proof of concept
There's nothing fantastic about this subject; I've photographed this bridge probably 50 different times. What's different this time is that it marks a somewhat successful test. Maybe it does look like an iPhone Hipstamatic shot, but this photograph was actually made with a $30 Holga 120N medium format film camera, using Kodak Portra 100 film (converted to B/W using Silver Efex). And it's a long exposure (about 60 seconds), using a Lee Big Stopper. I'm pretty impressed at the result of adding the Big Stopper and a cable release, though calculating for reciprocity failure isn't something I miss, shooting with digital most of the time. Anywho, I bought a couple dozen rolls of film, and I think I'm going to hit the streets and see if I can spark up some ideas. It's always fun to experiment...
proof of concept
There's nothing fantastic about this subject; I've photographed this bridge probably 50 different times. What's different this time is that it marks a somewhat successful test. Maybe it does look like an iPhone Hipstamatic shot, but this photograph was actually made with a $30 Holga 120N medium format film camera, using Kodak Portra 100 film (converted to B/W using Silver Efex). And it's a long exposure (about 60 seconds), using a Lee Big Stopper. I'm pretty impressed at the result of adding the Big Stopper and a cable release, though calculating for reciprocity failure isn't something I miss, shooting with digital most of the time. Anywho, I bought a couple dozen rolls of film, and I think I'm going to hit the streets and see if I can spark up some ideas. It's always fun to experiment...