Film

I can walk around a comic book convention all day. Today, I did just that. Soaking in the beautiful art, toys, and comics amidst a thousand other like-minded people makes the day go by so fast. At today’s East Bay Comic-Con in Concord, CA, I shot pictures using my Olympus OM-G, an all manual 35mm film camera with a a 50mm f/1.8 lens, using Kodak UltraMax 400. I shot some digital stuff too–but I’m putting that in another post. I really do still prefer the look and the process of shooting with film, so the film stuff gets it’s own post. I scanned with an Epson V500 flatbed scanner, and read comics with the negatives scanned.

See the second post with the digital photos here.

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Kauai, Poipu Beach.

35mm Fujicolor 200 film loaded into a Fujifilm Klasse S.

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We went to Kauai in October. Shot everything with 35mm Fujicolor 200 film loaded into a Fujifilm Klasse S. The film wasn’t the greatest, as it was hastily purchased because the Kodak I ordered didn’t arrive on time. Shadows have a green tint to them, but such is the personality of different emulsions.

While I certainly would have shot more with digital, I think the volume of what I treasure from this trip would actually have been reduced. I really had to make sure what I was shooting was important enough to document. This is only a small fraction of what I shot, and the rest will remain in the personal archives, to be viewed and treasured only in person, at home. Just like the old days.

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I took a little break from shooting theatrical and film productions to focus more on shooting headshots this year–or at least I thought I did. It turns out I’ve shot almost as many productions (both theatre and film) as I did the previous year, in addition to the headshots. This is just the professional stuff–there’s so much more personal work that I’ve shot that I haven’t even begun to sort through. Here’s a little review of some of the work I did 2013.

Theatrical Productions

The Fourth Messenger – A new, original musical by Tanya Shaffer, Directed by Matt August. See the whole gallery.

Sweeney Todd – Presented by Bay Area Stage, Directed by Jeff Lowe. See the whole gallery.

Funny Girl – Presented by Lucky Penny Productions, Directed by Barry Martin. See the whole gallery.

Wonder of the World – Presented by Napa Valley Playhouse and Lucky Penny Productions, Directed by Taylor Bartolucci. See the whole gallery.

Desire, Despair, Destiny & Death! – Presented by Opera Bravura. Check out their schedule of shows.

The Importance of Being Earnest – Presented by Bay Area Stage, Directed by Jeff Lowe. See the whole gallery.

Films

“New,” directed by John Harden. Cinematographer Kirk Douglas and Director John Harden discuss the next shot.

Rise,  Directed by Scott O’Hara. Check it out on Facebook.

Story of Eva, Directed by Tom Woodbeck. Left to right: Sound Engineer David Minard, Cinematographer Jason Morris, Director Tom Woodbeck. Check it out on Facebook and their website.

Headshots

And of course, I focused on shooting actors and performers headshots in 2013. One notable instance was shooting 23 headshots within an hour for the entire cast of Missouri Street Theatre’s “Once Upon a Mattress:”

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David is a young actor that is preparing to market himself for new roles in television and film. We had a great shoot at the studio in Benicia, and part of the process is getting to know him before we start shooting so I could help him create the the best possible headshot for his needs. Understanding an actor’s personality is important for me so that I can better understand how they take direction and help them to be as comfortable as possible. He did great in front of the camera and I’m sure we’ll be seeing more of him in the future.

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Canonet QL17 G-III. Arista Print Film, ISO 400