Wednesday, December 26, 2007

fancy shoes...

and saggy tights.

Sunday, December 23, 2007

happy festivus

hopefully the humor in this is appreciated!
Couldn't help sharing...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-wm9N0KiAs&NR=1

Saturday, December 22, 2007

precious...



Just had a chance to look through some negs from a recent session. Shooting more film for clients these days and loving it. It would be unfair to keep all the loveliness of traditional black and white film all to myself wouldn't it?!

These newborns were such a treat to meet and photograph. I always feel so honored to be a part of capturing such a fleeting moment in a family's life. It doesn't get any sweeter then this.

Saturday, December 15, 2007

serenity...



just a break from the busy holiday season

Wednesday, December 12, 2007

to ponder...

By Henri Cartier-Bresson.

"it seems dangerous to me to be a portrait artist
who does commissions for clients because everyone
wants to be flattered, so they pose in such a way there is
NOTHING LEFT OF TRUTH."


I love looking through my photography books filled with prints by some of the greats. The masters, classic and timeless images. It is something I find myself doing when the digital age takes me far from what I truly love about photography. I am someone who loves the printed photograph. Negatives, film, the smell of fixer lingering in a darkroom. The anticipation of unrolling a newly developed roll of negatives to see what I have captured. It is all a little bit of magic to me.

Thought it would be fun to share some of the thoughts of a few of the late photographers whom I turn to for inspiration. This one from HCB reminds me of a challenge I often find. I tend to use small cameras, lenses and use only the natural light given to me and the moment. It is a way to be more connected and less intimidating to my subjects, it helps me keep my work real.

This is taken from WIKIPEDIA...a little insight on the photographer
"Cartier-Bresson exclusively used Leica 35 mm rangefinder cameras equipped with normal 50 mm lenses or occasionally a wide-angle for landscapes.[citation needed] He often wrapped black tape around the camera's chrome body to make it less conspicuous. With fast black and white films and sharp lenses, he was able to photograph almost by stealth to capture the events. No longer bound by a huge 4×5 press camera or an awkward two and a quarter inch twin-lens reflex camera, miniature-format cameras gave Cartier-Bresson what he called "the velvet hand [and] the hawk's eye."[citation needed] He never photographed with flash, a practice he saw as "[i]mpolite...like coming to a concert with a pistol in your hand."[citation needed] He believed in composing his photographs in his camera and not in the darkroom, showcasing this belief by having nearly all his photographs printed only at full-frame and completely free of any cropping or other darkroom manipulation -- indeed, he emphasized that the entire negative had been used by extending the area reproduced on the print to include a thick black border around the frame.
Cartier-Bresson worked exclusively in black and white, other than a few unsuccessful attempts in color. He never developed or made his own prints.[citation needed] He said: "I've never been interested in the process of photography, never, never. Right from the beginning. For me, photography with a small camera like the Leica is an instant drawing."[citation needed]
Cartier-Bresson is regarded as one of the art world's most unassuming personalities. He disliked publicity and exhibited a ferocious shyness since his days in hiding from the Nazis during World War II. Although he took many famous portraits, his own face was little known to the world at large (which presumably had the advantage of allowing him to work on the street in peace). He dismissed others' applications of the term "art" to his photographs, which he thought were merely his gut reactions to moments in time that he had happened upon.

Monday, December 03, 2007

found...



late night organizing in my office always seems to bring up old forgotten images and negatives, scanned a few.

Sunday, December 02, 2007

cutie patooties...

itty bitty...


hello December...




can't believe another year is closing on us. There are a few things I would like to write but will try and come back tonight after everyone is tucked in and fast asleep.
Until then just wanted to mention that I have a Nikon D70 to sell. Great camera to enter the digital SLR world with if you desire, I on the other hand, am moving back to the dark side. FILM that is. This camera has been my "back up" camera as I shot most of the year with my Fuji Pro. I now will be using my Fuji as my back up and my film cameras as my main. ahhh...very excited for what is in store for the new year.

So, if you or anyone you know might like to pick up one for yourself or someone you love let me know. There are 2 batteries with it, (at least one works!) a charger, will throw in a memory card and have the manual. This comes with the kit lens which I hardly ever used. It is a bit of a zoom, will get back on specifics. No original box, this is about 3 yrs old.



Until later... get outside and play!

Warmest regards,
Heather