Shooting with my Holga camera (as seen on my other website‘s HOLGA section under the gallery called THREE), has been quite the struggle to say the least. Mine is not modified at all, so the results I get are almost a complete surprise because of the incredibly poor way in which it was built. That’s just how Holga is. It’s part of the fun.

But then I bought the Canon EOS Elan 7E for a ridiculously cheap $55, and now I actually have a light meter! I actually have focus points! I actually have access to great lenses (the same ones I use professionally)!

In short, now I finally have the control I need from my rolls of film, and I can get what I want rather than hope for some happy accidents.

Let me start with one shot from my beloved Holga, then the rest is all taken with the Elan.

Oh my… What beautiful colors you have…

These are from a photo excursion with two special ladies in my life. Lori, thanks for tagging along in the cold, and Brittany, thanks for inviting me. Where are YOUR shots anyway?? Here’s to you both

Sledding fun with the boys!

This is from a recent engagement shoot (coming soon), a past model shoot and then a random shot from wandering around on a recent foggy afternoon.

I know I’ve been awfully quiet around here since a couple days before Christmas, but I should be back to normal now. Keep your eyes peeled for more… stuff

Just a few days before this shoot, Natasha Roos calls me up and says she wants to shoot.

“I have a car”, she says. “A baby blue, mint condition, ’66 Ford Thunderbird.”

Whoa. That’s cool.

It’s especially cool because it’s not hers and we still get to use it. It’s her friend’s roommate’s boyfriend’s doctor’s wife’s father’s cousin’s nephew’s car dealer’s Thunderbird.

Who cares, we have a ’66 T-Bird!

“How long do we have with it?”, I ask, thinking we’ll have a limited amount of time in a specific location, like I was stuck doing the last time I got to play with some cars and a model.

“We have it all day and we get to take it wherever we want”, she replies.

No way…

So I suggested we take it by the Saltair. There’s a long, lonely road that goes along the I-80, just west of Salt Lake City. It looks remote enough. Perfect.

Now we just need to find a model, and I immediately thought of Dani, a personal friend and model I’ve worked with repeatedly and with great success. I call her up, and she’s all over it.

Sweet.

The following pictures resulted:

Day 55/365

This is the model shoot I’d been talking about. It took me a little bit to get it done, but I was finally able to get to it late last night. This was an important shoot for me and I had something pretty specific in mind. I think it turned out pretty well.

Madi:

Day 57/365

I am a citizen of Belgium. Something the day during which I took that shot reminded me of.

Day 58/365

A turning point in my life, March 9th of 2009. More on that in a few days or so…