This is my favorite black and white film because of its beautiful texture, contrast and ability to handle a variety of lighting conditions. This film has an ISO of 400 and is ideal for documentary and editorial shoots.
Look at this dreamy grain!
Growing up I would save up to buy VOUGE and spend hours drooling over the photos of these incredible shoots, that seem to transport the viewer to a different place. Even now, as a middle aged wife and mom with a 9-5, I still yearn to create magical images , even if only to satisfy my own creative hunger. Luckily for me I am friends with Erin, my beautiful muse. My goal was to create a series of images that had a dark romance bridal feel. I monitored the light in my home to get an idea of when we should plan the shoot. I still had a pile of disco balls I had made for our wedding decorations that I planned to incorporate and I knew I wanted to use my pearl veil too. I asked Erin to pick out some lingerie and grab some baby’s breath from the market. The final touch to bringing this all together was a can of hairspray, misted over a clear lens cap on my Nikon N65. The words I would use to describe this set are haunting, aethereal and romantic.
It is always exciting to get film scan back, but when I got the scans back from this shoot, I was floating. I was so happy to have accomplished my vision for this set, and I was thrilled with the pictures I made. Here’s to never being too old to play dress up with your friends ad take photos.
As soon as we wrapped up this shoot, we ran outside to shoot a roll of Kodak Gold 200 on my Minolta X700. Erin had brought a pair of leather chaps and a cowboy hat she wanted to take photos in. Which set is your favorite?
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