Film
These images were taken as part of my first project In IADT. The images are based on John Szarkowski essay, "Introduction to the Photographers Eye." In which he talked about the five issues apparent with the medium of photography. Below is my final exploration of the five issues.
Deirbhile on Grafton St. Shooting with a Mamyia M645. Photo Taken with a Canon AE-1 with a Canon 50mm ƒ1.4 lens on Kodak T-Max 400 (TMY)
Deirbhile getting to grips with the waist love view finder on the Mamyia. Photo Taken with a Canon AE-1 with a Canon 50mm ƒ1.4 lens on Kodak T-Max 400 (TMY)
Myself and a few friends decided to meet up to go street shooing and introduce one of the girls to the wonderful world of film photography. Myself and Colin also decided to swap cameras, with Colin taking my Hasselblad 500C/M and me taking his Canon AE-1. I handed my Mamyia M645 to Deirbhile and quickly showed her how to use it before losing it with a roll of tri-x.
Being a typical Irish summer day it rained nearly non stop for the whole day. With everywhere grey and dull I decided to shot a medium speed black and white film. I had a large choice of films from Fuji, Ilford and Kodak. I took a roll of Kodak T-Max 400 to see what the modern equivalent of Tri-X was like.
We had planned to do a "one roll of film" style project using my Hasselblad. The project entailed taking 12 frames and be proud to keep and print each one. However this didnt happen as we all were shooting very carefully, which made us take out time with our shots. Along with this it was difficult to shoot all 36 exposures on the 35mm Canon AE-1, and manage to get 36 shots that I would be proud to keep and print with in the time we were shooting.
Knowing that it was going to be a difficult day shooting I decided to try and get at least 12 of the 36 shots at a standard that I would be happy to keep and print. All the shots below have been taken with a Canon AE-1 with a Canon 50mm ƒ1.4 lens on Kodak T-Max 400 (TMY)
through the window of The Butcher Barber, Just off Grafton street. Colin's reflection as he was spectating me shooting. Photo Taken with a Canon AE-1 with a Canon 50mm ƒ1.4 lens on Kodak T-Max 400 (TMY)
I set out to capture some of the interesting things I seen when walking around. After running between rain showers, in and out of buildings and 4 hours of walking I shot all 36 shots. above and below are some of the shots I liked and would be proud, these shots are from the first part of the roll of film where i was striving to make each shot count.
Kells, A quaint, picturesque village in the heart of the Kilkenny countryside. Set on the banks of the Kings river and back drop to the 12th Century Augustine priory. I spent the summer taking photos of this wonderful place so this blog has been a few months in the making, I want the photos to do the talking in this one. Fore the techies and photographers like me all images were captured using a Hasselblad 500C/M with various types of film both in date and expired. All images viable for print on request.
Looking back through my photo I realised that after this made it to publication in Ondine magazine, I never released my own blog of the editorial. So nearly a year later here it is. For this shoot I shot both Analog and Digital, Make sure to have a look down the end where the Analog shots are, Which were taken using a Mamyia M645 with 80mm ƒ2.8 Sekor lens on Ilford Delta 100ASA film.
Dalkey is an area of Dublin that I have always found to be very picturesque Whether it’s castles, sea side scenery, theatre or markets, Dalkey seems to give a moment to capture and scenery that takes your breath away. That’s why I have always wanted to incorporate the area into one of my shoots and took this opportunity to do so. Especially the striking rock faces of the near by quarry that tell a simple but magical story of their own. With the help of the talented Carina from Cherie Styling Studio, we were able to make this vision became a reality. With the amazing scenery we decided a vintage inspired shoot would be most fitting to capture the raw beauty of Dalkey.
For this first look, we decided to go for more of a traditional luxury winter feel. With Tweeds, wools and hats that glimmer with vintage glamour, with a just touch of antique fur that emphasises the feel of luxury. In this first look, colours such as camels greys, browns and creams were used to enhance the raw beauty of Dalkey, making the outfit and scenery compliment one another. With such colours, one knows that they will forever stay fashionable and bring that touch of class to any outfit, for any age, for any gender.
The second look, we decided to have a little fun with, we wanted a fight to happen with the colours the models were wearing and the natural colours of the scenery. One might say battle to be noticed. This look is more of a raw and edgy one compared to our first look. . To do this we used classic black and white houndstooth. This holds an ageless quality and has the ability to always looks fantastic when mixed with shades of reds, blacks and whites! We used red pain tent ankle boots and fur trimmed ankle boots, to tie in our luxury vintage feel, with the addition of hats from Rosemary Keating helped to finish the outfits giving it more class and definition. Timeless fashion captured in an Iconic Location.
Models: Ally Archbold, Ben O'Beirne and Síofra Ní Chléirigh.
Styling and Clothing by Carina Cunningham, Cherie Styling Studio.
Hats Supplied by milliner Rosemary Keating.
Assistant Photographer: Lauren Thomas.
Videographer: Colin Tonge and Assistant Mark Crabbe.
Sometimes beauty can be seen in the simplest of things. Here is a selection of flowers that I have shot. All the shots below were captured using a Mamyia M645 medium format film camera. The monochrome shots were taken on Kodak Tri-X and the colour shots on an out of date roll of Fuji Provia Slide film. Shooting out of date film has given the film a strange washed out look, along with a strange but interesting colour cast.
I mentioned in my last blog It was a pleasure to work with Paul in his studio for this shoot, and a little surprise in this blog, as I'm sure you have guessed for the title, these are the analog film photographs from that day.
I think these shots capture the mood and atmosphere in Paul's studio much better then my digital shots could have. To me the shots below feel much more alive and human. For those interested I shot these on my Mamyia M645with an 80mm ƒ2.8 lens using Kodak Tri-X film. The grain and tonality of the film was perfect for capturing Paul at work. While the lighting was low and I had to compensate this with some slow shutter speeds, this gave another human element with the motion blur of his movements. Non the less while we chatted, we both worked away, Paul painting and working on a few of his paintings and me carefully taking shots. In the few shots below Paul is working on part of his 1916 set of paintings.
While I was over at the Mill House shooting with Paul, I took some time to Also Shoot Pauline at work, crafting another one of her designs. A small insight into the Mill House Design Studio's creative process. First designing that pattern, then working out the stitches andThe setting up and of the machines are arts in themselves which Pauline made look exceptionally easy. Then it begins the actual knitting, with a loud clicking of needles as the machine comes to life and a design emerges.
While shooting I decided to take some analog shots on my MamiyaM645 using some Kodak Tri-X monochromatic film, the results of the film shots have a much nicer feeling then the digital equivalents. Below are a few of the shots both analog and digital
If you haven't already read my blog about shooing in delft head over to and read it: Here.
So after a few weeks wait to get the films developed and get myself a scanner to scan the photos, I finally get to share them! I shot three film types and here are a few from each roll I shot. Of all the films I shot during my time in Delft, I love the look and feel of the Ilford Delta more then any of the others and even preferred it over my digital shots.
Ilford Delta 100ASA
Fuji Reala 120ASA
Lomography Colour 100ASA
