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.

36 FRAMES SOOC

This is every frame from my first roll of film in about 4.5 years.  Shot on my trusty Canon Elan 7 with a nifty-fifty, on Kodak Gold Max 400.  The camera had been sitting patiently in my camera roller for the last 4 years.  I learned much of what I know today on a classic Minolta X-700 during and after high school.  It accompanied me on a 9-month journey across America in that turbulent time between high school and university, from 2002-03.

My wife, Jenny, took a few shots of me and Justin.  Justin took the second to last frame, of his friend JJ, with just a little help from daddy.

It feels so good to be shooting film again.  It feels good to be home.

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!