Ilford Delta 3200 Pro 120 - Yashica D - Huntington Reservation at Night

Back in March I posted a very similar photo to the one above from the Huntington Reservation in the Cleveland Metro parks. That same night, I had my Yashica D along as well - loaded up with some Ilford Delta 3200 Pro - and that is what I used to snap this shot. As you can see, there's definitely a bit more contrast and range in this film than the Fuji instant film and I think I like this shot just a little bit better. This photo was taken shortly after sunset, in nearly complete dark, with a longer exposure. Personally, I love these long exposures by the water - there's something ethereal about the stillness they create...

Fuji FP-100C45 - Graflex Crown Graphic 4x5 - Mahalls 20 Lanes Bowling Alley

I just recently moved from my apartment of 3 years in the little neighborhood of Tremont in Cleveland. I didn't move far (just out to what would be considered the suburbs I guess) but as a collector of cameras, antiques and everything vintage... you could say I had a lot of things to move. It took all of 3-4 days to break-down, clean, move, clean, set-up and finish the process. Luckily, since I'm moving in with Tiffany, she was so kind as to help me get everything moved and by mid-Monday we had everything pretty much done.


Now, you might be thinking, "Well thats a cute story, but, what's it have to do with your photoblog?" Well, last night was something like my night of decompression. A chance to reset myself. So, I set out and drove around with my Crown Graphic looking for some things to take photos of, eventually ending up at Mahall's 20 Lanes bowling alley. I've taken some photos inside of this alley before, but never of the sign that I've drove by so many times before.


This particular image is one of my favorites from the night and was taken with Fuji's FP-100C45 using a front rise and tilt and approximately a 3 second exposure. I've only shot with this camera at night before using Fuji's FP-3000B45, but, I was pleasantly surprised to find out that the 100C45 could handle the long exposures just as well. I think the color and range of the film worked out pretty well for this image, but, I will say that thus far I'm not a huge fan of the bokeh on this lens when it comes to dealing with brighter lights in long exposures. I guess until I purchase another lens for this camera though, I'm out of luck on that one.


I didn't take many more shots last night, but, I did end up reloading my Polaroid back with a new pack of the 3000B45 and look forward to heading out soon to shoot some more night time images.

Impossible Project PX100 - Orange at Night

I've been exceptionally busy with work lately and haven't had time to update as I would like to. I have some great photos to post from my Labor Day weekend, but I haven't had time to get all the images resized and the post written yet.


So, instead, I will quickly share this photo. This is the Impossible Project PX100 Orange Flash that I recently got, and the first of the shots that I've taken with it. For those who don't know, here's how Impossible describes this film: 


"Experimental, alternate chemical components were used in this limited production batch of PX 100 Silver Shade film creating unexpected characteristics. The color of these images will be orangish/brownish and light sensitivity is very low resulting in rather dark tones"


Low light sensitivity with rather dark tones.... so of course, I figured why not shoot at night. Well, really, that's the only time that I had free and I couldn't wait any long to take a few photos. I wasn't sure that I would even get any results at night, but I think this turned out alright all things considered. Definitely orangish in tone, but pretty well exposed. 


I think these limited, experimental runs are great. I love the odd results, the unknown aspects of the film and the fact that I can get great deals on multiple packs. Keep on keeeping on Impossible Project.

Photograph Info:

Location: Cleveland Ohio 

Camera: Polaroid SX70 Sonar

Film: Impossible Project PX100 Orange Flash

My 100th Post - Your Chance to Win

Today marks my 100th post to this blog. What started out as a rarely updated, read by few, personal project in May of 2009 has really grown in the past year with my re-exploration of analog and instant photography. When I began this blog, it was more of a personal outlet for my photography with hopes attached of making it big. While that hasn't happened there has been a lot of growth with my work, myself and my blog. Because none of that would be possible without you as a reader, I've decided to fall in line with millions of other blogs and run a giveaway with my 100th post. Here's how it's gonna work:


I will be giving away one free print (12in x 12in) to a randomly selected winner. The winner will have their choice of print from the three selections below:

Parasol on Impossible Project PX70 Push

Willow on expired Polaroid Chocolate

Edgewater Pier on Rollei Retro 400s

To Enter


1. For one entry, you must follow my Twitter page @StudioTim and then tweet the following - I just entered @studiotim's giveaway contest for a chance to win a free print! http://bit.ly/nbiQ9j #giveaway


2. For a second entry, you become an official follower of this blog using your Google, Twitter, Yahoo or OpenID and leave me a comment on this post letting me know you are now following (follow can be found at the top righthand side of this page)


3. I use Random.org to pull a winner from all entrants, contact them to find out which of the three prints they want, and then mail them their print of choice (which, if for some reason, they want signed... I will sign)


This contest will run from today, July 27, through Wenesday, August 10th at 12 noon EST., and is open to contestants internationally. Winner will be selected August 10th and announced here on this blog shortly after.


Thank you to everyone who has been a fan of this blog, shared it with friends and followed along. Good luck!


** As a matter of housekeeping, I would also like to point out that I have recently added the functionality to share posts from this blog via multiple social networking sites - You can find those buttons below - Share away! **

Rollei Retro 400 - Yashica D - Edgewater at Night

Here are a few more images from my recent roll of Rollei Retro 400. Both of these images are from Edgewater Beach, which, I'm sure you recognize from many previous posts. The Pier, above, was taken about half an hour after sunset... It was almost entirely dark out save the lights along the Pier. This would probably be my favorite shot from this entire roll of film.

Now this Tree has obviously been on this blog before as it's one of my favorite things about Edewater beach and one of my favorite things to shoot in that area. This photo was taken just as the sun was setting off to the left of the tree there, about a two second exposure. The full view of this photo is really great, you start to notice all the little details like the two ghostly people standing just to the left of the tree...


Photograph Info:
Location: Edgewater, Cleveland OH
Camera: Yashica D
Film: Rollei Retro 400

Wicker and Wood

If you've never been to Key West, bikes and scooters are pretty much the preferred way to travel for many of the people around town. You end up seeing every kind of bike imaginable... rentals, custom choppers, tandem, etc. This particular bike was shot from the patio of the bar Willie T's late on my second night there. I thought it was an interesting, old bike. It wasn't until I got home and started working on this photo that I realized the entire body of the bike is actually wood with wicker accents.

There's something I really like about this photo. The colors are really nice, much more saturated then most of my photos. I actually shot this with my white balance in the wrong setting and decided not to adjust because I really ended up liking the blue hues in it. I think the reflecting lights in the street and shadowing up top add some nice dimension as well.

Photograph Info:
Location: Key West, Florida
Camera: Canon Rebel XTI
Lens: 18-55mm
PostProcess: Curves adjustment/burn and dodge/Sharpen

Toy Cameras

This is from the first roll of film out of my Holga. Actually, it's from the only roll of film I've ever gotten developed out of my Holga. For those of you who don't know, a Holga is a small plastic camera with a plastic lens that shoots medium format film. It's most often referred to as a "Toy Camera," for it's simplicity, but it does have a certain cult-like following for the quality of images that it produces. (Questionable, unpredictable focus, vignetting, color shifts, light leakages, etc)

Personally, I really like the kind of images it's capable of shooting. This photo here is from the Strongsville summer fair in '08. Shot on a tripod with a long exposure while the ferris wheel was sitting still. I really should get out and use this camera more to see what happens... particularly some portraits on black and white film...


Photograph Info:
Location: Town Square, Strongsville Ohio
Camera: Holga 120
Lens: Plastic (@ Long Distance Focal Setting/Bulb exposure setting/Guessed extended exposure)
PostProcess: Contrast adjustment/curves adjustment/saturation adjustment

Night at the Rock Hall

So, I've neglected this for a few days. On the bright side, during my period of neglect I was actually out taking some new photos.

This Thursday we rented an F2.8 Fish eye lens for some work in the office. I figured while we had the lens, I may as well go out and shoot some stuff with it to see what I could get. Besides, I've always wanted to go down and shoot the rock hall, so after living in Cleveland for three years, this was as good an excuse as any.

I actually went down there right after work and shot for about an hour or so, and there's some photos that turned out all right. What I really wanted, though, was to get a good night shot. So, I met up with Jennifer for dinner and then we rolled back down to the waterfront together to get this shot.

You'll probably see a few more of these on here in time. I really like how they turned out.

Photograph Info:
Location: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Cleveland Ohio
Camera: Canon Digital Rebel XTI
Lens: 15mm Fish Eye (@ 15mm/F2.8/1/5 s)
PostProcess: Lens Correction/Sharpen/Curves Adjustment/Crop