oh my god. I was referred here by Jim to share my shots... though after viewing all your stuff, I feel almost embarassed to post it. I began shooting film about a year ago, and like most teens shooting film, I'm not quite sure what I'm doing. I never seem to be able to get the colours, detail, and contrast that you guys are getting in your shots! I can't seem to get good scan either (probably because I'm using a flatbed scanner, Epson V500). There is some breathtaking work here! I feel extremely humbled looking at the stuff you all produce.
I suppose I'll post anyway, if anyone has any feedback, feel free to comment!
I guess I'll start off with a little intro! I'm a 19-year-old boy currently in my home town of Markham, Ontario, Canada. I'm enrolled in the University of Waterloo's Architecture Undergraduate program and I've just completed my first year. During school terms, I live in Cambridge, Ontario, a nice small little town a little west (i believe) of Toronto. I started shooting film a year ago because I wanted to experiment with Medium Format... but then it grew into an obsession with Leica cameras and 35mm. When I entered university, I didn't have the time or money to dedicate to film (scanning, developing, etc.), so I sold all my pricier cameras (M3, Hexar RF, Rolleicord) and only kept my XA. Now that I'm off for summer, I can afford to spend a little more time with film, so I bought myself an Minolta and 15 rolls of Portra during my recent trip to Hong Kong (at $4 a roll in Hong Kong, how could you resist?)
I'm in a relationship with a girl I met in my program... she also shares my interest in cameras and photography
It's nice. She's the girl in my XA photos
Here are a few of my recent shots:
Olympus XA + Kodak Gold 400
I just got my first roll back from the Autocord... it's rather disappointing. I shot the roll on a really sunny day, the shadows were lost and the highlights were blown out... the colours were funky. In all honesty, I don't know how to fix that... I'm sure people don't only photograph on cloudy days... so how do you all get nice shots on sunny days with harsh shadows and sunlight?!
Minolta Autocord + Portra 160 (converted to BW digitally 'cause the colours were funky)
And here are a few of my older shots... from maybe a year ago? I really don't remember what they were taken with... I believe these were from a Leica iif, and a Rolleicord III!