September 20, 2021

The Self-Portrait Challenge

Kodak Ektar 100, Mamiya C220, medium (120), Self-Portrait Challenge, square No Comments

From time to time, I will take self-portraits. Often it’s because I have no idea of what to photograph. I’m easily bored of photographing the same subjects and locations over and over again. There are only so many times that I can visit the same places and vary the point of view or use a […]

January 16, 2021

A Camera for Christmas: the Kodak Six-20 Model C

Alberta, black & white, Calgary, Canada, Kodak Six-20 Model C, Kodak Tri-X 400, medium (120), Rodinal No Comments

I received a camera for Christmas this year. My wife gave me the Kodak Six-20 Model C. Made in 1933, it’s a 6×9 folding camera that takes 620 film. 620 film is the same size as 120 film except that the spools holding the film are smaller. This means that you cannot fit 120 film […]

May 7, 2020

Park Fountain

Alberta, black & white, Calgary, Canada, Holga 120 CFN, Lomography Lady Grey B&W 400, medium (120), square, toy camera No Comments

This is a photo from Central Memorial Park here in Calgary. I shot this shortly before it was announced that manufacturing of the Holga camera had ceased production. Of course, that decision didn’t last long and the Holga is still being made to this day. I like my Holga and should probably shoot with it […]

March 13, 2020

Cameras

Alberta, Calgary, Canada, Fuji Pro 400H, Mamiya C220, medium (120), square No Comments

These are a few of my smaller cameras. I shot these a few years ago when I first got my Mamiya C220 TLR and a small studio light box. I was quite disappointed with the way these turned out and I’ve never bought another roll of Fuji Pro 400H film.

January 25, 2020

Toy Trucks

Alberta, black & white, Calgary, Canada, Kodak Tri-X 400, Mamiya C220, medium (120), Rodinal, square No Comments

My wife gave me a Lab-Box for Christmas this year and I’ve started developing my own film. These were developed using Rodinal (or Blazinal as it is branded here in Canada).

October 13, 2018

Shanghai GP3 Portraits

Alberta, black & white, Calgary, Canada, Mamiya C220, medium (120), Shanghai GP3 100, square No Comments

I managed to get my hands on a roll of Shanghai GP3 100 B&W film and shot these in studio with Sarah. My Mamiya C220 is a fully manual TLR that doesn’t have a hotshoe. Instead it has a PC socket with a M-sync / X-sync switch. Using a cable, I can connect the Mamiya […]

August 5, 2018

Elbow Falls Part 3

Alberta, Canada, Lomography Diana F+, Lomography Redscale 100, medium (120), redscale, square, toy camera No Comments

Still more photos from my trip to Elbow Falls with Sarah. These were shot on expired (and no longer available) Lomography Redscale 100. Its replacement is the much improved Lomography Redscale XR 50-200.

June 24, 2018

Lomo Me

Alberta, Calgary, Canada, cross-processed, Kodak Ektachrome 100 EPN, Lomography Diana F+, medium (120), square, toy camera No Comments

I shot this self-portrait with my Diana F+. At the time, I didn’t realize that I had forgotten to remove the Instax insert lens and so that’s why this photo is the way it is. There’s more from this roll of film if you’re interested.

June 18, 2018

Diana F+ Mishap

Alberta, Canada, cross-processed, Kodak Ektachrome 100 EPN, Lomography Diana F+, medium (120), square, toy camera No Comments

I shot these at Lake Louise one winter with my then new Diana F+. I had been shooting Instax Mini with the Diana F+ and forgot to remove the little insert lens that makes the Instant Back work before loading 120 film. You can see it in the photos. It’s the oddly shaped black frame […]

May 6, 2018

Coyote Flats Part 2

Alberta, black & white, Canada, Mamiya C220, medium (120), Rollei RPX 400, square No Comments

These were also shot at Coyote Flats, this time on Rollei RPX 400.

March 19, 2018

Grassi Lakes

Alberta, Canada, Kodak Ektachrome 100 EPN, Lomography Belair X 6-12 Jetsetter, medium (120), panorama No Comments

I shot this 6×12 panorama with my Belair X 6-12 Jetsetter on a hike at Grassi Lakes in Canmore, Alberta.

February 12, 2018

Tractors & Wagons

Alberta, black & white, Canada, Ilford HP5 Plus 400, Mamiya C220, medium (120), square No Comments

I shot these tractors last winter in a farmer’s field just north of Calgary.

February 7, 2018

Hot Air Balloons

Alberta, Canada, Lomography Color 400, Mamiya C220, medium (120), square No Comments

I shot these back in Autumn, 2016 at the International Balloon Festival in High River, Alberta. Hot air balloons only fly at dawn, so I had to drive out to High River early that morning to catch the action. There were very few spectators and I was able to set up my tripod in a […]

March 22, 2016

Winter Fashion Shoot

Alberta, Canada, Kodak Portra 400, Mamiya C220, medium (120), square No Comments

Back in December, I participated in my first model shoot. I’ve never photographed models before so it was a bit of a learning curve. I wasn’t really sure of how to give the models direction or even what I wanted. I felt rather silly so I mostly hung back and watched what the other photographers […]

November 28, 2015

Sad News for the Holga

Alberta, black & white, Calgary, Canada, Holga 120 CFN, Lomography Lady Grey B&W 400, medium (120), square, toy camera No Comments

Sad news this week: the Holga has been discontinued. They won’t be making this iconic camera anymore. Some are happy to see its demise, but they are missing the point. The Holga is beloved because of its light leaks and vignetting. It’s not a DSLR. It’s a plastic toy camera. You can do things with […]

November 19, 2015

First Nations Bronze Statues

Alberta, black & white, Calgary, Canada, Holga B&W 400, Lomography Belair X 6-12 Jetsetter, medium (120), square No Comments

These photos of bronze statues of First Nations people were taken in the Artisan Gardens at Bow Valley Ranch in Fish Creek Park. The Artisan Gardens honour the First Nations people who used to live in Fish Creek Valley.

November 13, 2015

Fish Creek Library

Alberta, Calgary, Canada, Lomography Color 400, Mamiya C220, medium (120), square No Comments

This is a shot of the Fish Creek Library that I took using a Mamiya C220 TLR (twin-lens reflex). I love my Mamiya TLR! It is a big, beautiful, all-mechanical, medium format TLR that is a lot of fun to shoot.

November 11, 2015

Central Memorial Park

Alberta, black & white, Calgary, Canada, Holga 120 CFN, Lomography Lady Grey B&W 400, medium (120), square, toy camera No Comments

I had originally shot these for Holga Week, but never got around to developing the roll in time. These were shot in Calgary’s Central Memorial Park on a roll of expired Lomography Lady Grey B&W 400 film. The park honours all those who served for Canada in various wars. I thought I would share these […]

October 6, 2015

Holga Winter

Alberta, Calgary, Canada, Holga 120 CFN, Lomography Color 400, medium (120), square, toy camera No Comments

These are from my very first roll of 120 film shot with a Holga 120 CFN. First I watched a YouTube video on how to load a Holga, then I painstakingly loaded my Holga with a roll of Lomography Color 400 film, taped up the body of the Holga to prevent light leaks, and headed […]

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