Analog film photography and cameras

I sent a link to this to a few people and that seems to be the same for most people (me included)
It made the whole series of images a load more powerful.
Some amazing work that has made me rethink my approach to my own photography.

A few recent snaps. Yashica T4, Fuji Superia 400 (expired).

And this is a nice Daido Moriyama video...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKbFAPq75UI

Won't bore you with too many tonight, just was scanning negs for college so scanned the rest of the film too.

And a couple more here if you can be bothered.

A few recent snaps. Yashica T4, Fuji Superia 400 (expired).

And this is a nice Daido Moriyama video...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKbFAPq75UI

Lovely images and amazing video. Very inspirational.

@ mech vandal - prolly is on your case.

@ 606 noice.
I'm just about to buy a olympus xa/xa2, so i can take some snaps when i'm couriering.

Co-incidentally, I’m about to sell an XA

Have sent you an entirely unsolicited PM.

Hi everyone,

New forum member here (still in the nursery). Recent convert to cycling full stop and know bugger all about the mechanics and componentry of it (to give you an idea, trying to figure out to use a Surly Tuggnut with my very new Steamroller).

I do however know my way around a camera, here's some stuff shot with a Mamiya 7II and Kodak Portra 400NC 120

More at my website.

^ those are amazing, really want to get some Portra stuff going in my Mamiya.

Hinius. i like your work. an aesthetic with subtle movement (not 'moving' movement but the way your eye moves around an image). the irony is the images transcend the medium, they could have been shot on digital as they lack the tell-tale signs of happy accidents and bad technique with film and old unreliable technology.

Oh cool thanks.

Also, at the risk of spamming this thread, here's a project that my mate Ben Roberts has been working on about the fixie scene in London:

Unfortunately he's managed to photograph that hideous (IMHO) blue Aerospoke monstrosity that I'm sure some of you are already familiar with.

If I remember correctly, shot on a Mamiya RZ67 with Fuji Pro 160S.

The complete series can be found on here: http://benrobertsphotography.com/commissions/spin/

^^^^ all really good - I like the range too, they're good in different ways although there's a compositional thing going on with the horizon/datum and different 'fields' above and below. Really impressive compositions - are you a sheep whisperer?

@ mech vandal - prolly is on your case.

Schweet, I knew about the original post but had no idea he had been keeping an eye on my Flickr.

My view count has gone through the roof and I've been added as a contact by about a dozen people.

Hi everyone,

New forum member here (still in the nursery). Recent convert to cycling full stop and know bugger all about the mechanics and componentry of it (to give you an idea, trying to figure out to use a Surly Tuggnut with my very new Steamroller).

I do however know my way around a camera, here's some stuff shot with a Mamiya 7II and Kodak Portra 400NC 120

... images removed from quote to save space ...

More at my website.

Lovely images. I'm seriously tempted tear myself away from B&W to shoot some Portra.

^^^^ all really good - I like the range too, they're good in different ways although there's a compositional thing going on with the horizon/datum and different 'fields' above and below. Really impressive compositions - are you a sheep whisperer?

Thanks hoefla...

I've been working on this project for the last four years and have ended up wandering all over the world to make work for it. Trying to find consistency in the inconsistency of the locations (e.g. those landscapes above were taken in Shanghai, Central Wisconsin, Marseille, and um... deepest darkest Kent).

The sheep one is always an interesting story to tell: I basically jumped over a fence, they froze, I pretended my Mamiya was a big Leica and went "bang" and half a second later they scattered to the four winds!

Lovely images. I'm seriously tempted tear myself away from B&W to shoot some Portra.

My biggest pro for Portra: never having to worry about developer type, agitation period and fixer ever again!

My biggest con against Portra: dealing with the nightmare of properly colour balancing your scans (high gamut monitor, spectrometer, ICC profiles... once you start down the Dark Path....)

hinius - worlds collide - I have been following your work (particularly After the Fall) on flickr, twitter etc for quite some time :)

Welcome, the attitude of the forum is not far off what hcsp used to be like - somewhat ascerbic but ultimately well meaning and a great bunch of people (but I guess you have realised that by now)

hinius: very nice work, get's me itchy to go out and shoot

My biggest pro for Portra: never having to worry about developer type, agitation period and fixer ever again!

My biggest con against Portra: dealing with the nightmare of properly colour balancing your scans (high gamut monitor, spectrometer, ICC profiles... once you start down the Dark Path....)

I'm only starting off in the darkroom, not nearly as experienced with it as I'd like to be so while I know that I could dev and print from Portra myself I'm not nearly good enough to even try and that's what's keeping me from it.

hinius, I've got a print of the hill + plastic bag shot (came with Publication from nick turpin) stuck on my wall! V nice stuff :)

here's a couple of MF portra scans..

Just naff jessops scans until I get home to the scanner I'm afraid..

Thanks for the warm welcome everyone, very much appreciated! Maybe I can trade photography knowledge for bike knowledge in London till I'm less a danger to myself ;)

mechanical_vandal: is your plan just to work just in the darkroom (essentially not bothering about scanning negatives?) It's a laudable goal, but there really isn't anything preventing you from doing several things at once. Developing C41 is a piece of cake for the most part. Printing C41 will obviously take years to properly master (like anything), but there's nothing stopping you shooting and having a bigger selection of negs to choose from when your printing skills are finally up to snuff.

A good enough scanner (Epson V500) and good film holders will 'only' set you back the uh, cost of a pair of Phil Wood hubs!

Also, because some others have mentioned her in this thread, there will be a hopefully very interesting Vivian Maier exhibition in Derby next month as part of the Format Festival. I would say it'd be definitely worthwhile popping down to a day to look at some of the work, some interesting artists there.

@mechanical_vandal - I've just added you too, nice work.

@hinius - I really like your stuff too. And your friend's. His shots of the property boom in Spain are great.

Hi everyone,

New forum member here (still in the nursery). Recent convert to cycling full stop and know bugger all about the mechanics and componentry of it (to give you an idea, trying to figure out to use a Surly Tuggnut with my very new Steamroller).

I do however know my way around a camera, here's some stuff shot with a Mamiya 7II and Kodak Portra 400NC 120

wow fantastic pictures i love the colours on portra, your work is great yet familar have i seen it in the british journal of photography?

Hey guys,

I'm also kind of new to the forum, in that I tend to read things on it but never really post too much so I thought I may post up some of my photos. Shot with a mix of Mamiya RB67 and a Hasselblad 500c/m

Like.

Hi everyone,
New forum member here (still in the nursery).....with [sic] my very new Steamroller.

I do however know my way around a camera...

Like.
And a very warm welcome to you Hin, with your Surly Steamroller and Mamiya 7II, both are most excellent choices.

Thanks for the warm welcome everyone, very much appreciated! Maybe I can trade photography knowledge for bike knowledge in London till I'm less a danger to myself ;)

mechanical_vandal: is your plan just to work just in the darkroom (essentially not bothering about scanning negatives?) It's a laudable goal, but there really isn't anything preventing you from doing several things at once. Developing C41 is a piece of cake for the most part. Printing C41 will obviously take years to properly master (like anything), but there's nothing stopping you shooting and having a bigger selection of negs to choose from when your printing skills are finally up to snuff.

A good enough scanner (Epson V500) and good film holders will 'only' set you back the uh, cost of a pair of Phil Wood hubs!

Also, because some others have mentioned her in this thread, there will be a hopefully very interesting Vivian Maier exhibition in Derby next month as part of the Format Festival. I would say it'd be definitely worthwhile popping down to a day to look at some of the work, some interesting artists there.

Yeah when shooting film I'd like to see it through to completion in the darkroom.
I'm lucky enough to have had a good enough student loan for the past few years that I have built up a very good digital kit which is invaluable but for me, film is all about being hands on throughout the process.

I had heard that there was going to be a Vivian Maier exhibition during the London Street Photography Festival which I'm hoping to make it to but hadn't heard about Derby.
It's a lot closer so driving down might be a possibility. I'll speak to some of my mates n see if they fancy it.

dancing cranes! very nice. driving across to wales for christmas there was a yard full of cherry pickers amongst the snow, right by the motorway, all reaching up and leaning this way and that, it looked so excellent.