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Brooke Eva, Digital Tests...

After several unsuccessful attempts I was finally able to connect with Brooke Eva for a quick shoot last week at a new space I've recently found. Great model, totally comfortable, can either take direction or riff on her own. She's all over the place online, but you can check out her work at http://www.brookeva.net/.

I've also just recently picked up a new light, after going back and forth for months, I finally just pulled the trigger and ordered a DigiBee 400 from Paul C. Buff, and the thing is absolutely rad. Super compact with a ton of juice, I also grabbed a 36" octabox and 56" strip box to round it out. Seriously contemplating picking up a second head.

Posting a few digital tests here, film scans to come shortly...

All test shots done with a Sony A7, Voiglander Nokton 35mm f/1.2, Nokton 50mm f/1.1 and 21mm f/4. Processed with RawTherapee / GIMP on Ubuntu Linux.

Sarah, Half Light

From my last shoot with Sarah, fiddling around with some different light tricks. Shot these with a single bare bulb strobe cranked all the way up, aimed through a 4 inch vertical strip cut into an 8 foot piece of foam core...

#0451_04A - Sarah, 2016. Leica M3, Zeiss 50mm f/1.5, Ilford FP4 125

#0451_00A - Sarah, 2016. Leica M3, Zeiss 50mm f/1.5, Ilford FP4 125

#0451_34A - Sarah, 2016. Leica M3, Zeiss 50mm f/1.5, Ilford FP4 125

#0451_19A - Sarah, 2016. Leica M3, Zeiss 50mm f/1.5, Ilford FP4 125

#0451_05A - Sarah, 2016. Leica M3, Zeiss 50mm f/1.5, Ilford FP4 125

#0452_12A - Sarah, 2016. Voigtlander R3m, 75mm f/2.5, Ilford FP4 125

Freya On Film

Last few takes from a recent shoot with Freya Gallows, March of 2016. San Francisco, California. Looking forward to printing a few of these in the darkroom, watch for a print release soon.

#0439_37 - Freya, 2016. Voigtlander R3m, 75mm f/2.5, Ilford FP4 125

#0438_04A - Freya, 2016. Leica M3, Zeiss 50mm f/1.5, Ilfrod FP4 125

#0441_05A - Freya, 2016. Leica M2, Zeiss 35mm f/2, Ilford HP5 400

#0441_11A - Freya, 2016. Leica M2, Zeiss 35mm f/2, Ilford HP5 400

#0438_36A - Freya, 2016. Leica M3, Zeiss 50mm f/1.5, Ilford FP4 125

#0439_27 - Freya, 2016. Voigtlander R3m, 75mm f/2.5, Ilford FP4 125.