New office!

I took an office in the Highland Park area with Rob (top left) in an old school (actual school) building owned by David (top center). In the basement there is a darkroom where Rob and Bob (top right) throw down ye olde chemicals for developing and printing. I'll join them down there at some point I'm sure.

Now and then, Kevin drops in to read Walker Percy* books and write some words himself.

Not that it matters too terribly much, but I shot these with the ole Leica on bulk rolled film, rolled by Rob, developed by Rob, scanned by me. Totally dirty scans...some scratches too. Oh well. Tomorrow, another 8x10 shot....maybe two?

*our building was in some way used by Walker Percy WAY back in the day.

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.

David and his veggie oil purification stuff.

David does really like a billion things and I feel like he's a human version of the game Katamari Damacy based on collecting awesome hobbies and skills.

One of these myriad occupations is his Veggie Oil collection and processing. He and a friend collect oil from all over the city and purify it and run it in their vehicles. This is a random portrait of him with some of the gear used in this process.

hey it's david again

Imagine that, David again.

I'm a bit sick or perhaps I'd write more.

year three /david\

This week on Whiskerino it is "your own theme" week and David's theme is "things I built with my bare hands". While on a location for his shots, I took this ridiculously wide angle photo.

Day 326

Film outtake of David's shot for Whiskerino yesterday.

Day 107

Coupla things.....this is David. His shoe on the left is not in the frame and there is extra room beside his shoulder. I'm pretty sure this is because my tripod BLOWS and it shifted when I put the film holder in place. Oh well.

Either way I'm happy with the sharpness (way to sit still david). It was a half second exposure.

I'm really liking the Speed Graphic these days.

Steph is in town. Chances are my posts will be more brief while she is around.


Oh and I beefed up yesterday and posted two images (oops) so Steph from yesterday (#2) is moving to tomorrow so I can post David today. More shots of winslow, a couple of which I really like.


/boringness