M6 + TMAX400

I should be sleeping since my flight to JFK leaves in about 8 hours. I have a handful of portrait sessions in NYC, a portrait shoot and wedding in Washington DC, another two portrait sessions back in New York, and finally my two-day SHIFT/TILT: NYC workshop, co-hosted by Tony Yang.

I've occupied much of my last three days here in Korea test driving my M6 and 50mm f/2 Summicron, familiarizing myself with different types of film stock in the process. The images below were all shot on Kodak TMAX 400 film. I'm also trying out Fuji Neopan 100 and Tri-X 100 for B&W, and Kodak Portra 160 and 400 for color.

I made the noob mistake of shooting a roll of Portra 400 at 50 ISO because it was so bright out yesterday. My lab guy politely informed me not to push color stock more than a single stop in either direction -- meaning I should keep Portra 400 between 200 - 800 ISO. Shooting at 50 ISO is a full 3 stops from 400. That would be okay if it was B&W stock, I was told, but for color film, it's a big no-no.

I'll be posting my thoughts on the filmstock that I'm trying out in the coming weeks.

I'm going to miss my two beautiful boys and my special gal, Jenny while I'm gone. If you are in Seoul and want to lend a hand or hang out with my loves while I'm gone, I'm sure Jenny would appreciate the help and company. ^^

Love you three so much, daddy misses you already.

M6 + PORTRA  //  FIRST ROLL PREVIEW

Very excited about jumping in the deep end with film.  My first 100% film wedding is next week in Washington DC.

WATER BALLOON FIGHT!

We had a family water balloon fight.  Monsoon season has been in full-swing for a good two months, and we were sick of chilling indoors.  We hail from Seattle, afterall.  The rain let up long enough for us to get each other soaking wet. :)

The last image was focused, recomposed and taken by our three-year-old, Justin (Juju).  The kid is a prodigy.  So excited to watch him grow and learn.  He's already taught me so much about life and the things that really matter.

(All shot on a Canon Elan 7 w/ Kodak 400)

PENTAPORT ROCK FESTIVAL ON KODAK FILM

I was fortunate enough to win a pair of free weekend tickets to Pentaport Rock Festival just outside Seoul this past weekend, courtesy of Groove Korea magazine.  I haven't shot a concert in forever, and I've just recently rediscovered my love for film, so it was a bit of a challenge to shoot.  I pushed Kodak Gold 400 to 1600 ISO and had my lab in Chungmuro ftp me the scans.  B&W conversion was done one-by-one in photoshop.

The first band is the Plain White T's, whom you may remember for such timeless classics as "Hey There, Delilah" and "1, 2, 3, 4".  But really, their recent hit, "Rhythm of Love" had the crowd chanting and it's been stuck in my head since Saturday, in the most delightful way.

The second band is Korn, and, yes, they are still around.  Jonathan Davis rocked it as well as he ever did, in his favorite red kilt, of course.

HOLIDAY

I'm on holiday with my family at the Shilla Hotel through the end of the week.  All inquiries and emails will be promptly addressed when I'm back in the office on Monday.

Have a wonderful weekend!