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05.19.13

light leaks | colorado on film

While I was off in Colorado having my mind blown and life changed, I shot a few rolls of film. I planned to shoot a roll of landscapes, and double expose it with portraits of the new friends I made, but like all good plans involving a first timer who is also a complete idiot – I failed. I accidentally rewound the film all the way and was unable to double expose it. I also accidentally opened my camera in the middle of a roll and ended up with some of the most fantastic light leaks ever. A mistake I plan to repeat.

With deliberate and utter intention.

But I digress.

I love film – I’m mildly obsessed with it in fact – and if I had a constant stream of hyper disposable income I’d likely shoot a whole lot more of it. I like not having to edit. I like embracing the mistakes, the flaws, the imperfections, the inconsistent consistencies. And most of all, I love the honesty of film. The color. The grain. So without further ado – and prattling on by yours truly – here are a few frames from my time in Colorado.

Perfectly imperfect.
Completely unedited.
Solely on film.


















(Black and white images shot on Fuji Neopan 400 and Color images shot on Fuji Superia 800 with Nikon F100. Processed and scanned and Richard Photo Lab.)

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  1. Kelsea

    May 20, 2013

    I am obsessed with those light leaks — they could not be more imperfectly perfect!

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  2. Emily Steffen

    May 21, 2013

    Awesome portraits! LOOOOOOVE those black and whites! :)

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  3. Anna M.

    May 21, 2013

    a couple years ago i met a blacksmith named Jefferson Mack while at a conference in SF. he is an artist through and through. we were discussing metalwork (he was discussing it- what do i know about metalwork?) and he said that in metalwork the only way to do anything new-because man has been forging and working with metal for over 2000 years- is by mistake. Great things happen by mistake. I lurv the light leaks. Especially the photo that is nearly 50% overexposure. they’re wonderful mistakes.

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  4. brianna [observant nomad]

    May 22, 2013

    guuuush these black and white photos make me want to run out and get a better film camera besides my dinky sardina. NEED that Fuji film.

    Reply

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