Model Shoot Equals Polaroids

You might know I also shoot digital, and when I do it's fashion & beauty photography in studio.  What I normally do is whenever I do a model shoot I also play around with a pack or two of film in one of my Polaroid or FujiFilm cameras.  Here's a few shots from my photoshoot with model Eclipse Monday.  The nice thing is that they are instant (obviously) and most of people I shoot have never seen them.  It's a fun give-away at the end of a shoot.  I even have one of the Polaroids signed & hang it in the studio.

Here are some recent Polaroid's using a Polaroid 600 Silver Express & a Polaroid ColorPack III.  The ColorPack used a pack of Fujifilm FP-100C & The Polaroid a pack of Impossible Project 600 B&W.  Tons of fun to play around.

Film Recharge - Fujicolor 100

I've officially crossed the 100 film camera mark this summer.  It seems like anytime I go to Goodwill, a flea market or an antique store I come away with something...OK, I go there specifically to find old film cameras.  I just shoot them to see how they work.

This means I go through lots of film and sometimes I just want to take a few shots to see if the camera works.  To solve the problem I purchased online 10 packs of Fujicolor 100 in 12 Exposures.  Doesn't seem like a big thing compared to how people shoot digital, but 12 exposures is perfect to test a camera.  Unless I'm out specifically to shoot with film (i.e. a street photography walk) it can take 2-3 weeks to go through a 24 or 36 exposure pack.

This should help.  Here's my new purchase. 

Still Here, Just Been Busy

Wow, my last post was in February.  Nope didn't stop shooting film, it's just that I've been super busy on the digital / studio side of my photography life.  Something had to give, and what gave was my blogging.  I wasn't blogging on my digital blog either.

Anyway, like I said I'm still shooting film.  The other day I ran 3 rolls of FujiColor through a Canon A35F rangefinder, and a roll through a Canon Sure Shot Z180u.  Got to take those in for development soon.

Here's what I'm shooting now.  I picked up this sweet little Canon Sure Shot 80u.  Very attractive little camera.  I dig the brushed metal body.  Here she is.

I loaded it with a roll of FujiFilm FujiColor 400.  More on this camera later.

OK, let's hope I can get this blogging thing going again!

Nikon & Canon - What I'm Shooting

I'm a Nikon guy on the digital side of the fence.  All of my fashion & portrait photography is with digital.  However, when shooting film, I could care less which camera I use.  Just to show that I'll give both sides some lov'in I'm shooting with both a Nikon AND a Canon.  

Right now I'm shooting with a Nikon N8008 & a Canon AE-1.  I got both at Goodwill for almost nothing.  It will be nice to see how the images turn out.

Instax Mini - Recharging My Film Stock

I did a number or model shoots the past week in studio.  During the shoots I use my Polaroid & Instax cameras for fun & behind the scenes shots.  I used all my Instax mini film during my shoot yesterday, so time to recharge.

The most recent photoshoot was with Playboy Playmate, Iryna Ivanova.  Got to play with the Instax which we all thought was fun

Canon AE-1 - My Latest Camera Find

I was at Goodwill yesterday and look what I found. A Canon AE-1. I don't have one & for less than $10 it's a bargain. Battery compartment is clean and the battery still has juice and all the mechanics look & sounds good. Looking forward to trying it out! 

Polaroid ColorPack III Goodness

I had an editorial fashion model shoot this week in studio.  Did I mention that editorial & commercial fashion with digital is what most of my photography focuses on?  One of the things I do during a model shoot is play with assorted instant cameras for behind the scenes shots.  This week's shoot with Danish model Marie Smed was no different.  

One of the cameras I used was my trusty Polaroid ColorPack III with Fujifilm FP100-C film and Sylvania flash cubes.  The camera and the flash cubes are older than my model.  Just for fun I did a split image shot just for giggles.

I enjoy instant photography