Finishing Strong...

Music | Last of Days by A Fine Frenzy

With a rough start to my week of shooting, I'm very happy to have ended on a good note. As stated earlier, I wasn't too happy with the beginning of the weeks work. A strong finish however is what is important. Today, I had Will stop by for a sitting. Because my materials are becoming limited, I had decided on only 3 plates and some 4x5 film. All 3 shots of Will however were really nice.

Having the "studio" set up for the week and being able to shoot every day, I was able to get into a mode where I was learning, from both mistakes and accomplishments. Having this level of being able to learn has been a huge tool to work off the positives and work on the negatives.

Dara...

Music | Kiss Them for Me by Siouxsie and the Banchees

How Fickle We Are...

Music | Deranger Les Pierres by Carla Bruni

Not more the 20 minutes ago, I was concerned about keeping my spirits up, as I was having difficult times with my plates, worrying about materials, worrying about this and that...

Dara is over this evening and after having dinner and finishing up homework, I changed the studio over from shooting still lifes to portraits. That is what I decided to concentrate on for the rest of this weekend and next. Dara was intuitive in that she wore a great top to be photographed in. We worked on the shot and made an exposure, which rendered a black plate... Getting frantic, I looked over all my settings and the lense and packs and found one error. Still unsure I fixed the issue, we worked on the 2nd exposure and we slowly came upon a beautiful portrait, slowly surfacing in the fix. Dara was surprised at my delight as the image came to its brilliance. One shot... That is all it takes for me to have a 180º attitude adjustment.

Minutes after that, I was emailed for a commission for next week... WhaaaHOOOO

photo forth coming...

Fleeting Beauty of Time...

Music | Af607105 by Charlotte Gainsbourg

Amazing how fast time is passing. All ready the beginning of February is gone as we move towards the middle... I've been quiet with the Wet Plates and it has been difficult having to wait to shoot. My time had come at the beginning of this week and now I find tomorrow is Friday, the end of the week and I've only shot one successful plate. I hope to change that this weekend and the following week, but as I check inventory, I'm running out of plates. Always something... So now, I must be judicious with what I shoot.

I do have some 4x5 sheets of film, that I will no doubt shoot with. I also have a few rolls to run thru the Rollieflex.

Trying to keep the spirit up...