Retro Photography: June 2022

Wednesday, June 22, 2022

Tuesday, June 21, 2022

Todays book - The great LIFE Photographers

I often read or hear do not buy new equipment - buy a photo book instead. Inflation in Sweden and the whole world is crazy right now so I say sell what you do not use and go to the library and borrow photo books like I did today.

The great LIFE Photographers - It was today's book from the library. This book have the most iconic images so I really recommend it and got to think of the movie I did not like the first time I saw it but I have changed up my mind ❤

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty Official Trailer

B&H Photography Podcast | The Life and Death and Life of LIFE Magazine

How To Take Great Photos: Advice From Life Magazine's Best Storytellers

Sunday, June 19, 2022

52-week challenge - I will try again..

I always give up all types of projects and especially the 52 week challenge so now that I have 2 weeks off from work I will try to catch up. I will take the pictures that are left but not in the right order and the plan is that week 27 I will take a themes weekly again. I just have to remember this should be fun.

This is the themes that I have left.

* Love

* Happiness

* Portrait

* Laugh

* Rule of Thirds

* Power of elements

* Sky

* No Sky

* Jump shot

* Symmetry

* No face portrait

* Black and white

* Details

* Negative Space

* Summer

* Reflection

Wednesday, June 15, 2022

Image control - Retro

Testing the image control "retro" on my GRIIIx to see if this could be used for my project and the result is, no way. So strange colors and maby cool to take pictures of old cars but not for portrait. Tomorrow I will test an other filter.

Tuesday, June 14, 2022

Jean Pierre Jeunet

Tonight I scan old negatives and I found some from a press release a long time ago. I had my Nikon F2 and Jean Pierre Jeunet asked the if you got the pictures. I was the only one who had to stand up and say no (and I was not the real press).

I was so embarrassed but he was so kind and took his time and we went out on a balcony when it was bright sun and I could take some quick pictures and talk on my own. That's true kindness. I love the movie Amélie and Delicatessen and I have good memories from a fantastic director.

I used a Kodak T-Max P3200 and to use that in sunshine? total blackout.

Amelie Soundtrack - Piano

Today was a rainy day

Friday, June 10, 2022

On my way to work and back..

Time for me to start working from home now. No idea to go to the office anymore and here are some pictures from my last week.

I will work next week monday - wednesday and after that It will be from home 100%.

Rammstein - Das Modell (Kraftwerk) ❤

Tuesday, June 7, 2022

Look for the beauty in everything

I watched "The Photographic Eye" which always gives me inspiration and I got reminded again to look for the beauty in everything and that nobody cares about your photography and that is so true.

I just bought a new expensive 5 pack of Fujifilm PRO400H film for portraits and just realised that this can wait until I have more time (time is also money).

Love to shoot with my GR IIIx. Especially with image control "Hard Monotone" but I wanted to use Hasselblad to take color pics for my new project. Why am I not trying to photograph another image control on my GR? Keep it simple and focus on the subject and not the camera. This week I want to test "Retro" mood and "Positive Film" for portraits.

Monday, June 6, 2022

Dog walk with Harry

Is The Nikon L35AF Better Than Contax T2?

A tiger

Friday, June 3, 2022

All I need now is color film

Summer is here and it's time to start. The strap has arrived and now I just need some color film.

Space Shuttle Nikon ❤

I bought this cool sticker that I will frame and have in my office that reminds me why I start to take pictures - My first love was Nikon F2. This is a piece of Nikon history!

How Astronauts Captured Iconic Space Photos - A History Of Cameras In Space