Fun With Film

My mom sent me her Nikon FM shortly before Christmas. Oh was I antsy to get my hands on some film! So I used rolls from loong long ago. The scans from those rolls weren't bad but it was very much a beginners roll. :o) These are scans from my first non-expired rolls of Portra 400. So at this point I'm discovering the unique features of this camera. My sister also sent her Canon film camera to me so I'm looking forward to finishing off the roll she had in there and then getting started with another roll of Portra and see how that camera reacts. I think it will be a fun little hobby (requiring a lot of patience, especially since the Nikon does not auto focus!). So here are some scans from the two rolls of Portra I've gone through already! It's still a work in progress for me but it's so fun and a great creative break for me!











The above image was only adjusted in terms of adding a hint of warmth but I love the candid (rather in focus) image of her walking her baby to the mailbox with her daddy!





I did not use black and white film, this was one I just felt needed to be converted to black and white!

Playing Around

Been reading a lot about photographers playing around with objects in front of their lenses like shooting through leaves or putting a sheet of paper over a portion of the lens to give a dream-like, sneaking up feel to the image. So while playing with my daughter I found this paper towel roll and chased her while looking through it. Thought it might be fun to stick in front of my camera because it's always fun to look through without a camera!