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Jacob

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Try to not let the crooked borders drive you nuts.

I decided to post these shots after photographing the newborn baby of my friend Pidge yesterday. I hardly get the chance to photograph kids these days, but I always enjoy it when I do. It’s a fun challenge because little kids don’t stay still very long and I try to capture them in their natural element without intruding. The above photos were taken last summer while visiting my friend Nikki in Ontario. Photographing her kids during the visit became a hilarious game of chase (literally), that ended with me in a puddle of sweat on the couch because it was a very hot day. I’m not sure who had more fun – me or them.

Haunting

Haunting

Taken with my Contax camera, using Kodak 400CN Print film, with sepia tone added in Photoshop. This is one of my favorite portraits.

Fairy

From my photo archive…

I was looking through my older photos for something to use in a digital image I’m currently working on and was reminded of this statue. I photographed her in a museum in Florence, Italy, when I was there in 1999. She was so beautiful I could’ve stared at her for hours. I’m very grateful the museum guards standing nearby didn’t mind me taking photos, or my cousin sitting down to sketch her.

Holga portrait

Noriko

Taken with the Holga 120 CFN, using Lucky 400 ISO film.

I don’t usually take portraits with the Holga because it’s always seemed like a ridiculous thing to do. I can’t get close enough to my subjects in the way I like, and the camera distortion didn’t seem right for portraits. Now after getting this shot back, I’m not sure why I’ve shied away from photographing people with it. I obviously need to reconsider.