Breakfast.
April 25, 2013
April 16, 2012
Greensboro Newborn Photography Session - More (color) photos of baby Iris!
Here are my picks from Iris’ recent photo session. I recently posted up a personal favorite HERE, but now I want to show you a few that I think also really stand out.
The photos were taken at the same location. I met Iris and her Mom at their house here in Greensboro, NC - with portraits of little ones like Iris it’s really important that you choose a location that is comfortable. What better place than home!
The light inside the house was just right, and Iris was in a great mood - I hope you enjoy!
December 25, 2011
Merry Christmas everyone! Spending today with family, opening presents, eating LOTs of food…and just having a joyous time.
Best wishes to you and yours,
-Drew
December 14, 2011
Raleigh, NC Bridal Portrait Photographer - Kelly
I think this shot provides an excellent example of why, as a professional photographer, I shoot film. These are just a couple images from Kelly’s bridal portrait session, all shot on Kodak Portra 160NC…look at the way it renders her skin! Keep in mind this is with NO editing and NO Photoshop. Also, gotta love the bokeh from the 85mm lens.
Wowzers!
This was shot with a Nikon F100 and 85mm f/1.8 lens on Kodak Porta 160NC.
November 29, 2011
Portrait of Hubby Jenkins - New member of The Carolina Chocolate Drops
I have been photographing The Carolina Chocolate Drops on and off now for a couple years. I love their music, and I love them as people. Really, truly, good folks.
Recently they added a new member to the band, Hubby Jenkins. I met hubby very briefly back about a year ago at the Black Banjo Gathering in Asheville, NC. I immediately fell in love with his talent…that’s actually something that blows me away about all of the ‘Drops. They are all young, and incredibly talented.
Then, recently, I got a chance to do some promo photos - met them in Richmond, VA and hit the streets for some portraits. I had never been to Richmond and didn’t have much time with them - normally, that would sound stressful…but challenges like that are one of the biggest reasons I love what I do as a photographer.
This meeting gave me a chance to really get to know Hubby a bit. Let me tell you, he’s not only incredibly talented - but quite the character. I laughed a lot that day for sure.
If you have not gotten a chance to listen to The Carolina Chocolate Drops, please do! Their recent Grammy-winning album “Genuine Negro Jig” is a great place to start!
I have quite a few shots from this shoot and others of the ‘Drops that I hope you’ll look forward to seeing on the blog soon :)
Shot with a Nikon F100, 85mm f/1.8 lens. Using Kodak Portra 400 color negative film.
November 27, 2011
Kodak Portra 400 pushed to 3200 - Another example - Fall leaves in Greensboro, NC
As a follow-up to my other recent post about pushing Kodak Portra 400 to 3200ASA (which I recommend you read as well), here is another example of this fine new film from Kodak being pushed to its limits.
Notice the latitude (shadow and highlight detail) and behavior in a high contrast scene (specularity on the leaves specifically).
Again, I’m really impressed with this film.
I sent the film to The Darkroom, they do a great job and have great prices. $10/roll flat. And $2/roll for push/pull (flat fee, regardless of how many stops you want it one way or the other). I send ALL my color film there for my personal and professional work. Try them out and tell them I sent you :)
The guys at The Darkroom pushed this roll 3 stops for me (400>800>1600>3200 = 3 full stops), a couple days after I sent the film I had proofs online.
November 26, 2011
Bath time for my son Miles.
I’ve been photographing my son since his first breath…in fact, the first year of his life I shot a roll of film every day. Every day documented, every milestone.
One of these days I’ll share the photos, there are literally hundreds of rolls waiting for proof prints and scans.
I took this photo recently of Miles taking a bath. He’s 3 and just learning to wash himself.
I really like the way these two pair. They compliment each other quite well I think.
Shot with a Mamiya 645, 80mm f/2.8 lens, on Kodak Portra 400 film (220).
November 23, 2011
Kodak Portra 400 pushed to 3200 (Portraits) - A quick and surprising test!
I’m all about testing the limits of my film choices. Not a lot of people realize that the “box speed” of a film (the advertised ISO/ASA) is a recommendation…not necessarily the law.
Generally speaking color and black and white negative films have a pretty decent exposure latitude. Meaning you can over or under expose your negatives within a few stops and still get very usable results. Especially when you compensate for this under or over exposure with development time (a general rule is longer development for a push, and shorter development with a pull).
Since Portra 400 is my primary color film, I wanted to see just how far it can go (within reason)…I shoot a lot in low light. I have pushed B&W film up to about 6400-12800ASA with very acceptable results but never really tried my hand at pushing color negative film.
So, I shot a quick test roll of Portra 400 in 35mm (Nikon F100 w/50mm 1.4) right around dusk.
I sent the film to The Darkroom, they do a great job and have great prices. $10/roll flat. And $2/roll for push/pull (flat fee, regardless of how many stops you want it one way or the other). I send ALL my color film there for my personal and professional work. Try them out and tell them I sent you :)
The guys at The Darkroom pushed this roll 3 stops for me (400>800>1600>3200 = 3 full stops), a couple days after I sent the film I had proofs online.
And, whoa, was I impressed.
Bottom line here is:
The new Kodak Portra 400 with it’s whacky tabular grain structure handles pushing VERY well. Check out the example above! Notice the contrast, skin tone rendition, and tonal range. Very nice!
I would not hesitate now to shoot a paid assignment pushing this stuff 2-3 stops.
Now go try it!
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