Matthew Mayfield

I've been MIA for a while it seems (to me) but at least for good reasons. Lots of running around town making photos. Lots of trying to put out other weird little fires (it's the little crap that takes so much time).

One of the _good_ things that has taken some of my time lately was to photograph Matthew Mayfield for his upcoming full length release. We had a specific goal and to my delight it called for shooting film and working with a bare bones setup. I love, love, love simplicity.

He had a specific idea in mind. Think old. We shot on the rolling white wall with the Crown Graphic, RZ, and Leica. On the large and medium formats we shot instant film as well (mostly to scan the negatives of them...as it lends itself to the feel we were going for).


Above is a photo of the setup, mid-shoot. Talk about simple. Wall, subject, camera, north light in the studio. Done.

Jessica & Anthony. American Gothic revisited.

Back at Memorial Day we headed down to Monroe to hang out with Steph's family and to celebrate Jessica's graduation. Seemed like an appropriate holiday to revisit American Gothic.

Caleb

Caleb. New York, May 2010.

Stress

I think this sums up the respective weeks of Rob and myself.

Processed the last of the most recent 8x10 stuff. Excited to scan my own. Scanned Jason's today...we'll see when he gets around to blogging them. I'd love to show them to you but thats hardly my place.

HINT: JASON BLOG THE 8x10 PHOTOS PLEASE.


I am pretty sure I've GOT to get on the road soon. I miss exploration and absorption. Meant to do that today actually but a shoot got moved and i had some seriously tedious-ass post production to do.

This weekend: The Whiskerino Throwdown. Hell. Yes.

Day 361

I recently had a wedding in Washington DC (see a couple of posts ago for a couple of images from that wedding) and crashed with my buddy Richard. This is he.

Day 356

Day 355

Day 327

Alan from yesterday. His Whiskerino shot yesterday was pretty bitchin.

Day 326

Film outtake of David's shot for Whiskerino yesterday.

Day 222

as a special for day 222 (great number, and palindromeily) here is a non-wedding related 4x5 of bob and allison. note the cloud/steam(?) in between the folds of the mountains.