My bride’s shoes are better then your bride’s shoes and to prove it I’ll get some guy to hold them up to the camera. Can’t wait to show the rest of this one…Stay tuned!

Last month during this portrait session with the lovely Hayley, I had a chance to try out my newly acquired film camera. Well the results are in and here they are.

side note*** Before you ask, those lines in the images are scratches on the negatives, scratches that were a result of me dumbly loading the film into the camera wrong. I guess it’s one of those things you have to do at least once when you are learning and I now know one more thing I will not do in the future :-/

I really enjoyed shooting film. I learned, like a lot of new photographer these days, on digital. I have always wanted to learn to shoot film and in some ways I have felt like I wasn’t a “real” photographer because of the fact I had never shot film. Like so many things in life, I put it off, I came up with excuses why not to do it, but when I saw that camera for sale I knew it was time….and now I’m in love!

This new love affair, I’m hoping, will open up new creative paths in my work. The new format of equipment will help me look at things differently. The fact that the film cost me money every time I press the shutter will force me to slow down and think more about my frames (which is always a good thing). So in a way, I am relearning photography and it’s always a blast when you are learning and trying new things.

Cheers!

Stay tuned for the rest of this smokin’ bride

Today has been one long day. I shot my very first all day wedding (translation: 16 and a half hours) and I had the time of my life. I love that I caught every moment of the couples big day and it really emphasized my reasoning for going full event coverage only.

Any ways, I don’t want to ramble on, I just wanted to do a quick post to thank the fine folks over at Beyond Beyond for featuring Katie and Deryks wedding. You really do need to check them out. The site has a great design and they feature some great inspiration for a wedding day. Pictures, paper designs for invites, nick knacks and other goodies. While you’re there say hi with a comment if you’re so inclined.

I wanted to test out the new (to me) Rolliecord film camera acquired about a month ago and I really wasn’t in the mood for landscapes, I wanted to shoot a living breathing human being. However, finding a model on short notice is almost impossible seeing that my kids won’t sit still and the wife hates having her picture taken (lol, yeah I know…and she’s married to a photographer).

Well, next to impossible was the case till I met Hayley who you may remember from a session we did at the beginning of April. Hayley is one amazing young lady. She has a great look, dances (see flying leg splits done during last session) and to top it all off, has a stellar work ethic. She is pretty much ready to shot on a dime. Last minute or a month away, if she is available she will be there. If you are ever looking for a model, I would high recommend dropping her a line. I will include her info at the bottom of the post.

Since this Rollie is completely manual and I grew up on the mini computers that are modern digital camera, all I had to figure out proper exposure was the ol’ noggin. Basically this all meant that I wasn’t sure if I was going to create some killer negatives or a roll of wasted film. I didn’t want Hayley’s time to be for not, so I brought my working camera as well so I could give her something for the portfolio even if I did mess up my exposures with the film. That’s what I have for you today. I will be showing the film if there is anything to show, but until then I have these for you.

Cheers!

Hayley On Facebook
Hayley on Model Mayhem

With a flower girl this amazingly cute, how could the rest not be awesome?! Stay tuned.