2010

, originally uploaded by LeandroF.

New Years day 2010
Polaroid 340 camera, Fuji Instant C100 film.

SX-70 Fade to Black

Finally tried out the Fade to Black film from ImpossibleUSA Shop. 1st shot is below. This is some pretty interestingly cool film. Love the tone shift and gradual loss of detail as it darkens, like it's melting almost, but with this beautiful warm chocolately coffee bleed thru. It definitely shifted quickest in the first 6 hours or so, then it seemed to just get more gradually dark. Planning ahead, I just setup my scanner and left it on the glass and just kept scanning it every hour or so for the first 10+ hours, then it sat overnight and I scanned a few more, but with 2 hour gaps. Definitely a greater commitment of my time in order to get all the scans vs waiting and trying one of the wet/dry techniques. I really do like all the versions though and I'm glad I have the option to choose. Either way, doing these in the field might prove to be tricky, unless you're prepared.


SX70 Fade to Black Mosaic, originally uploaded by LeandroF.

Polaroid SX-70 classic camera, Polaroid Fade to Black film. Approximately 24 hours development.



Polaroid SX-70 classic camera, Polaroid/Polapremium Fade to Black film. Approximately 5-1/2 hours development.

obey me

365 2.0/147
Originally uploaded by LeandroF

Lomo action sampler camera, expired 200asa color negative film, processed normal. Scan from neg.

My wife had given me this camera years ago and it got put away in a drawer and forgotten about (I know I know). I had only taken a few shots with it originally so I had most of a roll to shoot with. This was a new shot. We both found it fun to shoot with. More to come.

Smena Self

smena self
Originally uploaded by LeandroF

Smena 8M, cross processed expired Kodak GC400 color negative film to E-6 slide. Pushed 1 stop...shoulda done 2. Scanned from film with a not so great scanner. The actual film looks better then this, but still dark.

Still trying to get a handle on this camera and I haven't been able to do much more then "test" shots or at least the right kind of imagery to better convey my vision and how it translates with this particular camera.

holga - self, hallway

holga - self, hallway
Originally uploaded by LeandroF

Holga 120S, very expired Kodak Plus-X 125 120 film, processed normal, scanned from proof print.

Back to Basics

When I was a kid, I always had a thing for photography. Close to twenty years later, I've gone from the 110 camera, to my first Minolta 35mm fully manual camera before I was sixteen. Sometime in college I moved up to a Yashica 35mm then eventually a Contax 35mm system. In that time I also had medium format cameras as well. I had a Mamiya twin lens, a 645 system and a Hasselblad system. Always loved film. Studied it in school, worked commercially for awhile and currently I shoot something everyday. Like most, I made the transition (mostly) to digital what seems like a quite a while ago now. I still love it. I have a Nikon dslr and kick ass point and shoot, the now infamous Panasonic DMC-LX3. I literally shoot with it daily. In fact its partly responsible, because the images reminded me of film. Something was nagging at me...