Monochrome Portraits
As seen in La Noir Image
I write about cameras like I do bikes and don’t consider myself a pro photographer anymore than a bike racer, but it’s nice when an outlet uses a photo I took.
It was taken with film in black and white and is featured in a La Noir Image story written by chris gampat about rangefinder cameras
The ability to see a subject move in and out of a frame is often heralded as one of the best things about rangefinders. But even so, it’s nothing without a combination of a photographer’s creative vision or their ability to be able to predict what will happen and capture it as it happens. Oftentimes, if you see a moment in your viewfinder, it’s gone. There are little to no exceptions to that rule.
Read the rest of the story here.
And, my take on the image and more from the shoot in this article from Bike Hugger magazine. Like these…what I enjoy the most about a film experience is how lo-fi and tactile it is compared to the latest, at times overwhelming, camera tech I cover.
Shooting with film is about making a connection, emoting in an image and feeling something. Shooting with a rangefinder is a fun way to shoot and I think anyone who cares about photography should give it a try, not because it’ll make them a better photography but because it’s fun.
It’s interesting and potentially inspiring too. The photo below is one of my absolute favs. Technically it’s a mess, but it’s a memory of a fun night following an amazing and historic day in the camera business.
