This one was originally upside down, but in a fit of curiosity, I smashed that "rotate clockwise" button until I got this, Brenna staring right into the lens, all the way through the back of my head.
That all my portraits could have a stare such as this!
Tags: 2.26.14 digital Brenna Fletcher griffith park los angeles lou o' bedlam lou noble portrait
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Bit on the serious side, but I love the pose, the strength radiating off Keva.
Despite the grey skies (just like the skies from this session with Keva), I'm gonna go on a Polaroid photowalk, today...was reminded of this day, my buddy Ian taking photos alongside me, haven't done anything like this in quite awhile.
There's, from what I've seen of these kinds of events online, a lot of people taking pictures of the same thing/person at the same time. Never much cared for that, like having my subject all to myself.
I chafe a little bit, photography in a group can stifle me, but I'm excited, this time. I want to be a "worker among workers", get into the flow with a bunch of other enthusiasts, see what it can bring out in me, creatively.
My first Polaroid meet up, oh so many years ago, I knew half the folks. The second, we went in as a crew, the larger meet-up couldn't get in the way of our flow.
It's nice to go back to the beginning, creatively, part of a group of people just taking enjoyment in each other's company, and the opportunity to create among others.
There it is. There's the anchor. Creating among and with others. It never gets old.
Tags: 4.20.19 Keva Walker portrait
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Hadn't seen Kevin in a good 11 years, so it warmed my heart that he thought to hit me up when he came to visit, all the way from Germany.
I'll always be immensely grateful to the guy, he's single-handedly responsible for my ever seeing England, for the time I spent teaching portrait workshops, for expanding how I thought about photography.
More importantly, he's a friend. Felt like, despite the decade since we'd last been in the same room together, not a second had passed.
Except for the fact we are so much older! We caught up for hours, could've spent the whole day with him, talking about photography, getting older, getting ever-so-slightly wiser, more photography, old friends, life, man. Fucking Life.
Was only fitting, as our initial connection was over Polaroids, that I get a good one of him. Took a few tries, but the sun was out, I knew everything was gonna be okay.
Tags: 4.9.24 Kevin Mason polaroid 680 Darkdaze
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Suppose this is very much Lou-Core, 2013.
(Lou-Core TM Savana Ogburn, who upon seeing someone else with a bunch of Polaroids on their wall exclaimed, "oh that's so Lou-Core").
Wall of Polaroids, Model, interesting lighting, a lot of people back-lit. A LOT. Second-half of the year, I was doing that at almost every session, it's amusing to see those kinds of patterns, some little visual flourish I'd latched on to, and then started using for weeks/months.
A little story, told in pictures, of a life revolving around pictures.
Tags: 7.17.13 digital Brooke Eva los angeles lou o' bedlam lou noble portrait
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What I never mentioned about this session...I'd brought the wrong memory card. The plan was to take photos of two different models in a home that was set for demolition, got there with McKenzie first and quickly discovered...wrong memory card, only 2GB, not nearly enough for all the photos I wanted to take.
Had to make a decision...I'd worked with McKenzie a bunch, the second model not so much, so I took a few photos of McKenzie with my digital, then switched to my film cameras, even though I wasn't planning to use them that much.
Wasn't totally satisfied with the results, the second session was far more fruitful, so I've neglected this one when it comes to posting...which is great for looking at, nine years later, I'd forgotten there were some real gems in here! No clue what film I used for the Contax, but it worked out great!
And yes, this was probably the last time (for a good long time) I planned more than one session in a day.
And the last time (for sure) I only packed one memory card in my photo bag.
Tags: 9.15.15 McKenzie Eckels contax t2
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