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At most of the boudoir shoots I've been to the atmosphere is usually very serious.  The air of sultriness and hints of seduction pervade mostly every shot.  I like shooting that to a degree.  Photographing women feeling sexy and empowered and good about themselves is fulfilling for me because it is fulfilling for so many of them.  But, once in a rare while, something will happen that is similar to when an actor breaks the 4th Wall in film.  The sultriness vanishes for a flicker and a model or a client displays some emotion that has nothing to do with your usual boudoir photography.

We were working in a tight space.  I was stepping back to get as much of Gabi in this shot as I could and tripped over a laundry basket.  It was awkward in a "Curb Your Enthusiasm" kind of way and Gabi started laughing.  I whipped the camera up and hoped for the best.

On the way home I stopped by a thrift shop to look for old cameras.  There was a bookshelf that they were stacking all these shitty old point and shoots on and I was poking around it.  For some reason, I really don't know why, I reached up to the top of the shelf and brushed my hand over the surface.  There was an envelope or something and I pulled it down.  It was photo paper!  REALLY OLD Kodak Polyfiber G D photo paper.  The guy at the counter let me have it for a dollar.

So because laughter and pure joy is super rare in boudoir, I decided to print this on the Kodak Polyfiber I had just found.  The result makes it obvious that the paper is old but I really like the feel.  I didn't grump or try to make it brighter.  Sometimes things are just meant to be less than perfect.

In Camera Tech:  Leica M3 | Summicron 2.0 | Ilford Delta 400

Process Tech:  Vivitar VI | Kodak  Polyfiber G D | f/8 | #3 @ 9S EXP | 2M DEV (Dektol @ 21°C)

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Amelia Resting

Canon 6D | VSCO

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Amelia at Her Childhood Home - I

Canon 6D | VSCO

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Amelia at Water Tank

Canon 6D | VSCO

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Amelia on Bed - III

Last frame from this roll.  It's time to move on to another roll or older negatives.

This roll responded well overall to flashing so I did a quick test strip to find my blacks, flashed it, and was done.  No fiddling with this one as it's the third negative of this roll.  No paper waste.  That's a good feeling :-)

In Camera Tech:  Leica M3 | Summicron 2.0 | Delta 100 | Push to 400

Process Tech:  Vivitar VI | Ilford MGFB Classic | f/11 | 6S EXP | 0.4S FLASH | 2.2M DEV (Dektol @ 21°C)

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Hanging prints after a decent length session in the darkroom.  It's amazing how when I was in school I would be so inefficient with my printing because once my lab fee was paid I could use as much of anything as I wanted to use.

Now my chem and my paper and, hell, even the water I have to run for washing prints costs me money.  Twenty-five sheets of fibre base runs almost $30.  Freaking stop bath exhausts after one or two sessions. So I toil and focus on each print far more carefully than I ever did before and I feel that it makes me a better printer than I was even eleven years ago when I did it every day.

I wouldn't trade this current moment in my career for anything.

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We got along in a basically fine friendship. I mean, we never had any of *that* kicking. Dorothea was always a little reserved…total dedication. Nothing else was going to interfere. And she never had small talk. She could do it for about two minutes and then she'd bring the subject around to something of interest, which I think is good. Small talk is pretty terrible under any conditions. You know how people can just yak and yak and yak…Dorothea had no patience at all with that kind of waste of time and all the people she knew were all dynamic.

Ansel Adams on Dorothea Lange (and why Dorothea and I would be besties)

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Amelia by Bed - II (Digi Frame)

Canon 6D | VSCO

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Original Content

I'm driving myself crazy looking for original content on Tumblr.  Reblogs are rad and all but I really like following artists themselves and what with endless reposting (baaaaad) it can be a tireless task to track OP's down.

So, who are some of your favorite natural light boudoir/nude/fashion photographers on Tumblr?

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Amelia Against a Wall - First Print

My favorite thing about this print is that I made it, in a darkroom, three hours after shooting it.  That's almost faster than digital ;-)

I'm uncomfortable with that Zone VII or possibly Zone VIII white on the right sleeve.  The negative shows good density and there is some detail still available so I predict a good long manipulation session coming.  I metered Zone V for the tonal transfer area on the looker's left cheek while intending to maintain a heavy Zone 0 area on the left.  Were I to do this again, and I certainly could do this again, I would have Amelia  wear a light yellow or even a middle tan shirt to maintain exposure across the frame.

And I cut off her fingertips in the print to try and keep a good section of her torso.  It's gonna take some getting used to to stop shooting full frame again!

In Camera Tech:  Leica M3 | Summicron 2.0 | Delta 100 | Push to 400

Process Tech:  Vivitar VI | Ilford MGFB Classic | f/11 | 7S EXP | 2.2M DEV (Dektol @ 21°C)

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Now that I'm controlling my own film process my turnaround time is…WHATEVER I WANT IT TO BE.  Which makes me extraordinarily happy.  Don't get me wrong, Indie and Richard Photo Lab and all of these other boutique processors are spot on.  But, truthfully, I've always preferred control.  I prefer to control my own processes and always have.  I don't like other people interpreting what I've done with their chemicals and scanners.  I have very precise intent in what I want from my work and I don't feel entirely comfortable entrusting that to someone else.

Amelia and I shot these yesterday.  YESTERDAY!  And I have my negatives in my hands already.  In fact, I've already printed #31.  One frame diagonal from the lower right frame.

The next several posts will be from this shoot.  Both film and digital (and even a frame of Instax).

In Camera Tech:  Leica M3 | Summicron 2.0 | Delta 100 | Push to 400

Process Tech:  Vivitar VI | GEKKO RC paper | f/11 | 9S EXP | 1.2M DEV (Dektol)

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Autumn in the Forest

Canon 6D | 30mm 2.0 | VSCO

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Amelia getting dressed for a shoot

Canon 6D | 30mm 2.0 | VSCO

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Resort season is over.  i.e. my commercial season is winding down :-)  So, yay for more boudoir shoots and posts on Tumblr!

Amelia Waking Up - I

Canon 6D | 30mm 2.0 | VSCO

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It's been a while since I've been here.  Insanely busy commercially right now with skiing!  No complaints.  I did manage to get a good friend of mine out for a shoot a couple days ago.  I'll share a few here :-)

Autumn in the Forest

Canon 6D | 30mm 2.0 | VSCO

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Amelia Getting Ready to Ski Nokia Lumia 220 | Photo editor by Aviary

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If you haven't followed Hillary shut up and go follow Hillary.  One of my favorite models on Tumblr!

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