January 3, 2023

Experimentation

35mm, Alberta, black & white, Calgary, Canada, Mamiya C220, Orwo NP7 400, panorama, Rodinal, sprockets, Workflow No Comments

I like to experiment. Some experiments happen on a whim (“I wonder what would happen if I…”) and some experiments are methodically planned and executed. Given my busy schedule, the latter can sometimes take a few years. These photos represent two experiments: one a whim and the other planned. The First Experiment (the Whim) The […]

September 17, 2022

Casablanca Lily #2

C-41, cross-processed, Fuji CDU II, Mamiya C220, medium (120), square No Comments

I shot these photos on Fuji CDU II that I purchased from Northern Film Lab on eBay. I picked up 3 rolls in 120, however, the film was cut down from wider 70mm film stock and therefore has perforations along one side. Fuji CDU II is duplicating film and is meant to be shot at […]

August 4, 2022

Tigger

camera modification, Fuji Instax Mini, instant, Mamiya C220 No Comments

This photo was made using my Mamiya C220 TLR, an 80mm f/2.8 Mamiya-Sekor lens, and studio strobes. It took almost an entire pack of Instax Mini to get this shot. The Mamiya C220 was never designed for Instax Mini, but I love the camera’s 80mm lens and wanted to see how close up I could […]

July 7, 2022

Self-Portrait Challenge #4: Reflection

Kodak Ektar 100, Mamiya C220, medium (120), Self-Portrait Challenge, square No Comments

Here is another photo from my Self-Portrait Challenge. The theme for this one was reflection. The photo turned out better than I had anticipated. That being said, I think that it could do with an improvement. Conceptually, if I had to take this photo again, I think I would have some friends pretend to be […]

June 27, 2022

At Home #2

Lomography Color 400, Mamiya C220, medium (120), square No Comments

My wife has since redecorated and our bedroom looks nothing like it did in this first photo taken before I met her.

March 28, 2022

Casablanca Lily

Agfa Optima 200, C-41, Mamiya C220, medium (120), square No Comments

These are Casablanca Lilies and they are a varietal of the oriental lily. A few months ago I decided that I wanted to try my hand at photographing flowers. I bought a bouquet of lilies at the supermarket, grabbed a vase and some decorative black rocks, and arranged them all together. Then I sat back […]

February 10, 2022

Self-Portrait Challenge #3: Formal

black & white, Fuji Neopan Acros 100, Mamiya C220, medium (120), Self-Portrait Challenge, square 2 Comments

I took this self-portrait as part of my Self-Portrait Challenge a few years ago. The idea behind the challenge was to take a series of creative self-portraits that would push my creativity and skills as a photographer. It isn’t easy to be both photographer and subject when you are using a manual focus camera. Unfortunately, […]

September 27, 2021

Tractors

Alberta, black & white, Canada, Kodak Tri-X 400, Mamiya C220, medium (120), square No Comments

I shot these tractors 5 years ago at the Coyote Flats Pioneer Village. They easily have over 100 tractors and I think I spent most of my time with just these three, ha ha.

September 20, 2021

The Self-Portrait Challenge

Kodak Ektar 100, Mamiya C220, medium (120), Self-Portrait Challenge, square No Comments

From time to time, I will take self-portraits. Often it’s because I have no idea of what to photograph. I’m easily bored of photographing the same subjects and locations over and over again. There are only so many times that I can visit the same places and vary the point of view or use a […]

April 25, 2021

Pinhole Photography with Instax

Alberta, Calgary, camera modification, Canada, Fuji Instax Mini, instant, Mamiya C220, pinhole No Comments

pinhole photo using Fuji Instax Mini film

Today is Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day! While I celebrate by shooting some pinhole photos later today, I thought I would share some of the photos I took on last year’s Pinhole Photography Day. Around the time last year when I was experimenting with shooting Instax Mini film in my Mamiya C220, I was also building […]

May 30, 2020

Shooting Instax Mini Film with a Mamiya C220

Alberta, Calgary, camera modification, Canada, Fuji Instax Mini, instant, Mamiya C220 No Comments

cowboy selfie shot with Mamiya C220 on Instax Mini film

I’ve become a little obsessed with Instax Mini film lately. As I mentioned in a previous post, I am currently working on a project using Instax Mini and so it’s been on my mind a lot. So much, in fact, that I awoke one morning with the idea that I wanted to shoot Instax Mini […]

March 13, 2020

Cameras

Alberta, Calgary, Canada, Fuji Pro 400H, Mamiya C220, medium (120), square No Comments

These are a few of my smaller cameras. I shot these a few years ago when I first got my Mamiya C220 TLR and a small studio light box. I was quite disappointed with the way these turned out and I’ve never bought another roll of Fuji Pro 400H film.

January 25, 2020

Toy Trucks

Alberta, black & white, Calgary, Canada, Kodak Tri-X 400, Mamiya C220, medium (120), Rodinal, square No Comments

My wife gave me a Lab-Box for Christmas this year and I’ve started developing my own film. These were developed using Rodinal (or Blazinal as it is branded here in Canada).

October 13, 2018

Shanghai GP3 Portraits

Alberta, black & white, Calgary, Canada, Mamiya C220, medium (120), Shanghai GP3 100, square No Comments

I managed to get my hands on a roll of Shanghai GP3 100 B&W film and shot these in studio with Sarah. My Mamiya C220 is a fully manual TLR that doesn’t have a hotshoe. Instead it has a PC socket with a M-sync / X-sync switch. Using a cable, I can connect the Mamiya […]

May 6, 2018

Coyote Flats Part 2

Alberta, black & white, Canada, Mamiya C220, medium (120), Rollei RPX 400, square No Comments

These were also shot at Coyote Flats, this time on Rollei RPX 400.

February 12, 2018

Tractors & Wagons

Alberta, black & white, Canada, Ilford HP5 Plus 400, Mamiya C220, medium (120), square No Comments

I shot these tractors last winter in a farmer’s field just north of Calgary.

February 7, 2018

Hot Air Balloons

Alberta, Canada, Lomography Color 400, Mamiya C220, medium (120), square No Comments

I shot these back in Autumn, 2016 at the International Balloon Festival in High River, Alberta. Hot air balloons only fly at dawn, so I had to drive out to High River early that morning to catch the action. There were very few spectators and I was able to set up my tripod in a […]

March 22, 2016

Winter Fashion Shoot

Alberta, Canada, Kodak Portra 400, Mamiya C220, medium (120), square No Comments

Back in December, I participated in my first model shoot. I’ve never photographed models before so it was a bit of a learning curve. I wasn’t really sure of how to give the models direction or even what I wanted. I felt rather silly so I mostly hung back and watched what the other photographers […]

November 13, 2015

Fish Creek Library

Alberta, Calgary, Canada, Lomography Color 400, Mamiya C220, medium (120), square No Comments

This is a shot of the Fish Creek Library that I took using a Mamiya C220 TLR (twin-lens reflex). I love my Mamiya TLR! It is a big, beautiful, all-mechanical, medium format TLR that is a lot of fun to shoot.