I’ve been a bit behind with posting any new photos of Eliza. I just got a bunch of film scans back from some photos I took of Eliza months ago. Everyday gets better and better with my sweet baby girl. Here are some of my faves…
Category Archives: Film
October 11, 2011 - 7:16 am
haha, love the faceplant. She is so sweet.
October 11, 2011 - 7:07 am
Whump! *face plant* Poor babykins! She’s so so beautiful.
During the past year as Emily was pregnant, I began a series of photos called “Watch Her Grow”. The watch her grow series were images taken weekly of my wife’s pregnancy. The majority of the project was shot on film. Although I generally do not shoot film for client work, I love film. I love the end product, I love slowing down and making every image count, I love the anticipation of getting my film developed, I love the beautiful nature of the photos and I love that these images are straight out of camera with zero processing. I’m spoiled with digital photography as I’m given instant gratification and results. Both mediums have their pros and cons.
Long story short, I came across a roll of film I shot in the final weeks of Emily’s pregnancy. I was soooo excited to develop this roll!!! Well, I got the film back yesterday and here is what we got. This project has been an absolute blast. I enjoyed finding every square inch to shoot in our house. Crazy to think that bun in the oven is now named Eliza and is 3 months old. These photos as well as the rest of this series are priceless!
If you would like to see the rest of the Watch Her Grow series, here they are:
Film Note: Shot on Contax RTS II w/ 50mm Zeiss f/1.4 and Kodak Portra 400 Film
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I remember when we first found out Emily was pregnant and due February 17. As a photographer, my firsts two thoughts were…”Crap” that is the week of WPPI (a big wedding photographer convention and my favorite week of the year) and “Shoot” how am I going to shoot Em’s maternity photos in the winter? I remedied my first conflict of missing WPPI (sort of) by going to PPA Imaging USA in San Antonio and as for the second conflict, I have found every nook and cranny in our home to shoot Emily’s “Watch Her Grow” photos. It’s been a challenge but it’s been a very rewarding project. Emily’s maternity photos for 34 weeks may be my favorite images so far! I blogged these images earlier this week using B&W film and a Hasselblad camera. All images below were shot on my beloved 35mm Contax RTS II camera using some expired (2006) Kodak Portra 800. I’m very very happy with the results. The colors are quite vibrant, but I love it. Shooting film has forced me to slow down and really critique my photos before clicking the shutter and of course I love that these images received no post processing!!!
34 Weeks (Em is smokin’ hot in these images, but I may be biased)
35 Weeks
36 Weeks
In case you have missed any of the past Watch Her Grow photos and would like to view past posts, here they are:
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January 26, 2011 - 8:35 pm
She really is gorgeous. She’s 36 weeks already?! My, how it goes quickly when its not YOU who’s prego. Can’t wait for her new baby and mama pictures! 
January 26, 2011 - 5:55 pm
you look so incredibly beautiful, Em! I love you and am SO excited you and John are having a baby! You will make fantastic parents! I just hope I do half as good a job as a grandma!
January 26, 2011 - 11:33 am
Emily looks gorgeous in eggplant! Awesome pictures!
January 26, 2011 - 11:09 am
Love them! And you’re absolutely right (bias set aside) – she is so beautiful! I have to say that I like the week 36 pics the best – that color is so perfect on her! Maternity fashions are SO much cuter than when I had babies.
While in Utah for Thanksgiving, my dad lent me one of his old Hasselblad cameras to shoot more of Em’s “Watch Her Grow” photos. This camera is built like a cube of lead. I shot the following images using a Hasselblad 500C with an 80mm f/2.8 lens. I ended up shooting a roll of B&W TMAX 400 C-41 film that expired in 1999! Consequently, these images are a bit flatter than I would have liked. I’ll be sure to throw some better film in the next shoot! Nevertheless, I loved shooting the square format and look forward to shooting more with this camera.
Here is my dad’s original Hasselblad with the original case.
Here’s my gorgeous wife at 34 weeks (btw, I have color images of this shoot too and they just knocked my socks off…will share tomorrow).
34 Weeks
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January 27, 2011 - 2:03 pm
Can I please have a camera just like that of my very own?? Please? That is one of the coolest cameras ever! And of course the shots of your wife are gorgeous!
February 3, 2011 - 10:14 am
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