Wow, I didn't realize you worked with 35mm print film, and did your own printing. Does a digital process play any part in this? I got my first digital camera in 2004 and have grown fairly addicted to it. At times I miss the discipline and control of film cameras - although now much of the control comes for me during the editing process. Prior to digital, most of my camera work involved slides. You may want to set yourself one of those photography school challenges: pick a theme, a color, or a lighting mood and do a series of shots based on your choice. It's a paradox, but while the lens is merely an optical tool often dispassionate in what it 'sees', it is nevertheless able to yield remarkable images no matter how dull the subject matter. As you probably know, dramatic lighting, whether natural or arranged, tends to elevate mundane things and scenes to a heightened visual level.
Great to hear you're planning for the surgery, which I know has long been a wish of yours. Best of luck with it, and take pictures before and after.
Right now I'm equipped to develop B&W and color print (C-41 process) film, and print B&W -- all formats. (Color printing with an enlarger requires not only specialized chemistry but equipment as well.)
Before I got my enlarger, part of my film process was indeed digital (and still is). After developing my film, I scan the negatives at high resolution, and tweak them using Photoshop and/or Lightroom, mostly adjusting white balance, cropping/straightening, and retouching out specks. If you look at the Wisconsin set I shot, everything without my logo in the corner is film, and they're all negative scans. If I want a color print, I merely upload the tweaked scan to a lab.
I still shoot digital for paid work (when I have to know I got the shot), and for shots that require complex lighting setups. But for my more everyday artistic bent, I get so much more enjoyment out of film, precisely because it's so much more hands-on. I feel like I'm creating something instead of just manipulating pixels.
I've got my fingers crossed for you regarding your upcoming surgery. I've had to do the liquid diet thing after a procedure before too, and it sucks - but the transformation will make it well worth it. I'm really happy for you!
Hope that you and Miaghi are doing well and having a great autumn.
Good luck with the surgery! I remember when my brother was hit by a car and his jaw was broken, the surgeon wired his jaws together for months. He actually tried eating pizza that was run through a blender. I have NO idea what it was like and I really rather not find out.
Fortunately, it sounds like you will take less time to heal. You better post a picture for me. I want to see how you've changed when this is all said and done with. Damn, I still remember meeting you at my first leather run ever. :)
Thanks, cooper! :) I'll be posting more about this soon, but I just had the aforementioned appointment with my oral-maxillofacial surgeon today to get most of the big details, and it looks like sometime around the second week of December is the target date. Woot.com also had a Flip HD camcorder on sale for really cheap today, so I bought one in the hope that I'll post a series of videos before the surgery and then as I recover; it'll give me something constructive to do while I'm away from work. And I've set one major house rule for my recovery: SlimFast, Ensure, etc. are okay, but NO weird blender stuff! :)
You'll see more of me through the videos, like I said, but due to the braces, folks are saying my face looks much fuller already. My teeth are nearly normal now, not snaggle-toothed like you've seen me.
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You may want to set yourself one of those photography school challenges: pick a theme, a color, or a lighting mood and do a series of shots based on your choice. It's a paradox, but while the lens is merely an optical tool often dispassionate in what it 'sees', it is nevertheless able to yield remarkable images no matter how dull the subject matter. As you probably know, dramatic lighting, whether natural or arranged, tends to elevate mundane things and scenes to a heightened visual level.
Great to hear you're planning for the surgery, which I know has long been a wish of yours. Best of luck with it, and take pictures before and after.
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Before I got my enlarger, part of my film process was indeed digital (and still is). After developing my film, I scan the negatives at high resolution, and tweak them using Photoshop and/or Lightroom, mostly adjusting white balance, cropping/straightening, and retouching out specks. If you look at the Wisconsin set I shot, everything without my logo in the corner is film, and they're all negative scans. If I want a color print, I merely upload the tweaked scan to a lab.
I still shoot digital for paid work (when I have to know I got the shot), and for shots that require complex lighting setups. But for my more everyday artistic bent, I get so much more enjoyment out of film, precisely because it's so much more hands-on. I feel like I'm creating something instead of just manipulating pixels.
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Hope that you and Miaghi are doing well and having a great autumn.
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I remember when my brother was hit by a car and his jaw was broken, the surgeon wired his jaws together for months. He actually tried eating pizza that was run through a blender. I have NO idea what it was like and I really rather not find out.
Fortunately, it sounds like you will take less time to heal. You better post a picture for me. I want to see how you've changed when this is all said and done with. Damn, I still remember meeting you at my first leather run ever. :)
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And I've set one major house rule for my recovery: SlimFast, Ensure, etc. are okay, but NO weird blender stuff! :)
You'll see more of me through the videos, like I said, but due to the braces, folks are saying my face looks much fuller already. My teeth are nearly normal now, not snaggle-toothed like you've seen me.
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