Whiskerino 4x5 stuff

I FINALLY got my shit together and got all the whiskerino stuff scanned. Michael (aka Mackle), the curator of Whiskerino, helped me get them online by providing a svelte gallery and hosting on the whiskerino domain.

CHIECK IT OUT.


The above (of @brandon) is one of my favorite shots from the whole day. It feels remarkably honest and warm to me.

Ben Frank, classic Whiskerino

Yeah, more Whiskerino. Ben Frank. Classic.

Another Whiskerino favorite

Grower&Shower

Andrew Barefoot

One of the Whiskerino crew, Andrew Barefoot.

Whiskerino 4x5 style

So we are in the final month of Whiskerino and the theme schedule has really ramped up. One from a few days ago was Mug Shots, and this is the photo I shot of David for his.

My description of the process as posted on Whiskerino

This is about as old school as I could ever hope to pull of in one night. Shot 4x5 on a Speed Graphic. I can't sync to strobes so we went even more old school by blacking the room and opening the shutter and popping a light, then covering the film again, adjusting, and doing another exposure.

Steph's dad's beard

Steph's dad is doing whiskerino with us, just in an unofficial capacity. It is pretty brilliant.

Stephanie's parents

I figure with a different format, I'll change up the title as well. No more "Day" this nor "Day" that.

Above are Stephanie's parents attempting to give a performance as awkward as their two daughters, below.

Day 365

So. 2009 is done. 2010 is here.

This is Taylor Shaw and I'm ready for his new year!

2010 post to come.

Day 364

god my numbers are all sorts of messed up. Taylor again. Looking happy!

Day 348

One more nugget from the Iron Bowl.


and as a bonus here's my shot taken by david (light by kevin) for my whiskerino album day.

Day 343

And here's another shot from the Iron Bowl. I'm posting this for you, Josh.

This dude's name is Henry and he's an Auburn fan, if I'm not mistaken.

Day 338

Installment two of the Iron Bowl project. Humanity & Sport again. This is Dave and he was selling programs. He is from South Carolina and was selling programs to help either his niece or cousin...don't remember which. I like him maybe the most of the people I shot, on a personal level. He seemed earnest.

Day 335

Shot one from the project. Ronny and Dale, Alabama fans.

Day 334

So, yesterday Rob and I started a new personal project. Neither of us know exactly what it will become, but so far, I think I could say we both enjoyed it.

Yesterday I photographed random fans for both teams of the Iron Bowl, this year down in Auburn. The Iron Bowl, for those of you who don't know, is a long-time football rivalry between the University of Alabama and Auburn University. It. Is. Intense.

More importantly to me it brings out weird parts of people you may not normally see. People use the team catch-phrases with strangers like greetings to long lost friends. A simple yelling of "war eagle" can be, at once, intimate and anonymous, individualizing and unifying.


It's weird.

It's interesting.

Anyway, the above photo is rob helping me test the light. It is a polaroid-style shot (technically fuji 100C45, which, yes, is color. I converted it...) just trying to get a feel for how things would look. Note that Rob and I both wore clothes that let us appear totally neutral. (In reality, Rob likes Auburn, I think, and I don't care. I did route for Auburn this time because they were such a massive underdog.)

I'll note here two things:

1) Yes, I did my best to rip off Avedon. I proudly walk in his shadow and will unabashedly steal his idea. This stuff won't be anything nearly as moving as his American West series, but I enjoy shooting these people on white for the sake of stripping everything down to just THE PERSON...who they are with no context.

2) I also chose to shoot everything on black and white film to further strip away the rivalry and draw lines between their collective humanity. I KNOW that a lot of a team's identity lies with their choice of colors, and GOD there were some crazy looking people. But, I couldn't care much less about the teams. I care about the people. I want to see the side of them thats present in such a weird environment.

More to come, though part of me wants to keep it all a secret (for now). Tremendous success or tremendous failure; I can only hope for those two things. I have no interest in anything in between.

Day 332

Happy thanksgiving indeed, everyone.

Day 315

Pardon the apparent narcissism but this was today's Whiskerino shot and I thought it would serve a good update to the photo wall.

Day 310

The Hausman-Weiss Family, also from the same story.

Day 309

This is the Bashirs family from the same story I posted about yesterday.

Day 308

Finally! The November issue of Birmingham Magazine is out so I can start posting some of the shots I did for that issue.

This is the Armistead family. Four boys. Man man man (man, man...) I cannot imagine this, but they seemed to handle it with ease.

This shot was my favorite from their session, but a different one ran, which I'm sure I'll post at some point. She's got killer pants right?

To read the story online, see here. For the proper experience, pick up the magazine!

Day 306

Jamric got a Crown Graphic and we tested it today. Very excited. It came with a 137 lens AND an extra lens...a 203...perfect for portraits. Haven't shot polaroid in a while. So pretty.