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With my wee baby lens, I managed to fit everyone in plus part of the house. This family had so much personality. Can you tell by this obligatory group silly photo? 

#mississippi #south #photography

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Kids always have he greatest expressions! These were taken in the midst of Mississippi summer during The Rollins family reunion/ birthday celebration. Ollie was barely a toddler but it was clear that he was smarter than his age. It was fun capturing his expressions and putting them together to make a small dramatic photo series.

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This photoshoot was done in Forest Park. A vast number of trees at the edge of the city. Kjirsten Tornfelt is a local musician who needed new photos since cutting her hair. I was worried about the light as the day started out gloomy with no sun. The original plan was to do the shoot at another park, a more open park with little shade. This being the northwest, it felt appropriate to match the gloomy weather with the dark green of the forest. It ended up being a bright sunny day, but I caught some of the soft light still hiding behind the morning clouds. 

#forest park #musician #guitar #trees #green #dog #pnw #northwest

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Scanned photo of a print from Holga. This was taken in San Francisco walking down 3rd Street. San Francisco if often used as an example for Portland Oregon’s future. A city full of possibilities and innovation and barely any room for the past. Street art is prominent throughout the city. Some were commissioned and lives with permission while others are act of small rebellion. Here we see a commuter walking past a boarded up building walking past a “Notice of Public Hearing” from the city’s planning department. I can’t be certain whether or not the colorful patterns are done with permission or not. I’m assuming it was permitted. 

#san francisco #street art #Street Photography #planning department #HOLGA #120mm

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Another dig through the archives. This one is from my recent haul from the lab. Taken at the Belmont Street Fair last summer. I was just starting to get into my hasselblad and learning how to use it. As always, getting a proper exposure is what I was worried about the most. Hasselblad do not have a light meter built in and I hadn’t gotten around to investing in some sort of a light meter. This one was an estimate based on light and what I had learned previously.

#street fair #street performers #hasselblad #120mm film #black and white

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A bit of pizza for your afternoon delight.

#pizza #pesto #crusty #vegetarian #fillmore

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Just got some films back. I’ve been on a 120mm kick lately and have been exploring medium format. These are some of my favorite shots. With each of these I had a specific end image in mind. In order to bring out specific colors or effects, it takes just the right balance within the camera.

#oregon #medium format #film photography #120mm film #nevada

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From sometime ago. 

One of the things I love about photographs is its ability to instantly take me back to a specific time and space of my life. These are an actualization of a memory from what I know for certain is from my perspective. All my thoughts, fears, and knowing what I didn’t want to admit is encased in these. You cannot see it in its literal form but perhaps maybe that sense or however you react to it is a symptom from my perspective. Either or or.

#flight #monterey #california

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It was all a dream. One of the great things about the Holga is its dreamy quality. I’m sure someone has had a dream about a watching a guy watching a band all by himself.

#Holga #dreamscape #long exposure #live music #music photography #120mmfilm

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Three images with different degrees of clarity. 

#bokeh #night photography #long exposure #double exposure #day exposure #toy camera #holga

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A shameless mirror selfie except the huge cardboard cut out of the woman in the background dominates the photo. 

#bathroom selfies #red #blur #photography #120mm

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Thought I’d take a long exposure photo of a band while they were playing. It turned out pretty cool. I wanted to capture movement and with the blur I thought it did pretty well. What gives the eye comfort are the tiny details that managed to be somewhat clear, like the bassist’s face or the hihat of the drum set.

#live music #long exposure #holga #120mm film #lost #wandering #photography

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Christmas Eve spent in the forest

#canon7d #pnw #forestpark #green #trees #fog #winter #moss

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It spirals out of control, at least beyond what you can control. So you let it resolve itself until it gives you the moment you were waiting to see. 

#120mm film #spirals #lights #red #light trails #tent #pnw #night #long exposure

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Stand still and observe. Sometimes that is the best way to see what is real and tangible. 

#distillery #nightmarket #pdx #portland oregon #green #blur #shirts #lights #mirror #decorations #photography #color #red

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There’s always multiple paths to choose from. Each one is unique in what it can give you. You contemplate for a moment. Trying to imagine the steps you will take, the things you will see, and the decisions and regrets you will encounter. This is of course useless because it just leaves you more confused. You make a choice with as much calculation as what you can determine based on what is visible.  #120mm #nightphotography #freeways #signs #movement

#signs #120mm #movement #freeways #nightphotography

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First, there’s an idea. An idea that seem to come from a random place. Slowly it starts to manifest into a cohesive matter. Next, the question comes: how, what, when? You start to imagine the path, what it looks like, where it can go. In the end, the start is in the how and making the first move.

#church #buildings #city #dusk #photography