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Assignment - Mara Tirana, by Edward S. Aarons
Fawcett Gold Medal s1036, 1960 PBO
Cover art by Robert McGinnis
Confirmed as McGinnis, "The Paperback Covers of Robert McGinnis" by Art Scott & Dr. Wallace Maynard.
#12 in the Sam Durell "Assignment" series
For the final assignment for my film photography class.
Concept:
This is the antithesis of the Ansel Adams type, quintessential landscape photo.
Instead of being perfect and crisp and accurate... instead of using extremely precise exposure with well-defined accuracy using the zone system and other techniques... this photo is everything that those things are not.
This photograph was shot on 35mm in a 120N Holga. However, while that type of photography yields imperfections and "happy accidents", there is still an amount of precision and technique that goes into shooting this way. Because, of course, while you're playing a sort of guessing game, you certainly can't just go into it blindly - it won't work that way. You have to make extremely educated decisions on exposure, perhaps moreso than you do with the zone system and such techniques, because you are, in essence, shooting in the dark.
This is something that I have been working on a lot during the past month or so - and I feel it is developing into somewhat of a personal language. This lo-fi, imperfect, accidental experimentation with photography is wonderful - I have fallen very much in love with it. I gave up my other idea - to revisit the self-portrait - for this. Alternative landscape, at its best. :o)
Process (thought I would add this in case anyone was curious):
35mm Kodak 125PX black and white film in a 120N Holga. It's really easy, and doesn't really require any extra manipulation to the Holga.... you just have to tape up the window really well, using a few pieces of cardboard and loads of tape. Tape alone will not work - you'll get light leaks.
You should wind about 28-30 clicks between frames - you can do less or more depending. It will yield you about 16 shots. Once you're done with the roll, you have to leave it in the Holga and take it out in a darkroom. In the darkroom, you can unwind it from the spool that was in the Holga and wind it back into the cannister, and then process it yourself, or take it somewhere.
To print this, you need a glass plate in the enlarger, in place of a negative carrier. Using a negative carrier won't show the sprocket holes. When you print it, it will always be just a little shorter than your paper, if you print for the entire length.
For these images, I printed on glossy fiber paper, and then sepia toned them. You need bleach and sepia toner to do this. This also brings out the numbers, I found. In black and white, it was somewhat difficult to see the numbers.
Active Assignment Weekly: April 15-22, 2024, Simplicity. To me, simplicity means no distractions. I decided to use two of the many different techniques available to achieve this - fill the frame ("After the Rain") and negative space ("Beach Time"). Both photos were taken at Point Pelee National Park, Ontario. You'll be seeing a lot of pictures from this park, as I am here for two months (it is a bird migration hotspot).
Assignment Tokyo, by Edward S. Aarons
Fawcett Gold Medal 449-02390-075, 1971
Cover art by Robert McGinnis
#32 in the Sam Durell "Assignment" series
Active Assignment Weekly: Mar 1 - Mar 8: Fairy Tales.
WIT- Same shoot as the last but lightened the image. Some desaturation of color too.
Swarali Photo Assignment (November, 2015)
Title:
People:
Place:Redmond
Date:2015:11:14 17:42:18
File:DSC_7038.jpg
Active Assignment Weekly: Hugging the Curves
After going for a walk and shooting many different things to potentially use for this weeks assignment, I decided my car has a lot of nice curves to it so why not use it.
Assignment Maltese Maiden, by Edward S. Aarons
Fawcett Gold Medal T2635, 1972 PBO
Cover art by Robert McGinnis
#34 in the Sam Durell "Assignment" series
Cover art was not credited anywhere in this book; confirmed as McGinnis in "The Paperback Covers of Robert McGinnis" by Art Scott & Dr. Wallace Maynard.
Active Assignment Weekly 2/6: Water
WIT: 2 soda bottles. One filled with water and glitter and connected to the other with a plastic coupler and washer. 2 off camera flashes on snoots with camera below. Black backdrop. Some PP contrast and highlight adjustments. Lots of swirls and random testing of camera settings and flash position in order to minimize reflections and expose the tornado.
This week’s assignment is to find a quiet place
Don’t – none, just take a break from your busy days and go shooting!
Dare – add people (same as last week, sorry I just love pictures of people)
My husband and I went to Colonial Williamsburg yesterday just to stroll around. It's about 1 1/2 hours from our house. On the way home we stopped at this wonderfully quiet place on a river bank. My husband is off in the distance and I'm in the corner (shadow).
WIT - Adjustments in LR basic panel
Assignment - Sorrento Siren, by Edward S. Aarons
Gold Medal s1270, 1963 PBO
Cover art by Robert McGinnis
#18 in the Sam Durell "Assignment" series
Cover art was not credited anywhere in this book; confirmed as McGinnis in "The Paperback Covers of Robert McGinnis" by Art Scott & Dr. Wallace Maynard.
Title: Assignment - Budapest.
Author: Edward S. Aarons.
Publisher: Gold Medal.
Date: 1963.
Artist: Gerry Powell.
Shot from a assignment.
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Friends, i take up assignments for Candid Wedding, Pre or Post Wedding couple shoots , just borns, Toddlers, Kids & Family portratis, Teens , Events. If you have a requirement, you can feel free to get in touch with me. My id is sowmya0304@gmail.com. Thank u :)
Assignment 52: Rainbow's End, in tribute to Frederick Rohde VI, brother of Mama Rhodes
Recalling that theory about the immutability of molecules, how the form may change, but the energy continues, & the journey. (Also borrowing Ann's idea of combining assignments to make up a previous missed one.)
This photo shows something amazing that happened while I was playing with bubbles:
flickr.com/gp/58525789@N06/6siY4Q
And because my rainbow's end would never be complete without a dog, here is my canine bubble assistant:
Assignment to Disaster, by Edward S. Aarons
Fawcett Gold Medal T2640, undated reprint
Cover art by Elaine Duillo
#1 in the Sam Durell "Assignment" series
Assignment Treason, by Edward S. Aarons
Gold Medal R2303, undated reprint
Cover art by Robert McGinnis
#2 in the Sam Durell "Assignment" series