This week consists of images taken during my recent holiday weekend trip to my parents’ property on Lake Cavanaugh in Mount Vernon Washington.
I can’t really think of anything in particular to talking about for this week so here’s the shots:
*Project OneRollFifty2 started as a way for me to force myself into shooting film. I knew if I just told myself to shoot a roll here or there, it would wouldn’t last. Committing to a year-long project that requires daily, weekly, or monthly updates forces you to stay on track. You are in essence trying to prove to yourself that you can do this thing you set out to do.
As a digital shooter my entire career leading up to this, I wanted to tap into the roots of photography. Hopefully giving me a deeper understanding of how photography started and help me “see” and understand how the light reacts and how to better capture it.
Week 19 was completed using Kodak Ultra Max 400 color film. This was a new film for me to try as I’d never shot with it before. I have to say I don’t think I’m a fan as the colors as just too bright and punchy. I know many times we as photographers want that punch in our images but there’s just something about this film that feels like it’s too much.
I still find myself liking the Kodak Ektar 100 the best but I gotta say that shooting the 36 exposures every week can get challenging and I find myself buying some of the more non-professional films just because it’s 24 shots instead of 36. This usually comes into play big time if I haven’t started a particular week’s roll until maybe Wednesday or Thursday and I know I have to fire the shots off.
Does this not look like this was taken in 1960???
*Project OneRollFifty2 started as a way for me to force myself into shooting film. I knew if I just told myself to shoot a roll here or there, it would wouldn’t last. Committing to a year-long project that requires daily, weekly, or monthly updates forces you to stay on track. You are in essence trying to prove to yourself that you can do this thing you set out to do.
As a digital shooter my entire career leading up to this, I wanted to tap into the roots of photography. Hopefully giving me a deeper understanding of how photography started and help me “see” and understand how the light reacts and how to better capture it.
