Just got a batch of film processed dating from sometime in February to present. I’ve found my second wind with the subjects of Greater Portland and Fore River. The architecture, the landscape, the port, the city meeting the sea…
I was an iPhone hold out for some time. But since getting on the smart phone bandwagon I can’t put the thing down. I’m not amazed, or even very impressed by the quality of the camera – but it is good for a phone. Plus, the dazzling little filters available through Instagram distract me from it’s lack of sharpness and tonal range, and make it an absolute blast to use.
Mostly I look at it like a low resolution sketch book. A way to work out ideas; to make studies that I contemplate before committing them to film. All of which I’m able to do on the fly while setting up a large format shot, or out of the palm of my hand while sitting on the couch at night. Here is an album of favorites from the last couple of months, and I’ll post more albums here as time goes on.
New Film: A Mixed Bag
Some highlights from a batch of film I had processed back in September, and just got around to scanning. The images date from as far back as April I think. It was kind of a mixed bag, since I’m kind of at a place where I’m not really focusing on any one project in particular. But I guess the subject of “Mud Flats” was the one I was looking at the most.
Future Project: Orchards
There is something magical and surreal about apple orchards. Each tree has such a distinct personality. Their exaggerated poses telling the story of their unique life experiences. Something that proves difficult to capture in pictures.
I wrote this same post last year – about how every fall while apple picking I re-envision doing a series of “Orchard Portraits”, but always end up putting the idea aside and then forgetting about it altogether until the following year. I can’t say this is going to be the year I actually start, although I have been searching for a project to get underway on…
Mill Story Outtakes
Recently I shot an interesting feature for Maine Magazine about two historic paper mills and the adaptations they’ve made to stay profitable. Here are some of the images that didn’t make the edit (and a couple that did)…
