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↑Leica M3 and Leica 35mm Summilux FLE @ f/2.8.
Film
Anticipation, Part III.
2012, Film, Inspiration, Leica 35mm Summilux ASPH FLE f/1.4, Leica M3, Portrait, SportsContinuing my exploration of photographing kids’ sports with 50+ year old Leica M cameras.
Anticipation, Parts 1 and 2 were posted last week and can be found here and here.
And here’s another example from a few days ago.
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↑Leica M3 and Leica 35mm Summilux FLE @ f/2.
New Page: How I process B&W film.
2012, Film, Inspiration, Q&A, Teaching point
I’ve decided to add a new page on my site to house my How I process B&W film articles.
Hopefully, this will make them easier to find.
Thanks,
—Peter.
Tomorrow: How I process my B&W film, step-by-step Instructions.
2012, Film, Inspiration, Q&A, Teaching point
Jostling for position.
2012, Favourite, Film, Inspiration, Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH f/1.4, Leica M3, Portrait, SportsEnveloped by the morning light.
The kind of light that gently sets everything aglow… including the silver halide crystals in this frame of B&W film.
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↑Leica M3, Kodak Tri-X 400, and Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH @ f/1.4.
Film processing at home: inexpensive.
2012, Film, Inspiration, Q&A, Teaching pointOne of my generous readers, Mark, upon reading Part 1 of my How I process B&W film series, decided to take the dive into home developing.
Even though he is a fellow Canadian, I recommended B&H* in New York as a one-stop shopping place to get all the necessary equipment.
So how much does it actually cost to set-up home developing?
Mark graciously sent a copy of his bill to me to share with you:
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*There is no advertising on this site, so I do derive no financial benefit by providing the link to B&H.
*Note: There is no advertising on this site, so I do not benefioviding the link to B&H… I’m just a very satisfied customer._
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Total cost including shipping: under US$135!
These are very exciting times for Mark, and I hope for many of you reading this.
Thank you again Mark, for graciously sharing this information.
—Peter.
Anticipation, Part II.
2012, Favourite, Film, Inspiration, Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH f/1.4, Leica M3, Portrait, Sports
Anticipation.
2012, Favourite, Film, Inspiration, Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH f/1.4, Leica M3, Portrait, SportsTook a roll of Kodak Tri-X to the kids’ ball game…
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↑Leica M3, Kodak Tri-X 400, and Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH @ f/2.
That next step.
2012, Film, Inspiration, Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH f/1.4, Leica M2, Portrait(please click on the image to view)
Leica M2, Kodak Tri-X 400, and Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH @ f/1.4.
Still life.
2012, Film, Inspiration, Leica M3, Voigtländer 40mm f/1.4 NoktonWhen they’re not here.
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↑Leica M3, Kodak Tri-X 400, and Voigtländer Nokton 40mm @ f/1.4.
The beginning of himself.
2012, Film, Inspiration, Leica M3, Portrait, Voigtländer 40mm f/1.4 Nokton“He wanted to recover something, some idea of himself perhaps, that had gone… His life had been confused and disordered since then, but if he could once return to a certain starting place and go over it all slowly, he could find out what that thing was.”
— F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby.
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↑Leica M3, Kodak Tri-X 400, and Voigtländer Nokton 40mm @ f/1.4.
Soul.
2012, Film, Inspiration, Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH f/1.4, Leica M3, Portrait, Teaching pointAs captured on film.
I can try and process my digital files to approximate this look, but — for me — the essence of who we are is better conveyed with the older medium.
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↑Leica M3, Kodak Tri-X 400, and Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH @ f/1.4.
A – portrait, revisited.
2012, Film, Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH f/1.4, Leica M3, PortraitSuffused with window light, infused with film grain.
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↑Leica M3, Kodak Tri-X 400, and Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH @ f/1.4.
The Madonna.
2012, Film, Inspiration, Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH f/1.4, Leica M2, PortraitOuter glow ← inner glow, as captured on film.
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↑Leica M2, Kodak Tri-X 400, and Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH @ f/1.4.
She, then and now (film).
2012, Film, Inspiration, Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH f/1.4, Leica M2, Leica M3, Portrait, Teaching point, Voigtländer 40mm f/1.4 NoktonA few years ago, I realized I had never captured her on film.
It was important to me for some reason.
So I started shooting film again.
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2009:
↑Leica M3, Fuji X-tra 400, and Voigtländer Nokton 40mm @ f/1.4.
2010:
↑Leica MP, Ilford HP5 Plus 400, and Voigtländer Nokton 40mm @ f/1.4.
2011:
↑ Leica M2, Ilford HP5 Plus 400, and Voigtländer Nokton 40mm @ f/1.4.
2012:
↑Leica M2, Kodak Tri-X 400, and Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH @ f/1.4.
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I look at these images now, and follow the path of light:
originating from the late afternoon sun,
filtering through the window,
touching her face before reflecting off,
traversing the distance between us,
bending in the glass elements of a lens,
and finally etching her image onto an organic emulsion.
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The film, like the viewer, is forever altered.
And it all happens in a fraction of a second — just like growing up.
—Peter.
The baker washes up (1 & 2).
2012, Film, Inspiration, Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH f/1.4, Leica M2, PortraitWith the muffins safely baking in the oven, the clean-up begins.
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↑Both images: Leica M2, Kodak Tri-X 400, Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH @ f/1.4.
The conversation.
2012, Film, Inspiration, Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH f/1.4, Leica M2, Leica M2-R, Portrait(please click on the image to view)
↑Leica M2, Kodak Tri-X 400, and Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH @ f/1.4.
Untitled.
2012, Favourite, Film, Inspiration, Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH f/1.4, Leica M2, Leica M2-R, LFI Master Shot, Portrait(please click on the image to view)
↑Leica M2, Kodak Tri-X 400, and Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH @ f/1.4
This photo was chosen as a Leica Fotografie International (LFI) Master Shot.
Prosophos 