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i've really just been shooting instax lately, haven't gotten any 35mm developed in a few weeks...

new old shots:

schnitzel, thanks for that tutorial. made it SUPER easy. now to download indesign and get to playing around with it. pm sent.

love that pigeon and umbrella shot above.

ah, gotcha. well in that case i'd just recommend trying to shoot from the hip as much as possible and just be discreet with your shots. in my case whenever people notice me looking through my viewfinder and actually composing a shot they tend to either get pissed i'm taking their picture or then pose which totally ruins the look that i'm going for. one of the things i love about my yashica t4 is that it is a super scope so you can look down at it and get an idea of the framing. other than that i'd just recommend getting familiar with your lens if you're shooting with primes, once you have an idea of the distance and focusing its pretty easy to guesstimate your angle of approach to get the composition you want.

i'm curious to learn more about how to self publish zines, i get the concept but i'm having a learning curve on figuring out layouts and the actual printing/binding process. cool to hear you got a copy, and yeah i agree it was a bit trendy but i ended up getting a feature last minute and then a couple free copies which was nice, the dudes at nighted life hooked it up on a placement for me seeing as i have no idea how work from dallas, tx would otherwise make it into an australian zine. shoot me a pm about yours man i'd be interested in grabbing copies of whatever you've got out, always like to support folks on 12oz.

ended up with it for $350 off craigslist, more than i'd like to spend on a polaroid but it's got good resale value at least. as for tips on landscape and cityscape photos i'd always try to shoot at sunset or a few minutes afterward or alternatively at dawn. those are going to give you the best light options. i've had good luck doing hdr stuff at those times but long exposure will give you a similar effect, just depends on what exactly you're going for. as for getting the human effect in there i feel like you'd have to do that at street level not so much from a wide landscape point of view...but maybe others have some better ideas.

trying to learn more about studio lighting over the summer, i really want to learn more about using strobes and continuous lighting in outdoor and portrait settings. by trade i do architectural photography mostly shot using HDR and ambient light. for fun i do portraits and documentary type stuff using 35mm and instant films, picked up some new polaroid gear recently and want to take it a bit more seriously with added lights. specifically, i picked up a polaroid 600SE (or the goose) with interchangeable lenses and it takes fuji fp pack film. pretty excited about starting to shoot with it. would love any tips or suggestions for research from anyone. take it easy ya'll, enjoy some recent shots:

got some of my photos features in this zine last week... http://leftout.bigcartel.com/product/left-out-volume-2

he was doing a quick show for a frat at TCU, i occasionally do work with the event planning company that hosted it for them.

that fog and light reflection shot though.

got this last night, guwop

newish stuff from my page... http://www.theandymc.com

collage project, wip

yashica t4, fujifilm

olympus xa3, azure dallas lomo fisheye, view from the drivers seat

first few shots on my instax 210 olympus xa3 old disposable camera i found and shot with, expired in 2002 some of these aren't the best shots, but they were my favorites from the rolls. i just got a yashica t4 off of ebay in the mail finally and i'm dropping off a roll from it to get developed today. have a black and white one that was my first roll i'm developing when i hit the dark room, trying to focus on using it more to get a feel for how it shoots. probably shelving the xa3 for a minute since it was giving me issues taking back to back shots when i used it last...adios for now. http://www.theandymc.com

one of the first snaps from my new instax 210, light editing in lightroom to balance out the scan.

not sure on that part, i had picked it up locally (dallas) off of craigslist basically because of the paint alone. i'd been after that era of frame but the look is what got me to buy without really checking the fit as well as i should've, wish i could have just grown some more or been able to shrink the frame, lol.

just sold my '87 Cannondale SR500 since the frame was way too big for me, 60cm when I should be riding a 54-56...

thanks jbrsh, it's what i've been doing professionally the last couple years. now i'm working on trying to improve my street shooting and portraits, have a thing or two to learn about flashes as well.

some random shots off my AE-1, not sure of the film, think these were with my 28mm

couple shots off the 5D, 50mm f/1.8 and 17-40L

a few more interiors from work, downtown dallas.