August 2020, or should we write it 8/20? Time to feature some 8×20 images.
I thought I’d start off with an image of Juliana V. from 2015. I’ve had the set up for this shot on my About page for a while now. Here is the image from that setup.
Category: Outdoor Nudes
Here we have Kate A., again from 2009. We were at the Huber Breaker in Ashley, PA.
Well I had to sneak one more image from Boodie Hole. This one was shot with a 5×7 reducing back on my 8×10 camera. That day I I wanted to try out my new 4×10 back for the 8×10 camera. So, I also brought along the 5×7 back instead of the 5×7 camera.
One last image for a while from Boodie Hole. The model is Amanda L., and the photograph was made in 2009. It was the first medium format image that I displayed in a show since 1990. It was also the first image printed digitally for me in a show.
Yesterday, while sharing some pizza with my friend Dan McCormack, we talked about different locations and models we had worked with. The conversation came around to the the day we worked at the Snyder Estate in Rosendale, NY.
Helen W., was our model and she was stunning that day. It was the second time I worked with her but it had been six years since the last time we worked together.
Had the opportunity to work with Lenoir R., again today. What a great day!
I did get the 8×20 camera out today. It is both a joy and a frustration to work with. And it proved so again today. I look forward to processing the film this week. When you see one of those negatives for the first time, it makes all the work worth it.
Here is a digital image from the day. Stay safe!
Here is an image of Lana H. from 2015. Working with the 8×20 is both a great joy and a huge frustration. I have said before when everything goes right the negatives and prints are a joy to see. But as the negative size increases so do the number of things that can cause a failure in the photograph.
I’m about to head out this weekend for a shoot, and I am looking forward to working with the 8×20 again this weekend.