Photography

I made my living as a cinematographer for many years. shooting low-budget horror and kung fu movies. These days, I photograph mostly for art projects for personal enjoyment. I shoot both analogue and digital and treat them with equal favor. I also have a soft spot for Polaroid instant film.

ColorPlus 200

This Summer, I wanted to revisit one of my favorite film stocks: Kodak ColorPlus 200. Kodak markets ColorPlus as a consumer-grade (read: nonprofessional) stock, but I love the saturated colors and snappy contrast that recall Kodak's classic stocks. Sure, I could replicate the look in post, but I'd much rather capture it naturally.

I published three images in the lastest issue of my zine. Here are some of the outtakes and alternatives I also liked.

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11. Cherry Blossoms

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Cherry Blossoms This is an alternate take. I published the version with the microwave tower for the nature-vs-technology testion, but I love the color in this one.

23. Alternat of LA River

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LA River This is an alternate take of the image I used for the center spread of the zine. I like the grafitti tag in the other shot.

26. Canada Geese

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Canada Geese This one didn't make it to the zine as I only had room for one horizontal image. I was drawn to the lighting and the visual paring of the human couple and the avian couple.

36. Shady Tree

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Shady Tree Ah, the lighting! I am a sucker for dappled sunshine – and I love the interplay between the deep greens and the while fence in the background. Sadly, this image didn't make the zine.