2017 Film Challenge – Top 12 PHOTOS

While Sean and I have been keeping up with the FILM CHALLENGE, I have been neglecting to blog about it (or anything else for that matter). Oops.

All the photos can be found on here, but for a quick rundown, here are my favorite film photos for each month of 2017:

JANUARY

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35mm Canon AE-1 • Kodak UltraMax 400 • Monterey, CA

I am still swooning over this double exposure of Sneakers and Coco. NEED to get this one printed and framed someday when we have a bigger living space.

FEBRUARY

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35mm Canon AE-1 • Vista Plus 200 • Hollywood, CA

The OG Tower of Terror. I dig all the greenery and little shrub shadows. Also, what font is that???

MARCH

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35mm Canon AE-1 • Kodak Portra 100 • Woodland Hills, CA

By far the creepiest photo taken last year. The smiling bear in the front is cute though.

APRIL

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35mm Canon AE-1 • Rollei RPX 400 (Push +2 to 1600) • Sherman Oaks, CA

April was a B&W film month and no one looks better in grayscale than little miss coco.

MAY

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35mm Canon AE-1 • Lomography 400 • Alabama Hills, CA

It is impossible to take a bad photo in the Alabama Hills. Beauty in every direction.

JUNE

35mm Canon AE-1 • Fuji X-TRA Superia 800 • I-5, CA

Lost track of how many hours we spent driving up and down the I-5 in 2017. The clouds in this one are clutch.

JULY

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35mm Canon Sure Shot Compact • ILFORD 400 B&W • Ventura, CA

This was our first month using the Canon Sure Shot. I love the grain and the vignetting in this photo. Has a very old look to it. HIPSTAMATIC SHIT.

AUGUST

35mm Canon Sure Shot Compact • Kodak Gold 400 • Hoh Rain Forest, WA

35mm Canon Sure Shot Compact • Kodak Gold 400 • Hoh Rain Forest, WA

Another one with the Canon Sure Shot but this time with color film. That little camera sure adds character. Oh, and nice hat, Sean 😉

SEPTEMBER

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35mm Canon AE-1 • CineStill 50 • Whittier, CA

Those clouds…and that silhouette of the city…*gasp*. CineStill film is simply cinemagic!

OCTOBER

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35mm Nikon FE2 • CineStill 50 • Studio City, CA

The Nikon FE2 was added to our camera collection and produced this vintage Sneaks classic. Oh, and about those cowboy curtains?!?

NOVEMBER

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35mm Olympus XA2 • AGFA Vista 400 • Las Vegas, Nevada

Another new camera – the Olympus XA2. Brought the cute compact camera with us to Las Vegas and got some pretty neat nightlife shots.

DECEMBER

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Fuji Instax Mini • Fujifilm Instax Mini Instant • Los Angeles, CA

Sean bought me the Fuji Instax Mini 90 for my birthday and I take it with me everywhere I go. This is one of my favorite double exposures that I have gotten with it so far.

CAN’T STOP, WON’T STOP.

We are now completely obsessed with our film cameras and don’t plan on giving them up anytime soon. Sean even purchased a B&W developing kit so expect a lot of monochrome this year. January 2018 photos are up now and February photos are coming soon.

 

 

PHOTOS: Camden, New Jersey

In July 2017, I started working on a documentary series (Title TBD) that follows detectives in various cities throughout the United States. I’ve been very fortunate to be allowed in on these beautiful stories of suffering, persistence, strength, and love that exist within our human condition. Here are the photos I’ve snagged in my downtime between shooting and travel.

Camden, NJ had the highest homicide rate per capita in 2012 and remains in the top ten in the US. These neighborhoods are no joke.

Check out the full album here.

JUNE – FILM CHALLENGE

Our Film Challenge photos for the month of June are now up!

A few more shots from the Alabama Hills and an impromptu photo shoot with my cousin, Aaron.

35mm Canon AE-1 • Kodak Portra 400 • Alabama Hills, CA

35mm Canon AE-1 • Kodak Portra 400 • Alabama Hills, CA

35mm Canon AE-1 • Kodak Portra 400 • Alabama Hills, CA

35mm Canon AE-1 • Kodak Portra 400 • Alabama Hills, CA

35mm Canon AE-1 • Fuji X-TRA Superia 800 • I-5, CA

35mm Canon AE-1 • Fuji X-TRA Superia 800 • Venice, CA

35mm Canon AE-1 • Fuji X-TRA Superia 800 • Venice, CA

Processing all of this film is getting a bit expensive. Sean and I have been looking to purchase a film scanner but can’t seem to find one under $300 with good reviews. Any suggestions?!?

Throwback Thursday: INDIA 2011

Let’s go back, way back, to India 2011.

It was the first big vacation that Sean and I took together and it conditioned us for all the countries we have visited since. Our first time in a third world country – brushing our teeth with bottled water, getting groped on the train, falling victim to an elaborate scam, but at the same time falling in love with the culture, the color, the beauty.

Click HERE to view our India photo gallery.

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