Film stills from Breathless, Jean-Luc Godard (1960), Starring Jean Seberg & Jean-Paul Belmondo. One of the best and most charming, enjoyable films in history.
(I apologize about the quality, I used my dslr, handheld.)
7/31/11
7/29/11
Shot a pack of the newest PX70 Colorshade...
I have been looking forward to every new batch of film the Impossible Project has to offer, and this particular Colorshade variety is sorta in-between the last two as far as color and exposure. After shooting five pictures of the PX70 Colorshade with my SX-70, I still seemed to need an ND filter, although I didn't think I was supposed to need one.
With the last film, the PX680 First Flush, I used a ND4 ((0.6) 2 f/stop filter with the dial left in the center, and got great exposures. I'm going to shoot another pack of PX70 Colorshade with my ND2 filter to make a real comparison. Temperatures have been more or less the same across the board.
My test shots were in bright sun, because that is the true test for me. With the dial turned all the way to dark, everything was indeed overexposed, so before wasting anymore film I used a cut and taped-on piece of an old ND filter, a ND2 (0.3) 1 f/stop filter. The results are below. (I re-created an outdoor bright sun on a house situation by using my old Sesame Street toy-that's how I learned my shapes! :) Sesame Street of the 1980's was the best and you know it!
With the last film, the PX680 First Flush, I used a ND4 ((0.6) 2 f/stop filter with the dial left in the center, and got great exposures. I'm going to shoot another pack of PX70 Colorshade with my ND2 filter to make a real comparison. Temperatures have been more or less the same across the board.
My test shots were in bright sun, because that is the true test for me. With the dial turned all the way to dark, everything was indeed overexposed, so before wasting anymore film I used a cut and taped-on piece of an old ND filter, a ND2 (0.3) 1 f/stop filter. The results are below. (I re-created an outdoor bright sun on a house situation by using my old Sesame Street toy-that's how I learned my shapes! :) Sesame Street of the 1980's was the best and you know it!
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| No ND filter, dial turned all the way to dark. |
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| No ND filter, dial turned all the way to dark. |
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| +ND2 (0.3) 1 f/stop filter, dial turned all the way to dark. |
7/28/11
El Paso Union Passenger Depot
Today I had about an hour to kill while I was waiting for Bee to get out of her summer fun camp, so I drove around downtown, looking for something to shoot. I decided to stop by the El Paso Union Passenger Depot, as I had not been inside in years. It was built between 1905 and 1906, and unfortunately has only a tiny bit of nostalgic feeling left in it when you look at the tile floors and old radiators.
I liked pretending I was one of the people either waiting for someone, or going off on a trip. I loved imagining I was a different person completely, from a different town.
I always seem to find the sweetest light in the sourest of places, though...restrooms. The custodian completely ignored me, which was unusual. Not even a sideways glance or a raised eyebrow. My peripheral was aware of her reflection off to my left. I couldn't help but to feel disappointed-I felt like a nothing, a ghost, invisible. I usually wouldn't mind being ignored like that, but I guess I was feeling lonely.
I thought maybe I'm not the first person she caught taking a picture in the bathroom. Maybe it was not the strangest thing she had witnessed in there. Maybe she just thought I was some weirdo and she better not acknowledge my existence, lest she be attacked with my SX-70 machine. Sometimes when I'm getting my camera ready, (especially now that I have to also add the shade), I do feel very conspicuous, like I'm loading a weapon. That's it, I scared her.
I liked pretending I was one of the people either waiting for someone, or going off on a trip. I loved imagining I was a different person completely, from a different town.
I always seem to find the sweetest light in the sourest of places, though...restrooms. The custodian completely ignored me, which was unusual. Not even a sideways glance or a raised eyebrow. My peripheral was aware of her reflection off to my left. I couldn't help but to feel disappointed-I felt like a nothing, a ghost, invisible. I usually wouldn't mind being ignored like that, but I guess I was feeling lonely.
I thought maybe I'm not the first person she caught taking a picture in the bathroom. Maybe it was not the strangest thing she had witnessed in there. Maybe she just thought I was some weirdo and she better not acknowledge my existence, lest she be attacked with my SX-70 machine. Sometimes when I'm getting my camera ready, (especially now that I have to also add the shade), I do feel very conspicuous, like I'm loading a weapon. That's it, I scared her.
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| Polaroid SX-70, PX680ff Impossible film. |
7/26/11
The Art of the Polaroid Diptych
I was going through my boxes of Polaroids this afternoon, and found several single exposures that would be more interesting as diptychs. I have never gone out shooting with the idea of shooting a diptych in mind, but it seems like a worthwhile project and fun times. A few days ago received a few packs of the most recent batch of color film from the Impossible Project, PX-70 Colorshade. I'll be trying to find some diptychs with it, just to change things up a bit. The best diptychs are those by fellow Polaroid shooter, Alison Garnett, aka Supercapacity. Be sure to catch plenty of inspiration in her wonderful camera world. Her website can be found here.
Here's a few shots I like better together...they seem to be good complements. Yes, they are mates from now on.
Here's a few shots I like better together...they seem to be good complements. Yes, they are mates from now on.
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| Polaroid SX-70, 600 film |
7/18/11
I'll try, I'll keep it up.
I have that feeling, you know the one, the I have to get the hell out of here feeling. I need a new town, with new things to see, new things to shoot. I've been thinking about road trips, fantasizing about road trips across country. It turns out, we will not be going to North Carolina this summer after all. We couldn't work out our schedules, we just weren't able to do it. We are, however going to Las Vegas, and we will be staying at The Venetian, so it takes the edge off the sting. Las Vegas is a more reasonable vacation for us this time. It's not too far away, given we only have 4 days to get away.
Shot with my trusty Polaroid SX-70, + PX680FF Impossible film.
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