Film Portraits: Double Feature
About a week ago I was able to take portraits of TWO lovely ladies on a Sunday afternoon. I shot film portraits of Jen Myers (above…oh and hint: you may recognize my April Photo Challenge submission tomorrow after this) at Franklin Park Conservatory with her adorable daughter. The lighting was perfect. It had been an extremely sunny afternoon but by the time we met around 4:15pm, things were looking great. Earlier in the day, I shot only about a 1/3 of a roll of Ektar 100 of my friend Jess Gambacurta (below). It was a bit too sunny (oh my gosh were we sweating!) and so I’ll probably shoot the rest of the roll on her soon. Until then, here are a few! How perfect is her skin?
I really love how both sessions turned out. So far, I’ve been really excited every time I shoot film with friends or strangers. Even still, I get this crazy nervous feeling while the rolls are being developed and then right after I send the results to my clients. It’s kind of awesome.
Sidenote: Thanks to those of you who might have tweeted or messaged me this weekend while my blog was down. To clarify, I wasn’t hacked! I was trying to work with my (then) current hosting to resolve a few things and they made a big, big mistake causing my portfolio site and blog to go down. Within the hour I basically said, “Screw it. I’m changing hosting NOW!” Thankfully I had just backed up my files, database and switched my name servers so all I had to wait on was propagation (versus waiting for my domain to completely transfer which can take 5-7 business days). If you are looking for a hosting company, I would HIGHLY recommend Eleven2. They saved my butt this weekend, and although I was freaking out a little, I knew I was in good hands. Show + Tell is now going strong and you can see my updated portfolio site here. Design-related blog posts coming soon here.
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Jessica
Also, I got so caught up in your new adventure that I forgot to tell you that these portraits are awesome. I just started using my husband’s D300 last week in anticipation of your photo challenge and I’m so excited to learn more!
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Thank you, Jess!! I hope you’ve been enjoying shooting with the D300! Shooting with awesome cameras can be so much fun. LOVED the portrait submission of your mom!
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Lovely, lovely shots! And I just saw your photo submission contest – how neat! I’ll look forward to seeing your future photos, too!
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I love how all your portrait shots capture each person’s personality so well. I’ve never met any of these people but feel as though I’ve known them forever after seeing your shots. Super nice stuff.
Sidenote: i totally get what you mean about the nervousness while waiting on film to come back! :)
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These are absolutely beautiful portraits. Really truly beautiful. I love the photos of Jess, the last one especially!!
You’re amazing!!
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Jessica
Love, love, love the new design blog! Congratulations!!