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Monthly Archives: June 2013I asked him to smell the flowers
I suggested they check out this cool wall
I asked my man to take my picture
I said he should look for Rawrs
I told him I loved him
I asked her to plant herbs with me
spring 2013 . Hasselblad 500cm . TriX400 . developed at home by Jesse . he took the shots of me Beacons is our favorite place, did some documenting with the Hasselblad
This awesome couple came along and were interested in the camera. They’re into film and were stoked to have their picture taken, and then she took ours
Then I helped our new friend make an image of his wife. Love how people respond to this camera, it’s so satisfying to shoot
Jesse worked for awhile on this portrait of me and then I scratched my nose at the worst time and the roll was done
6-1-13 . Hasselblad 500cm . TriX
Squiz came to California, among other things we wore our stretchy pants and went on a hike 1-13 . Canon AE1, expired Superia 400, shot of us by Jesse (and Aaron isn’t falling off a cliff, don’t worry) Just got a Nikon One Touch, love it. This is one week full of surprises, via the One Touch and a roll of expired film my bro gave me
5-13 . Nikon One Touch . one roll expired Fuji Pro400 . kids under the bridge shot by Jesse on their campout, picture of me with the kids taken by a random nice lady
I have been feeling a bit stuck recently. I want so badly to make images of the quality other artists I admire are. I want to make magic with film, I want more old cameras. I want to blow my mind. At the same time I am finding a lot of satisfaction in documenting other families, looking into their lives and preserving that space in time for them, and ultimately their emotions during this season of raising their children. And I’m becoming more selective. I don’t really experience life unless I’m making art from it, but I don’t want to wade through a bazillion images over and over again of the same thing of my own kids. I want to spend my time adventuring with my them, and the images that come from those explorations make me so happy, and make me want to skip over the more mundane aspects of our life. However recently on this Tumblr I read this quote . . . “How I made the picture is far less important than the fact that I made it. The tools & techniques of any medium that are the means for expressing a feeling or idea are ultimately secondary to the feeling or idea itself.” -Patterson And it reminded me, the most important thing is the fact that I make the picture. To spend time looking so I can see what images I need to raise my camera and capture. And there is still so much of my life so close to me, regular as my breath in and out that I have not drawn in and documented. I know the messy rooms and rowdy play around the house so well that I think I will never forget, but I will . . . I need to make the images – so we can feel these moments again later, and that gives me purpose. 5-9-13 . 35mm . VSCO2 Portra NC++ . (baby man calls his big brothers “buzzies” and playing in their room is his ultimate goal) |
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