window worker
another random snapshot taken while strolling through the city a couple of weeks ago.
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lostboy13
she`s lost one of her thongs it would seem.
what breed of camera were you canting darling?
Juilee Pryor replied
I was using a brand new (17 year old)... from the op shop ….. Minolta 7000 SLR that I got for $20… and a roll of black and white film that I processed myself in a rush…. and you can really tell and all…..
lostboy13
it takes a good photo, was it old film you used as well? or you also got a mystery film with the cam?
Juilee Pryor replied
nah my fridge is full of old film…. I buy when ever I see it and go into camera shops and ask them for all there out of date film…. I like to let it mature a bit….like cheese….. and it’s a fabulous camera …. I’m stoked
I had been seriously considering spending three and a half grand on a brand new Lieca digilux 3…. but when it right down to it I realized that I only take photo’s to amuse myself and then usually to make images that become artworks in one form or the other so really it was a bit silly to spend that much…. maybe next year when I go overseas again….. duty free would have to make it a bit better… and digital comes into it’s own when your travelling… all you need is a laptop and hey presto….. but here it’s not really necessary
billyboy
Cool you positioned the reflection so it looks like she`s holding the car. And yeah, looks like your film`s a bit on the ripe side, which is cool. It`s the reason why I had so much fun with Infra red film… you never know what you`re gonna get. I`ve still got 5 rolls in the freezer, living next to the vodka. Think at least 3 of them are goin on 10 years!
The Leica`s a wicked wet dream that I guess anyone would be chuffed to own. But if you`re gonna make the switch, you should just go for the least expensive full frame model you can get, even if it`s the original EOS 5D. I`d think they`ll be dirt cheap by the time you`re ready to buy. They can cram as many pixels into a 24×16 sensor they want, but it`s much the same as the difference between 35mm and medium format film. Bigger in this case IS better. Fortunately you`ve got the luxury of not being in a hurry. You lucky duck!
Juilee Pryor replied
hey billyboy thanks…. and you have 5 as in five rolls of infrared film in the fridge!!!! .... you have my full attention…...:) is it Kodak Hi Speed B/W?....they don’t make that any more so you know thats very desirable film to any one who knows about these things….
I love infrared…. it’s my favorite to be honest … all that shooting blind and not being able to calibrate the shot and all the rest of it….. good one…..
and the leica… sigh…. I really have fully researched it and the leica is just perfect for me… it’s a SLR on the front and DSLR on the back…..no program modes only aperture contol and it’s small…. I like small but powerful cameras…..I like to sneak up on vistas and such like so I can catch them unawares…..
I’ve road tested a EOS 5D and it was great but big and heavy I thought…. and I never really work in a studio so a big camera becomes a bit of a liablity in some situations….. the leica has that small sleek appeal of a really nice lilttle sports car….. a beautiful object to love as well as a finely tooled machine to use and abuse….. you know how it is…......:)
billyboy
Wow, I SO hope you get the Leica… sounds like a match made in heaven!
Unfortunately, I`ve used up all the IR film and only have some Ilford and Fuji Reala neg fil left. Yup, it was Kodak high speed. I bracketed like crazy and still sometimes ended up with nothing. But when it clicked, it was awesome. Got a couple in my pf if you`re interested… Gaspar`s Shop , taken on the A1A between Daytona Beach and St. Augustine, Florida… Alone on Stilts taken around the same area… and Indian River Fruit , one of my all time favs. Used to change the film in a dark closet. People could never get their heads around why I needed to go in there for five mins… they always thought I looked guilty when I came out. And my Canon EOS 100 had an infrared frame counter so I fogged my first reel completely. Used a Mamiya SLR for all my IR stuff in the end.
So cool you`re interested in that dying art. Don`t know if anyone could process it anymore even if they still made it. At least we had some fun, yeah? Hugs2U!
Juilee Pryor
All my most serious work is IR based and I process all my own films….. bit of D76 or Perceptol and it’s all go….. I love the way of working with it…. I like to think you need to almost be a blind photographer to really be able to use this stuff…. you need to be able to feel for the image…...
I did some IR work in Antarctica…. now that was cool….... :)