Alright, so I've heard from two classic car nuts now that there's a cruise night in the parking lot of the K-Mart at Nevada and Fillmore on Saturdays. As long as the weather is good on Saturday night, I plan on going down there to meet some people and get some pictures taken. Hopefully everything works out, I'd really like to start developing my film and getting some prints done here soon.
In other news, my brother gave me a few guys' numbers who own classic cars. They're both OK with letting me take photos. The first guy has a '70s Mustang and a few other cars, the second has a WWII-era general's Jeep. Well, I guess I'll start praying to the weather-gods for some warmth and sun this weekend!
Showing posts with label colorado. Show all posts
Showing posts with label colorado. Show all posts
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
'57 Chevy
I have my first five photos! Finally!
Like I said last week, I went to Durango to visit my girlfriend at school. No luck there in trying to find anyone willing to let me take pictures of their cars (they have a car club there with some really nice looking '20s up to '70s cars and trucks), but I wasn't there long enough to contact anyone. Anyway, on my way home yesterday, trying to beat the big storm that dumped tons of wet snow across Colorado, I saw a '57 Chevy sitting on the side of the road next to a bank. I was contemplating stopping to snap a few photos for about a block (the speed limit is only 25 through Del Norte, Colo. so it was a long block). Once I got a block-and-a-half away, I finally pulled off, got out my Holga loaded with the Adox film and hoofed it back to the Chevy.
It was in okay condition, the back end was pretty worse for wear, but other than that, a very nice subject. I'm not sure if the photos will turn out very good, since it was overcast and 50 ISO film is so slow it requires a lot of sunlight to get a good exposure. But, if I expose the rest of the roll under the same conditions, I could develop it as though it was 100 ISO...things to think about.
Like I said last week, I went to Durango to visit my girlfriend at school. No luck there in trying to find anyone willing to let me take pictures of their cars (they have a car club there with some really nice looking '20s up to '70s cars and trucks), but I wasn't there long enough to contact anyone. Anyway, on my way home yesterday, trying to beat the big storm that dumped tons of wet snow across Colorado, I saw a '57 Chevy sitting on the side of the road next to a bank. I was contemplating stopping to snap a few photos for about a block (the speed limit is only 25 through Del Norte, Colo. so it was a long block). Once I got a block-and-a-half away, I finally pulled off, got out my Holga loaded with the Adox film and hoofed it back to the Chevy.
It was in okay condition, the back end was pretty worse for wear, but other than that, a very nice subject. I'm not sure if the photos will turn out very good, since it was overcast and 50 ISO film is so slow it requires a lot of sunlight to get a good exposure. But, if I expose the rest of the roll under the same conditions, I could develop it as though it was 100 ISO...things to think about.
Saturday, March 20, 2010
Leaving Here Today
I'm packing a bag to head down to Durango to see my girlfriend. I'm bringing along my cameras to hopefully get a few classic cars on the way. I know I've seen some on the way down (on properties off US 160), it's just a matter of taking a shot now to get the ball rolling.
In other news, my brother has the numbers of some classic car owners that he's going to call for me so that they can get in contact with me directly about taking photos of their cars. I wanted to have shot some of them already, but the weather hasn't exactly been cooperative the last couple of weeks. Well, it seems like spring should be here soon, so I should be able to start for sure and get some good shots!
In other news, my brother has the numbers of some classic car owners that he's going to call for me so that they can get in contact with me directly about taking photos of their cars. I wanted to have shot some of them already, but the weather hasn't exactly been cooperative the last couple of weeks. Well, it seems like spring should be here soon, so I should be able to start for sure and get some good shots!
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
The Film Has Arrived
Ten brand new rolls of film got delivered just a few hours ago via FedEx! I got seven rolls of 120mm film for the Holga and three rolls of 35mm. I'm planning on running at least one roll of the 35 through my Holga. The look is really interesting, but I'll only do it for a roll or two because I feel like it may take away from the look I'm trying to achieve.
The Holga shoots in a square format, as opposed to 35mm, which is a rectangular format. So, if you put a roll of 35 into your Holga (after some surgery), the photos you take will end up not only on the center part of the film (where your exposure ends up normally), but also around the sprocket holes at the top and bottom of the stip of film. If you want to set up your Holga to shoot 35mm, it's a very simple process and is easy to find on how-to sites.
Well, now that I have the film, all I need to do is wait for warmer weather so the guys can take their cars out of their garages. Hopefully that'll be in just a couple of weeks!
The Holga shoots in a square format, as opposed to 35mm, which is a rectangular format. So, if you put a roll of 35 into your Holga (after some surgery), the photos you take will end up not only on the center part of the film (where your exposure ends up normally), but also around the sprocket holes at the top and bottom of the stip of film. If you want to set up your Holga to shoot 35mm, it's a very simple process and is easy to find on how-to sites.
Well, now that I have the film, all I need to do is wait for warmer weather so the guys can take their cars out of their garages. Hopefully that'll be in just a couple of weeks!
Friday, February 5, 2010
Starting Out
Well, I've never hopped onto the blogging bandwagon, so this is my first attempt. I guess I'll start with a little background on the project that I'm doing.
The basic idea is to take photos of classic cars with a toy camera; for those who don't know, a toy camera is any camera that is cheaply made, usually completely out of plastic (including the lens). The overall look is going to be vintage, from the cars I'll take photos of, to the film (I found film that is made using the same emulsion of chemicals that they used back in the '50s and '60s). A few weeks ago, my parents showed me some pictures from when they were young; the way that they cut the prints back then is very interesting. To add to the vintage look, I'm even going to dip the prints into coffee to yellow the paper. The final product should be really cool!
If anyone ends up reading this and you know people who have classic cars and wouldn't mind someone shooting a few pictures, just let me know. Every little bit helps!
The basic idea is to take photos of classic cars with a toy camera; for those who don't know, a toy camera is any camera that is cheaply made, usually completely out of plastic (including the lens). The overall look is going to be vintage, from the cars I'll take photos of, to the film (I found film that is made using the same emulsion of chemicals that they used back in the '50s and '60s). A few weeks ago, my parents showed me some pictures from when they were young; the way that they cut the prints back then is very interesting. To add to the vintage look, I'm even going to dip the prints into coffee to yellow the paper. The final product should be really cool!
If anyone ends up reading this and you know people who have classic cars and wouldn't mind someone shooting a few pictures, just let me know. Every little bit helps!
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