Florida Sunset

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In mid December, my husband and I flew to South Florida to visit his family, and amid the family time, I was able to see the water twice. These images were taken in the vicinity of Naples, during a beautiful sunset. My second trip to the beach was for power walking, so my camera stayed home. 

To be honest, these photos need to be reprocessed because the colors aren't up to my standards, but this season has been anything but slow at the lab, so my own work ends up getting repeatedly postponed. I still have a countless rolls that need rescans, or images that were scanned but never processed. And staying late to work on my own photos after staring at someone else's for hours is about the least appealing way to spend my free time, especially when there are walks to take, meals to make and books to read. 

Mamiya 645 Pro // Portra 400

Tulip Festival

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After over two springs in Portland, I finally checked out the Wooden Shoe Tulip Festival, at the tail end of tulip season, or so it seemed. The tulips had been in bloom for a few weeks, some had already been deadheaded but it was still quite the sight to see. The sun and clouds kept competing for our attention, and I had to wait a few minutes to get the shot, but it was all worth the wait. That said, I'm not sure I need to go back next year, or the year after that. I'll get my dose of tulips in a different way (smaller flower farm, maybe?)

 All made on a Mamiya C220 with either Portra film (160 or 400)

Winter

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This has been winter so far. That and rain.

 Also making an appearance, a light leak in my Mamiya 645 back because I'm lazy and always forget to put my dark slides back. Learned my lesson this time, though. 

San Francisco

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Ah, San Francisco. Where do I start? Can I move there? How do people even afford to live there? But in all seriousness, it was a great trip. Much too short, but great nonetheless. I had a ton of places I wanted to check out on my list, but didn't get to even 1/4th of them. That only means I have to go back, hopefully when it's not insanely sunny (read: when the light isn't super harsh), and this time, I'll make more photos. 

 






 

-- This house --

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Things have been changing around this house in the past few weeks. After browsing colors in paint stores and online for hours, we finally selected two colors and repainted the living and dining room two different colors. Next up are the bedroom and hallway. We also replaced the dining room table (aka my desk) and chairs and went with a more modern style with cleaner lines. I felt that there was too much wood in our house, so white was needed to provide some contrast. And this weekend, I'll be making this lamp instead of spending money I don't have on the tripod lamp I've wanted for months. 

Another change I made recently was upgrading to an iPhone 5c and using it for Instagram. I will still be posting film scans once in a while, but for the moment, I'm having a lot of fun getting to know this new device and its camera. 

Fall with a Hasselblad

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A quick walk to test a Hasselblad's film back this morning was all I needed to be reconciled with a season that arrived too late and was already underway when I came back from a too short vacation. Fall, we're cool. 

Also: all of these were shot before 11am, developed two hours later, scanned a few minutes after that. Don't hate me. 

Coffee (mostly) lately

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A few coffee and tea images from a few amazingly full days in the last few weeks. The opening and closing photos are from Tartine Bakery in San Francisco, where I shared a breakfast with my parents at the beginning of the month. Two are from the Ace Hotel here in Portland, when Cara came to visit and we bumped into Jade and Cory and the rest were taken at home. 

Mamiya 645 Pro // Delta 3200, Portra 400 and FP 100C

This Was Summer

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Summer was mostly work and being tired, with some beautiful light and fun times thrown in, including a visit from Cara that I will be sharing photos of soon.  But mostly, it was this.

Delta & Miss Delta

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Miss Delta has been one of my favorite restaurants in this city since I moved here. I don't go there often, so it keeps a special place in my heart. It feels a million miles away from the super trendy places that are popping up all over the place, and it has more charm than a lot of restaurants I've seen. The food is also delicious and comforting and so different from what I make at home that it warrants a few visits a year, especially when relatives come to town. Case in point: my father recently asked that we return when he and my mother come visit this fall. It'll be his third time eating there in two years, and he'll probably want to cook jambalaya for his friends when they go back to France.

Until my last visit, I'd never taken photos inside because it was always much too dark, but going there in July when it's light out late made photographing the drinks possible. And bringing Delta 3200 made that easier. When I look at the contrast in these images, I'm so happy that I finally tried that film.

Mamiya 645 Pro // Delta 3200

Foss // Vakker

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On a cloudy day in late May, I had the pleasure of making photos of Foss in her apartment/workspace. Foss is a floral designer who creates the arrangements for Clyde Common and Olympic Provisions, amongst other places. 

I spent a couple of hours watching her arrange bouquets for her clients and shooting 7 rolls of 120 as well as a pack of FP-100C through the Hasselblad. One of the arrangements included peonies and I might have gone overboard with the photos, but I have no restraint when it comes to peonies.

I'll be sharing more images from this session in the next few weeks. In the meantime, check out Foss' Instagram stream to see her more recent arrangements!   

Mamiya C220 + Mamiya M645
Portra 400