Old school

Here is an ingredient or two from this photo adventure:

Nikon F4

50mm 1:2-18

iso 50 fuji slide film (frozen since 1989 and thawed in 2007 shot in 2010)

sister

back yard

snow

This slide film is extremely touchy, but so fun to work with. Here are a few photos I shot using my sister this past winter in her back yard. 

Thanks slide film
Thanks sister!

light and coffee

About three years ago I had an idea that came upon me when thinking about some over extracted coffee and star tracks.
I was setting in the front room of my old house with my friend Travis Curtice sipping some coffee from my Bialetti percolator. For any of you that use or have ever used a percolator, you know that (or for me at least) over extracting your coffee is pretty easy. When the coffee gets over extracted the oils come out and float on the surface. As I set, talking to travis I noticed that the oils were catching the late noon sun rays coming through my window and where exploding with light. This blew my mind and I knew I could do something really interesting with the oil in the coffee.
A few days before we had many low clouds and high winds. A friend suggested I take some long exposures of the clouds rushing past the moon. So after doing this and being quite happy with the results.
So here is my small story about how the coffee tracks happened.
Lighting the coffee for the 2 second exposure proved to be a little more than difficult. I didn't have an gels at that time and as I look back I realize I might have been able to get more color out of the coffee oil employing a couple. You will see the light ended up burning a couple spots in the liquid, I tried many exposures and angles to avoid this but found it unavoidable. I plan on rehashing this project with the coffee and maybe shooting out doors or perhaps in the evening light. I've also decided that I'll have my friend @JustinNevins make me some great over extracted coffee. I decided since he makes brilliant coffee he can also make bad coffee really well.
Here is "Coffee Tracks"
Also, if you have any lighting suggestions I would be more than happy to hear your thoughts!

This is a new update....

Ok, I know, this is the first post in a month or so. I haven't been lazy really, this month has been wildly busy. I have had much fun this month with a few different photo jobs so I'll be sharing them over the next few days.
This is my friend Justin Nevins (@JustinNevins) and I'll here are two different settings with him. One, we are doing a shoot for a @hellodestroyers t-shirt the other Justin is working his brilliant espresso skills.
The Shirt shoot we did was quasi rushed, we both had ideas that we couldn't quite make happen. Though we were both quick on our feet and found a couple locations we really enjoyed and we are quite happy with the out come.
For our espresso tasting we made my kitchen our lab. Justin pulled about 12 shots and most (as far as I'm concerned) were decent. As far as justin was concerned were wretched. In the end we found that the espresso machine had a wrong water screen that messed up the tamp. Also, the tamp he has was horrible, so @inside_thehub gave justin a custom made tamp, thanks! So hopefully next time we have an espresso tasting I'll have more photos and better espresso!

Baby Rannen

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Rain
Not only does the water cause my garden to grow better
As well as filling my rain barrels
I am able to find leaves covered in droplets which are beautiful and delicate.

I was headed out to the car and paused, noticing the leaves all over the ground that were covered in dew like droplets.
The thought ran through my head, "Hey, I should get my macro lens and find that photo..." but I got in my car and continued my errand running. When I returned my room mate noted, "Did you see those leaves out there with the water? They're awesome!" So I was moved, to go and do the work involved to find the photos these leaves had to offer. Here are the "keepers" I have.
Finding an image in the world has been a continual wrestling act for me; Not a fruitless act either. (Physically I know I'd loose any wrestling act..ha) I'm continually pushed forward to wrestle by anything from friends to nature, to people I work with and for. I enjoy this struggle, hope you do to...

DK

Babies and trampolines...

So this story begins about 6 months ago, yes, six of them back.
So Amanda has this, trampoline, she loves to bounce, you might say she is professional...
on our last trek to Iowa, we recovered her trampoline from the old chicken coop where it was sadly retired. We made this rescue and now this mass of aluminum, springs and nylon are setting in my back yard. We jump, we laugh, we lay, we jump, we laugh, we lay, she jumps, I lay....
Amanda came by on her lunch break the other day, to jump (yes she loves to jump) and I got out my camera.( yes I love to photograph) She jumped and I photographed. We both did what we love and here is what happened! Enjoy this small view into our eyes.
Also here is a preview of Amy & Dave's baby! (my sis and bro in law) Rannen Ezra Fix!
Keep a close eye out, you will see more of Rannen soon.
DK

Pictures of my picture taker

So yesterday I picked up this old Kodak 4x5 with the hopes of learning some new techniques and to just see if I can. To me, the idea of doing some portrait or landscape work with this is an exciting prospect! So I will keep you updated and post when I get some photos developed.