Cross Processed Slide Film Scans: Asheville, North Carolina

Last summer I took a trip to beautiful Asheville, North Carolina for a week and shot several rolls of slide film with my  Mamiya RB67 Medium Format film camera.  I recently crossed-processed the rolls and began to scan them in. These two images are shown full-frame, so you see the edge of my negative, and have not been edited. I love how vivid the colors become during the cross-processing!

First 4×5 Negative Scan

 

Over the past few semesters I have spent countless hours scanning all of my negatives I have shot since starting photography school. It is only now that I am starting to sort through that gold mine. This negative was my very first black and white negative shot with a 4×5 View Camera. Technically it is far from being perfect by any standard, but knowing how difficult it was to set up and use the first time, I am happy to have gotten anything to show for my efforts. I scanned my negative in using an Imacon scanner, and left it unedited. I really like the grungy feel of the overall image, and even the processing marks add to its charm.

Black and White Film Scanning

This image was taken for a layout assignment during my last Spring semester. For this assignment we had to draw out a layout of several images depicting a short story that would come across clear to the viewer. In my layout, I had several images of this doll pushing the chair she is standing on towards the window. This is the last image taken, where the chair has reached its destination and she is looking outdoors. I shot this series using my Mamiya RB67 medium format film camera, and Ilford black and white film. I then scanned my image in full frame using an Imacon negative scanner.

Human Scale

 

In my Design Lab Class last Spring semester we had to create an image showing human scale. This image was taken in one of my favorite abandoned houses, using a Mamiya RB67 medium format camera and black and white film. My vision was to photograph a surreal looking image, so I liked the contrast of my clean cut model against the dirty abandoned location. By using perspective I was able to make my subject appear small, by having the doorway close to the camera, and my subject placed further away in the background. I love how the grain of the film aides in the grittiness of the picture.

Portrait using studio strobe

For my first Spring Semester, in my portrait studio lighting class, we were assigned a project where we had to photograph a creative headshot of a fellow student. The assignment consisted of using Ilford XP2 medium format black and white film, and two studio strobes: main and fill. In this portrait, I chose to light Kelly using butterfly lighting to accentuate her beautiful features and create an overall glamorous look. This was our first studio project where we had any creative freedom, and I am very happy with the result. This photograph was selected for “Photo of the Week” on my school’s blog.