Dream Camera

Film photography with a host of vintage cameras. See my Portraits See my Polaroids Read more about me. Visit my website. {all photos are mine. please credit. not for commercial use.}

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Sarajevo, September 2013

{Ricoh GR1 and Kodak Tri-X 400}

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Hiking Lake Skadar in Montenegro with Trisha, including stops for lunch and a swim.

{Ricoh GR1 and Kodak Ektar 100}

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A winter morning in North Carolina

{Fuji X-E1}

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I love your work. It's truly exceptional and that you indicate which films you use for your narratives is helpful in determining what works best when! My question: Now that you've been using Portra 800 for a while (it's my favourite colour film for shooting people), do you like to push the film or overexpose it by any amount? Thanks!

Thank you for the kind words.  Your work is gorgeous.  I overexpose Porta 800 by one stop when shooting and develop normally.  I find this brings the result somewhat close to my old, discontinued favorite, Portra 400NC, and I agree that it renders people (skin tones) beautifully.

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Belgrade park and me

{Ricoh GR-1 and random Serbian drugstore film}

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NYC.  Holga.

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Sarajevo

{Ricoh GR-1 and Kodak Tri-X}

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Still life

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Self-portrait in Chicago

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Congress Hotel, Chicago

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My (Partial) Digital Transition

{Fuji X-E1 and VSCO-Fuji 400H}

After years of shooting only with film, I'm transitioning partly to digital.  The cost and time of film is rising so much.  Digital photography generally leaves me cold, so I'm trying to find an alternative that satisfies my love for the film aesthetic.  I've settled on a Fujifilm X-E1, editing the photos with Lightroom 5 and VSCO Film 1 package.  Options include Fuji 400H (used here), Portra 160, Portra 400, Tri-X and more!  So far, I'm very happy with the results, though I'm still experimenting.  

These photos are from Sunday, when I made a trip to the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for the Welcome Yule show and the Art Institute for the Art and Appetite special exhibit.  I love Christmas in Chicago.

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Mostar, Bosnia i Hercegovina.  September 2013.

{Rolleiflex 3.5e and Kodak Portra 800 film}

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Mostar, Hercegovina

{Rolleiflex 3.5e and Fuji 400H Pro}

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My photo of Grogans pub in this week's T, the New York Times Style Magazine.

{Nikon FM2 and Kodak Ektar 100}

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Mostar, Hercegovina

{Ricoh GR1 and Fuji 400H Pro}

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Zebra crossing in Belgrade, Serbia

{Ricoh GR1 and Kodak Tmax 400}

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Belgrade, Serbia 

{Ricoh GR1 and cheap film from a Serbian drugstore}