Reel Live
Posted by Craig | Filed under photos
Last month I spent several weekends on different film sets shooting a photo essay for Minnesota Playlist.
View the photo essay: Reel Live: The photographs
Much of the shooting was done outside in freezing temperatures. This is a super flattering picture of me after almost 4 hours in temperatures near zero degrees:
Thanks to everyone involved in the films who gave me access to shoot: The Curse of Yig, TRIUMPH67 and Potpourri.
Looking back & moving forward
Posted by Craig | Filed under minneapolis, photos
Grain Belt bridge, Minneapolis, MN
The above photo (taken with a Sigma DP1) is one I took in October, which is the last time I thought about blogging. I could say that I’ve been busy, which I have been, but I have no good excuse. To be honest, I get paralyzed with anxiety about blogging. I’ve let so many ideas and photos go unposted that I feel like I can’t catch up. I’ve decided that I need to let that go and start over from scratch. I’m not sure what direction I’ll take just yet, but I’m going to start by simply posting photos on a more regular basis.
In other news, I recently bought a Mamiya 645AFD. It’s technically used, but was basically new in the box. Even the strap was still wrapped up and sealed. I only have a film back at the moment, but may rent a digital back for a weekend to play with.
IVEY Awards 2009
Posted by Craig | Filed under photos, theater
I went to the IVEY Awards last night to take a few photos for Minnesota Playlist and was pretty much limited to the red carpet. There were already several photographers shooting posed portraits, so I tried to get some different stuff. Here are a few of my favorites.
The scene outside the State Theater.
About to walk the red carpet.
Lifetime Achievement award winner, Dudley Riggs, hams it up for a photographer before the IVEY Awards.
Tags: 2009, dudley riggs, ivey awards, iveys, minneapolis, state theater
On the farm
Posted by Craig | Filed under photos, software
This weekend I went up to see my dad and hang out on his neighbor’s dairy farm. I meant to burn up a few rolls of 120 in the Mamiya 645, but I didn’t load the film properly and got no shots. Yeah, I know. Lame! Thankfully, I had my DP1 along and TRA’s new Dirty Pictures Photoshop filter waiting for me at home.
Here are a few of my favorite shots from the afternoon (with processing notes).
Photoshop: A little layer blending of a single raw file, processed twice with different exposure adjustments, to bring out the sky.
TRA: Dirty Pictures filter, “Foxy Laurinda” texture @ 59%
TRA: Dirty Pictures filter, “Sapphire Velvet” texture @ 15%
Photoshop: Layer blending of a single raw file, processed twice with different exposure adjustments, to bring out the sky.
TRA: Dirty Pictures filter, “Sapphire Velvet” texture @ 43%
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