Oh, that button!
posted by micki at 3/05/2006 06:57:00 AM
Sunday, March 05, 2006
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- Name: micki
- Location: United States
No digital photography here folks. Only film, all the time. No post processing. I shoot it, I have it developed, I scan the print, I post it. It is hoped that you would respect my ownership of the images posted, despite the ease with which you could copy them. If you would like a true photographic print of any of my images, please contact me at goodiesbaker@yahoo.com and I will be happy to provide you with one. Weapons of Choice: * Minolta 7000 * Minolta 9000 *Minolta Dynax 9 * Konica Minolta 70 *Minolta x-700 * Minolta AL-F Rangefinder *1958 Minolta Autocord *Holga *holgamod Holga *PIX Panorama Toy Camera *Polaroid One Step Close Up Lenses: Too many too list, just read the stats for each shot I post Scanner: Epson 4990 Perfection Photo Favorite Films: * Kodak Tri-X * Fuji Superia * Ilford HP5+ -- Goal: To make the best exposure possible, on film. A Theme a Day *Sunday – Take A Guess *Macro Mondays *A Glimpse of My Town Tuesdays *Wednesday's Colors *Thursday's Critter *Unique Film and/or Camera Fridays *Saturday – Anything goes
35 Comments:
With my oldest at fourteen and a half now, I am becoming quite aware of how fast these kids grow, and what little time we have to raise them. What happened to her little tiny hands and that cute nose that reminded me of Honeycombs cereal? So, now I like to take pictures of my kids, not just portraits and snapshots, but parts like their hands and feet and eye, to have memories of what was when they are grown and on their own. My older son is autistic. Not mild, but bordering on severe. I wanted to get a picture of his belly button. I stood him up in some natural lighting and fed him mini Peppermint Patties (his favorite candy) while I tried to shoot that little button. He couldn’t hold still. When the photos came back, I was so disappointed. So, I decided I’d have to tackle this with some smarts. That night was Friday, and the kids are allowed to stay up all night on Fridays – so I’m usually up late too. I waited until my son fell asleep. I put his jeans on, and using only a regular household light bulb for lighting, shot happily away. He was unawares, and I got my shots. I knew the light bulb would give a warm glow to these photos and enhance his skin tone, having had many photos ruined by tungsten lighting before, this time I made it my friend. I added his hands at the end to give some perspective of size and age.
Konica Minolta 70 Fuji HQ ISO 100 1/8 f-2.8 Program Mode Sigma 105mm lens
I really like the first shot, Micki. Great DOF and perspective. Very sexy. -Brent
Good shots and thanks for the explanation! I like the first one the best too, although his little hands add an innocent feel to the last one.
(Thanks for the comment on my last post!)
Donncha
nice series, the lighting works very fine, like the first one the most...
i love the depth of field. i love peppermint patties as well. lol =D great job with the photos
oh yeah, also added your link to my blogs list =D
VERY neat
Hi Micki, just dropping by to say hi. Browsed through your archives just now. Your portraits are truly beautiful, though i like your abstracts a lot, too.
As for this shot, the soft focus and grains work very well. :)
hi, surfed over to ur site from your comment at plastictv's blog.. i like ur style, ur abstracts are very enriching. the 1st and 3rd shot works for me.. ;p
Excellent captures of the beautiful button.
Yep, they sure do grow up fast. I became a grandfather last September. I'm going to try to remember your thought on hands and noses etc.
Nice shot Micki, the depth of field is cool.
hahaha, cute:)
The colours just blend fantastically and your use of DOF is good. Really nice shots.
Good thinking Micki! The shots turned out lovely!
Nice colour in these close ups. I used to use Minolta film cameras, sad to see KM's demise.
These are so personal, and the series is fantastic. Excellent photographs!
hihihi good plan, wonderful result ;)
Indeed time flies, kids grow up and so do we...I want to stay a kid forever!! ;)
Tena koe ehoa
Fantastic idea to capture the body's growth as well as the overall growth of your children. It's something I've been doing for some time as well with my own 2 beautiful daughters. Your approach to gaining these shots is very creative as well Micki. I like all these imges for what they portray about growth.
Damn, why don't I think of shots like these, Oh well thats why I come to sites like these to steal ideas :) I love these shots.
Very nice pastel softness! I love the depth of field... beautiful treatment.
I like buttons he he he
Quite unexpected but a nice idea. I like the last one with the hands best since it gives additional info.
Nice shots Micki. Also a really cool idea with the kids. I have three of my own. One of which is a teenager. Whew!
cool shot...great idea...nice framing, dof and composition..adding the hands r a great impact to the image:-)
Micki...This is a great set. I especially love the last one with his hands in the frame. It lends an air of innocence to the shot.
(BTW...thanks for visiting my blog, Capture This...thanks for the nice comments!)
I just went back through your archives. I didn't have time to post comments for each of them, so I thought I would just add another comment to my earlier comment. I just have to say that your work is terrific.
Excellent -- great series of images.
i like the toning, lighting and the series!
very nice series of photos; great idea too as an alternative to your standard portrait.
I like this...very much. It's given me some ideas
Hi Micki-I agree with everyone, nice images...and I'll try tonight:) Cheers,
Really nice series - like the soft effect.
Kids are quite to shoot sometimes aren't they? The composition and colors are fantastic. They cross-processed even, really nice.
sorry.. a couple of missing words in the first message. this is what i meant to say:
Kids are quite tricky to shoot sometimes aren't they? The composition and colors are fantastic. They look cross-processed even, really nice.
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