
Sunday, August 31, 2014
Made in Ohio

Friday, August 29, 2014
Chemical Color

I tried my hand at developing my own color film for the first time today. I bought the Tetenal C-41 Press Kit and used Kodak Ektar 100 film that I shot with the Fuji GSW690III. The process of developing color film is very straightforward - there is a set of instructions and you follow them strictly - its not like black and white where there is a bunch of rough guidelines and you figure out what works for you or your style. The kit is basically 4 bags of powder: developer, blix a, blix b, and stabilizer. The blix A + B get mixed together in one bottle - it is a combination of the bleach and fixer. The developer is supposed to be used at exactly 102 degrees - and the blix needs to be as close as possible to that - so once I had them at temp I placed their bottles in larger containers of water also at 102(thanks youtube). This seemed to work well. One other thing worth noting for anyone who would attempt this is that when you are inverting the tank when at the blix stage gas builds up - it almost pushed my lid off - so the tank needs to be "burped" after each set of inversions.
Thursday, August 28, 2014
Wet Hopped

Wednesday, August 27, 2014
Wood Fired Breakfast

Monday, August 25, 2014
Brewcation Part II

Sunday, August 24, 2014
3 Breweries in 3 Days(Part I)

Wednesday, August 20, 2014
Late Summer Wild Flowers(from above)
The other evening I went out with the intention of catching a shot of a field of goldenrod in the late day sun. Of course the sun dipped behind the clouds - so I used the giant softbox to shoot a couple of late-summer wildflowers up close and from above....
Monday, August 18, 2014
In the Garden
Last year we grew all our veggies in pots - and they did just ok. So when we built a few raised beds not far from the porch we expected about the same. We were wrong - our plants took off and went crazy. We have a forest of tomato plants with zucchini and squash spilling out into the lawn. A pickling cuke plant climbed the trellis all the way to the top - and now is intertwined with other plants. A few pepper plants are buried in the mess somewhere... We've managed a good harvest but have learned so much - next year's garden will be expanded and planted quite differently...
Friday, August 15, 2014
All Up All Close

Wednesday, August 13, 2014
Akron in Black and White

I often hear about how "fake" digital photography is - and while anything can be pushed to far - digital photography is the most "real" photography possible. I'm able to use Photoshop to make a scene look exactly as it appeared to my eye - the exact color, correcting lens defects, straightening out buildings etc. Thats why its so perfect for documenting things - time and place - the images in yesterday's post show exactly what it looked like to be standing on that parking garage at that moment.
But there is also a truth in black and white - a different kind of truth. Maybe its something like Hunter S. Thompson's "fiction is truer than any fact" thing... Or maybe it's seeing something you've seen a million times in a new and different light - so you are actual seeing it - not idly passing by.
Tuesday, August 12, 2014
Tale of Two Cities

It was a beautiful evening as I climbed a parking deck I had never been atop before. I reached in my bag and grabbed my Canon 6D and snapped, what I would describe as, pretty pictures of my city. But the pleasant, early, evening light and colors didn't hold my attention for long. I walked to the other side of the deck and quickly pulled out my Pentax K1000 loaded with black and white film. I looked down at our misadvised interbelt and the curves of the overpasses and started snapping away. I could already see the gritty scans in my mind. I pointed the camera back towards the city but this time with the parking deck in the frame and my red filter firmly in place - contrasty buildings and clouds. Akron - I guess its the way I always see it - clean and dirty at the same time, risen and felled, rebuilded and deconstructed.....
I shot more film than color - not sure why. I'll have the other "view" tomorrow.
Monday, August 11, 2014
The Beyonders Beyond

I shot these photos in June for the band 'The Beyonders' - it just dawned on me that I had yet to post any to the blog.
I met the band for the shoot before their show at Musica one evening - my friend Josh and I finagled our way into the back lot so we wouldn't have to carry the gear too far. The 'total confidence' and act like you know what you're doing routine worked on the 20 something valet guy. Josh helped me haul the gear to the back alley and then enlisted the door woman to help me find an outlet - I had brought a long extension cord. I already had a plan for the lighting - I had done some test shots in my yard the night before. I knew I wanted a backlight - I was already thinking of the Photoshopped moon in the above shot. The set-up went smooth and Josh stood in for some tests. I love when portrait subjects are able to just walk into the scene without having to see or worry about any of the behind the scene stuff...and just focus on the actual photo taking.
Sunday, August 10, 2014
Canal Park Birthday

Thursday, August 7, 2014
Birthday Boi!

I would never write about my own bday - but FB has made it so everyone knows anyways ....so I got myself a photo gift this year - a kit to develop c41 color film. I've never tried this before so it should be interesting. The cost would be in line with going to a lab - so hopefully it works out well and saves me a few trips and waiting. I ordered 5 rolls of 120mm Ektar to try first - my favorite color film. More on this when it arrives.
Tuesday, August 5, 2014
Last Night at the Nightlight

Monday, August 4, 2014
Redder than Red Pt. 2(Canal Daze)

Sunday, August 3, 2014
Square Records 11th Anniversary

I was at Musica for the second night in a row - this time for the Square Records 11th Anniversary show. Four local bands played - and all with completely different styles- which kept it interesting. Along with the bands these Square shows are alway great for the crowd they bring out - so many friendly faces in one place. So there were two great nights in a row of friends and music - and now I sleep.
Saturday, August 2, 2014
Half Cleveland & The Bizarros

The Facebook event page said the show started at 8 so I figured 8:30 would be a reasonable time to show up(I was going alone and didn't want to stand around for an hour) - of course, the show started promptly at 8pm - which might be a first in small venue music history. So unfortunately I missed a bit of The Bizarros set - I still got a couple of decent photos though. Half Cleveland was great - they opened with The Replacements, played some Tin Huey songs and a few of Chris's new stuff - among other things and closed with a Television cover - you can't be mad at that.
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