C/M
May 12, 2012 Leave a comment
film vs digital
I decided to take a few shots in film and digital a couple of weeks ago. The scans from lab came in today and I’ll start with just a couple (for lack of time at the moment).
Hasselblad 500C/M with Zeiss Planar T* 2.8/80mm, shot on Kodak Portra 400, f/2.8 at 1/125s
vs.
Canon 5DmkII with Canon 50mm f/1.4, shot at ISO 400, f/2.8 at 1/125s
Color correction is very personal, of course. The first one is a straight scan from the lab. The second, slightly edited in ACR (color balance and bringing back the blown highlights). I used my light meter to come up with the setting for the Portra 400 and then copied them into the 5DmkII.
Next two shots have the same settings as above. The bokeh is definitely more buttery on the first shot, but that might have something to do with it being shot with an 80mm as opposed to the 50mm used for the second one. Maybe next time I’ll try with the Canon 85mm.
May 11, 2012 Leave a comment
my loves in black and white
Rolleicord II, Ilford XP2 (400)
I love my son to pieces but he never cooperates for pictures. Drives me crazy. I don’t need him to be cheesily posed, just acknowledge me/the camera.
May 9, 2012 Leave a comment
oeuf
I took this shot over Easter but as most of my regular readers know, I am rather behind on the editing/blogging. This is digital. I will mostly post personal film work on this blog but occasionally digital photographs will be seen too.
Canon 5D mkII + 50mm f/1.4, shot at 1/160s and f/1.6
May 9, 2012 Leave a comment