Film Friday - Dominican Republic on Velvia!

OK, so the title of this post is a bit misleading. First of all, two of these photos aren't from the DR (they were shot in the Atlanta airport, can you guess which ones??), and the first photo isn't even Velvia - it's Provia!

I'm so sorry.

But what these photos lack in honesty (or wait, is it the photos, or is it me? Don't answer that) they make up for in sheer colorfulness.

I do love me some slide film. And Velvia, I apologize for all those times I maligned you, and said I wasn't really sure why everyone loved you. I get it now. You're not really meant for gloomy San Francisco days. You belong on the beaches. My bad!

Our little hotel room patio

Random archway

My favorite palm tree. Probably. It was hard to choose.

More DR film photos coming up next week! I'm still working on scanning all nine rolls (!!) I shot, but they're looking good so far. Especially if you like palm trees.

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Film Friday - Expired Film, Lake Merritt and the Ferry Building

It's Friday and I'm all out of words (used them all up this week, should have been more careful!).

But fortunately I'm not out of pictures. And I just shot nine rolls of film in the Dominican Republic that I'm about to get developed, so I won't be out any time soon. It was a fantastic trip, and I'll tell you all about it soon, once I get a few more words back in stock.

Have a great weekend!

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Erik and Bayley Married - City Hall Wedding Sneak Peek

A few photos from a beautiful City Hall wedding recently. More coming soon!

Happy Caturday!

A few kitties for you this Caturday.

This little fluffball was caught in some sort of fire before she was rescued. Fortunately, Animal Care and Control San Francisco is able to give animals like this the special care they need. She was super cute, and didn't seem to be in much pain for her photographs - she was mostly focused on getting as many head scratches as she could.

And this big fluffball was so great! A little shy about photographs, but then, who isn't? I love cats with this coloring.

Find more adoptable cats, kittens, dogs, and other small animals at Animal Care and Control San Francisco.

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Film Friday - A Whole Roll of Black and White, Mostly Montreal

An interesting exercise today. I thought I'd share with you a whole roll of medium format film (I only get twelve photos per roll with a 6x6 camera), and I decided to share it all in the order I shot it.

A couple of things you might learn from this: I almost never photograph any scene twice. Film is precious to me (and expensive!) so I try really hard to get it right the first time. If I don't get it right, I don't get the shot. That's okay; that's life.

I'm also, especially with the square format, really attracted to symmetry. I love shooting down streets and alleyways, and I always feel like I have to be dead center. I'm sure there are some photographers who feel like such symmetry is boring. Maybe so - for me, it's calming.

I love this little parklet! It's like an oasis in the middle of Montreal. This day was so hot and sticky. It was refreshing to walk into a green spot, even if only for a few moments.

As I recall, these flowers were orange. Hard to tell now!

I just loved these little window vines.

Nothing better than a gelato on a hot afternoon.

The next morning we stopped into this little bakery for breakfast. Out of habit, we tried speaking French to the guy behind the bar. Turned out he was Australian, and his French was pretty much nonexistent! The coffee was great, though.

That concludes the Montreal photos. The last three are just me trying to finish up the roll so I could get it developed already! I started with a classic mirror self portrait.

Then a little still life of my dresser. Should probably cut off that made in China tag!

And last, my favorite (and almost only) purchase in Montreal: my glass water bottle. I just love drinking out of glass. It's so much more comfortable than plastic or metal, and I can't explain exactly why.

So there you have it! Twelve photos, one roll.

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Kristen and Kyle Married - Santa Cruz Mountain Wedding Sneak Peek

It was a gorgeous, beautiful sunny day in the Santa Cruz mountains when Kyle and Kristen got married. Many more photos to come soon; this was an epic day!

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