“I’m so angry right now.”
Read MoreLemme See with Milan: Anger in the Orchard
in SEEN SESSIONS, PORTRAITS, FILM
Behind the Scenes on Film- Luxury Workshop Retreat Storytelling for Nicole Chapman
For the building, creating, and instructional images I shot 35mm b&w (HP5) on the Pentax K1000. For completed installs, wearables, and photoshoots I shot medium format (Kodak Gold 200) on the Rolleiflex 6001. These mediums tell the story of the luxury florist. Alway working in a team sharing a vision, engineering a flow, pivoting, and troubleshooting their processes and environment to create an ephemeral experience and image.
Nicole integrated these behind the scene images into her sites beautifully. The mix of gritty process and polished editorial shots layered with Nicole’s affinity for textures are evocative of her style, the high key dry desert place, and the mood of her luxury retreat workshop.
Read MoreAnnie Kershisnik Blake
Months later she’d muse about what it meant to be, or not to be, a ghost.
Read MorePortraits Within Portraits
Of course it wouldn’t be me photographing Jon without Jon photographing me.
And it wouldn’t be garage portraits without Ultraviolet.
Portraits with Jonathan Canlas
Jonathan Canlas with his 3 youngest. Photographed in Lehi Utah on Jon’s 50th birthday under a full October moon.
Read MoreSeen with Lacey: On Shooting Film at the Pace of Feeling
That day, more than anything, I wanted to shoot fast.
Read MoreLemme See: Lovers on Film with Claire & Caleb in Review
in SEEN SESSIONS, PORTRAITS, FILM
If my friend were on the fence about hiring Ash I would tell them this: Ash makes it SO easy. Just do it because you’re not going to get a better experience creating art. She’s amazing.
Read MoreThe Time it Takes to Make a Portrait: Lemme See with Shawna
There’s something portal about the feeling of, “we’re done”. Something like a venting of the pressure of initial ideas or expectations that move out the obvious making way for the less obvious, the flow. Like everything up to that point was summoning what we’re actually there to do.
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Children's Portraits are BACK!
Children’s Portraits with Ash are back! A low-stress portrait experience for you and your kids.
Read MoreThe River Came to Us
in PORTRAITS
One Sunday afternoon the river came to us.
Read MoreMother Seen
in MOTHER, PORTRAITS, FILM, SEEN SESSIONS
One More Roll: Expired Delta 3200 Film
in SEEN SESSIONS, PORTRAITS, FILM
Jon gifted me a box of 10 rolls of expired Delta 3200 film for my birthday and I had a feeling I’d like it…
With a few minutes left in our session and a roll already shot I asked Janessa if I could shoot something a bit more experimental. Maybe nothing would turn out but maybe it would…
F22, Film as the Massage, and Images from "Lemme See" with Sadie Joy Muhlestein
When I shoot film, I shoot more.
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Pentax 645N with Alex Nibley
I’ve been craving something a bit more nimble, more responsive than my so-slow-they-forget-me Rolleiflex, something not square, something more intuitive…
Read MoreFound Yin Yang
in FILM, THOUGHTS & SHARES, PRINTS
A collection of yin yang nature iterations available for print purchase.
Read MoreJ. Kirk Richards Studio Portraits & Studio Details
“Ashley has a great eye for composition. She’ll one of the few photographers I know who will elevate your head shot to a legitimate artistic composition.”- J Kirk Richards
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Hold Your Own: Fav Film School Road Trip Cuba Pics by Jonathan Canlas
in FILM, THOUGHTS & SHARES, TRAVEL
Aesthetic pics yes, but also the ascetic micro of letting oneself love, rich and dripping like lobster tails in oily red sauce and yucca cooked over pork fat fires, vegetarians salivating. To speak truth through pyramids, to watch and be watched, to let the tobacco bury you- to sing and dance and wear red.
Read MoreRafael San Juan's Primavera in Havana, Cuba
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I was obsessed with her, craning my neck as we flew by her. This is “Primavera” by Raphael San Juan. It’s 26’ tall and was made of reclaimed found metal as a tribute to the sensuality and strength of Cuban women.
Film Notes:
During my first 2022 visit to Havana with Jon Canlas and The Film School Road Trip Matthew and I shot a lot of film. Having shot digital images almost exclusively whilst being intrigued and intimidated by film, our trip offered a deep dive into film. 3 days of shooting in the rich visual landscape of Havana and Vinales along with Jon’s break-neck shooting pace offered an opportunity in an inspiring, stimulating set and setting to experiment with film, settings, cameras, lenses, etc.
In post-processing I realized my Bronica had a focusing problem leading to many many near-misses where in-camera I’d seen sharp, beautifully composed images. Painful learning costs are the way and actually give these fresh, sharp, beauties of this sculpture a BINGO precious feel.
Film: Kodak Gold box rated pushed 1 stop in developing
Development & scanning: Standard Scans via The Find Lab on the Noritsu scanner
Free Treasure with Summer Murdock
…and the way the light hits her like it hits water is just one of them.
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Utah Family Portrait Adventure on Film & Review
We made our way up to Utah’s Snowbasin on opening day when the mountains were transformed to one of Sadie’s imagined snowy scenes and the location and togetherness made for a laid-back family portrait session adventure on film
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