Viva la Revolution- Stephen

Please click on the images below to see larger versions of each.

Indian Hill Imageworks Interior Kodak Portra 160

Eve- Kodak Professional Portra 160- 50" x 71.65" Print!

16" x 20" Crop from a 50" x 71.65" File. WOW!!!

5" x 7" crop from a 50" x 71.65" file... amazing tonality and detail!

Click on the audio play button to listen to this bed time story read by Eve  Schaub… but first be sure to get a glass of warm milk. Today is the last day to get Kodachrome processed.

Goodnight Kodachrome

In the big yellow room

There was a camera

and a classic film

and a picture of Paul Simon jumping over the moon.

Goodnight Kodachrome

Goodnight moon

Goodnight slide show in the living room

Goodnight 25

Goodnight 64

Goodnight dynamic range eight stops more

Goodnight Dwayne’s

Goodnight flare

Goodnight little Afghan girl’s haunting stare

Goodnight mail order

Goodnight rush

And goodnight to Steve McCurry whispering “hush”

Goodnight plastic carousel

Goodnight transparencies rare

Goodnight glorious old color film… everywhere.

–”Goodnight Moon,” original text by Margaret Wise Brown

–”GoodNight Kodachrome,” text by Eve O. Schaub and Stephen Schaub, Copyright 2010

All negatives were scanned on an Imacon Scanner as a 3F linear file with no sharpening… essentially a RAW scan.

All images were processed exactly the same in Photoshop. All images were captured with my Nikon FM3a and a 50mm f1.2 AI lens… in this case at F 1.2… bit slow on the shutter speed… hand held. Both files were made so the film edge would read black.

Tell every photographer you know to vote on this as the results will be very informative for our Figital community and will be covered in my fourth and final post on this review on Novemember 23, 2010… vote now!!

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As promised my review of the NEW Kodak Portra 400 speed film. Click on the audio button to listen to Part 1.

Technical Info on sample images below:

• New Kodak Portra 400, 35mm.
• Scanned on an Imacon Scanner, no sharpening applied
• Photoshop adjustments basic to include levels and spotting.

New Kodak Portra 400, EI 400. Click for a larger image.

New Kodak Porta 400, EI 400. Click for a larger image.

New Kodak Porta 400, EI 400. 5"x 5" crop from 20" x 30".

Also here is a recent artwork of mine made using the Kodak Porta 400 and the Overlapping Frame Panoramic Technique I outlined here some time ago… but now with a tweak!… Print size up to 32″ x 90″!

Cape Cod, 2010. Copyright Stephen Schaub 2010

Viva la Revolution- Stephen

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Given the current rate of films being retired this may be a good conversation to start… post not only what you like but WHY you like it.

Viva la Revolution-
Stephen

PS- if you have not joined our Facebook page do it now – more voices supporting film is a good thing!

Click on the audio blog logo to listen to this 14 minute review of the last 10 years of photography from my perspective as a hybrid artist and where the industry is possibly going in the next decade.

To everyone I wish a safe and happy New Years and stay tuned for a new post in a few days.

Many of the chromogenic (C41) process black and white films get mixed reactions on the web from working photographers, but my recent and continuing exploration of Kodak BW400CN has changed everything in my mind and in a very good way. To listen to the audio portion just click on the audioblog logo.

Test Image: Kodak BW400CN exposed at box speed (400) and scanned on an Imacon Scanner. Minor contrast and density adjustment were applied in Photoshop CS3. Negative was made using a Leica M7 with a 28MM Elmarit F2.8 ASPH lens. Please note the file is larger than most here on FR so you can really see the stunning tonal range and detail. One additional note on the weather here in Vemont… it has been raining a lot and as such this image was made on an overcast day, thus the gray sky.

1. I am having an open house at our studio here in Vermont (www.indianhillimageworks.com) on Memorial Day Weekend 2009 (May 23rd and 24th) from 10-5… press release to follow in a few days. My recent artworks from Italy and Vermont will be on display/ sale and I will be on hand both days to engage in general FR discussion- let’s hope for a bit of good weather both days!

2. I apparently missed posting a link in the last article here in FR on oil mounting on a flat bed scanner (the Epson V 750)… here is the link to the demo video: www.aztek.com/KAMI_FAQ.html

3. I also wanted to share my most recent artwork from my series A New Eden:

Field At Sunset, Vermont. 2009
In Camera Overlapping Frame Panoramic Technique (3x), Kodak Ektar 100
Leica M7 with 28mm Zone Plate
Printed on Hand-Coated Fabriano 640 GSM Rough Paper as a d’Vinci Print
Image Size: 9.5″ x 25″, Paper Size: 22″ x 30″
Edition Size: One
Price: $500
Copyright Stephen Schaub 2009