Author Topic: Meet the Filmwasters (Read 297788 times)

jojonas~ · « **Reply #250 on:** August 12, 2012, 10:19:54 PM »

Quote from: CroMag on August 12, 2012, 01:02:12 PM

Hi folks, I'm just a lurker here but thought I would introduce myself in case I decide to post later. I've been in Tokyo since 2007 (before that I lived in NYC for 9 years and before that Kansas City), have various cameras and have a darkroom-on-wheels that I wheel out when the need arises. Not all that skilled at photography but I do what I can.

hi CroMag! nice shots you put up. I'm actually really interested in that darkroom on wheels you're talking about. care to write a bit more about it? I wonder if it's something you made from scratch

anyhow, welcome out of the lurk hole!

CroMag · « **Reply #251 on:** August 15, 2012, 04:20:56 AM »

Quote from: jojonas~ on August 12, 2012, 10:19:54 PM

I'm actually really interested in that darkroom on wheels you're talking about. care to write a bit more about it? I wonder if it's something you made from scratch

It's not anything fancy it's just an enlarger sitting on top of a wheeled cart with shelves where I store the other darkroom parts. Like most Japanese homes we have a bath room that is divided into two parts one "dry" and one "wet" -- enlarger goes in the former and chemical stuff goes in the latter. When I'm done I pack everything up and wheel it back into the closet.

Francois · « **Reply #252 on:** August 15, 2012, 03:41:41 PM »

Welcome CroMag!

Your description on wheels reminds me of something I once saw in an old Popular Mechanics from the 1970's... very handy for such small spaces.

Matt Davis · « **Reply #253 on:** September 16, 2012, 02:54:22 PM »

So at last a recent photo of me taken on film (actually the only picture taken of me for oooooooooooh so long)

Shot in the bathroom mirror.

Sorry I look so serious, I must be the worst model ever.

jojonas~ · « **Reply #254 on:** September 16, 2012, 09:21:52 PM »

matt! keep it together!! you're fading out!

hehe~ joking aside though, that's an interesting selfportrait. and serious is good by me

Aksel · « **Reply #255 on:** September 17, 2012, 01:28:55 PM »

Hello all.
First post from me on here, must say - love this forum.
Big hat tip to all contributors! I just recently found out that film and photography was the thing for me, and must say I find great pleasure in the gear as well as in the actual picture taking. I Found the forum after swapping my GRD for a GR1 as my "go everywhere" camera, searching for info about it.

Me to the right, at my friends summerhouse last year, taken with timer, about two feet of books and a Yashica T4 with my first roll of Tri-x. Developed at a lab. Been taking about a roll a week sins then, but still not developed a single one of them. The plan is to do it my self, soonish. Should anyone be in the Oslo area and fancy a walk I would be more than happy to function as a guide.

Cheers,
Aksel

Ed Wenn · « **Reply #256 on:** September 17, 2012, 01:48:24 PM »

Hello there Aksel and thanks for posting such an interesting self-portrait. Welcome to film wasting and to Filmwasters :-)

Phil Bebbington · « **Reply #257 on:** September 17, 2012, 04:35:17 PM »

Welcome, Aksel.

Love the shot, although, it is rather an extreme way of proving that no cable release was used

Late Developer · « **Reply #258 on:** September 18, 2012, 08:34:41 AM »

Quote from: Phil Bebbington on September 17, 2012, 04:35:17 PM

Welcome, Aksel.

Love the shot, although, it is rather an extreme way of proving that no cable release was used

Phil, it could have been a remote trigger - though heaven knows where it was being hidden....

Welcome Aksel and look forward to seeing more of your work.

Phil Bebbington · « **Reply #259 on:** September 18, 2012, 09:12:02 AM »

Quote from: Late Developer on September 18, 2012, 08:34:41 AM

Phil, it could have been a remote trigger - though heaven knows where it was being hidden....

I've seen them on specialist sites, Paul!

Aksel · « **Reply #260 on:** September 21, 2012, 08:24:43 AM »

Thank you for the welcome,
I agree about being slightly extreme, but this was just to tempting not to take

jojonas~ · « **Reply #261 on:** September 21, 2012, 10:01:18 AM »

hi aksel! it's always nice to see someone from scandinavia join the forum

I'm in gothenburg myself

mcduff · « **Reply #262 on:** October 19, 2012, 06:49:23 PM »

After lurking for a bit then throwing my two cents in now and then, my pal tintin said introductions to the crew were needed, so here we are ;-)

I am Don (and show up as mcduff or dsmccrac online). Except for a five year period I have been a filmwaster for too long to publicly admit!

But for a few years I got lazy and was just shooting the DSLR. It is now getting ignored! For the last month, I am in the darkroom again (I was just scanning negs for this first part of my return to film) and that feels like coming home. While the scanned neg shows better on line, i thought i would introduce myself with one of my first prints in five+ years...

I am out there in Flickr as dsmccrac - I have not been super active the past month or so as I have been printing lately - and scanning prints of negs I have already scanned seems a little redundant, haha.

Phil Bebbington · « **Reply #263 on:** October 19, 2012, 07:40:07 PM »

Welcome, McDuff

edthened · « **Reply #264 on:** October 19, 2012, 08:17:07 PM »

Och onwurd mcduff, so ther

jojonas~ · « **Reply #265 on:** October 19, 2012, 11:55:26 PM »

hi, don! moody shot you've got there (liking how you used the point of focus)
I hope you'll like it here

SLVR · « **Reply #266 on:** October 20, 2012, 12:52:56 AM »

Glad you've made it over here! lots of great people with great knowledge.

mcduff · « **Reply #267 on:** October 20, 2012, 02:35:34 AM »

Ya already like it here. That shot was in a light rain with my poor 67 on a patio chair doing a three second exposure haha. I am kind of mean to my cameras sometimes, but I hope they know I love 'em ;-)

jojonas~ · « **Reply #268 on:** October 20, 2012, 12:17:08 PM »

yeah, hey! what is a camera that you're too afraid to use? amirite?

Ezzie · « **Reply #269 on:** October 20, 2012, 08:27:15 PM »

Not really one for taking self portraits, this is just about as close as I get:

Ed Wenn · « **Reply #270 on:** October 25, 2012, 12:08:02 AM »

Well, that's one heck of a photo, so well done. I love the crossed straps!

HolgaJen · « **Reply #271 on:** October 25, 2012, 02:36:19 PM »

Oh my gosh it's been so long since I've been here! The collaboration email reminded me I should check in

I'm still alive, kicking and shooting. I shoot a lot of Holga self portraits:

Untitled by Holga-Jen, on Flickr

Hello!

Francois · « **Reply #272 on:** October 25, 2012, 03:59:20 PM »

Wow Jen!
That's been a really long time!
Glad you're back

jojonas~ · « **Reply #273 on:** October 25, 2012, 05:04:55 PM »

THE famed holgajen?? cool! *slightly starstruck, yes* didn't know you used to hang out here

Francois · « **Reply #274 on:** October 25, 2012, 06:21:45 PM »

Quite a few stars used to hang around here.
Susan Burnstine, Ailsa McWhinnie, Artpunk, Gordon Stettinius... and probably a few more I just can't remember.

Maybe we should do like some famous restaurant and have a "celebrities" page

HolgaJen · « **Reply #275 on:** October 25, 2012, 06:57:14 PM »

Quote from: jojonas~ on October 25, 2012, 05:04:55 PM

THE famed holgajen?? cool! *slightly starstruck, yes* didn't know you used to hang out here

haha I am famed?? That made my day, thanks!

Quote from: Francois on October 25, 2012, 03:59:20 PM

Wow Jen!
That's been a really long time!
Glad you're back

Thanks Francois

jojonas~ · « **Reply #276 on:** October 25, 2012, 07:23:50 PM »

francois: ohyeah! I've heard them when listening through the old podcasts. good stuff~
it'd be cool if there was a podcast interviewing them to check what thery're up to now a days (ed & co:

)

jen: yup. I got into photography with the holga and you were a great inspiration back then (and still are)

haha! I remember being so into it that when I googled for holga I used to set the search to only show results updated from the last 24 hours. good times~

Late Developer · « **Reply #277 on:** October 25, 2012, 09:02:10 PM »

Pleased to make your acquaintance, Jen. Look forward to seeing a lot more of your stuff....

nasos · « **Reply #278 on:** November 04, 2012, 04:15:03 PM »

Hi! I was trying to photograph the sunset from my window and when I took the photo from the store I saw this and I thought "Oh! Nice selfportrait!"

jojonas~ · « **Reply #279 on:** November 05, 2012, 11:48:59 AM »

Quote from: nasos on November 04, 2012, 04:15:03 PM

Hi! I was trying to photograph the sunset from my window and when I took the photo from the store I saw this and I thought "Oh! Nice selfportrait!"

hah! and it is!

welcome by the way, nasos

Francois · « **Reply #280 on:** November 05, 2012, 01:26:04 PM »

Welcome Nasos!

Ezzie · « **Reply #281 on:** November 06, 2012, 07:16:43 PM »

Quote from: Aksel on September 17, 2012, 01:28:55 PM

Hello all.
First post from me on here, must say - love this forum.
Big hat tip to all contributors! I just recently found out that film and photography was the thing for me, and must say I find great pleasure in the gear as well as in the actual picture taking. I Found the forum after swapping my GRD for a GR1 as my "go everywhere" camera, searching for info about it.

Me to the right, at my friends summerhouse last year, taken with timer, about two feet of books and a Yashica T4 with my first roll of Tri-x. Developed at a lab. Been taking about a roll a week sins then, but still not developed a single one of them. The plan is to do it my self, soonish. Should anyone be in the Oslo area and fancy a walk I would be more than happy to function as a guide.

Cheers,
Aksel

Bra og ikke mist morsomt bilde Aksel. Kong Oscar II og Kong Olav V?

Don´t know if you other people noticed, but Aksel and friend are sitting beneath the portraits of two of our recent monarchs. Really makes the picture for me.

Francois · « **Reply #282 on:** November 06, 2012, 10:13:00 PM »

Didn't know they were recent monarchs. In the commonwealth, we only have old monarchs

Late Developer · « **Reply #283 on:** November 06, 2012, 10:52:56 PM »

(rant)

We wouldn't have any monarchs in "The Commonwealth" if my historical hero (Oliver Cromwell) had a successor with half his tenacity and political acumen. The fop (Charles II) and his various, self-indulgent successors hardly added much to the world, though Victoria was at least fortunate enough to reign at a time when Britain had a few truly great men like Brunel, Darwin, William Armstrong (and a number of others) around. Very few of their calibre around today - particularly in politics.

(/rant)

LT · « **Reply #284 on:** November 09, 2012, 07:04:52 AM »

But Paul, Cromwell was as tyrannical as those he replaced. My real heroes were the Levellers and their proposals for human rights and universal suffrage (which Cromwell repressed btw).

Late Developer · « **Reply #285 on:** November 09, 2012, 11:28:14 AM »

Quote from: Leon on November 09, 2012, 07:04:52 AM

But Paul, Cromwell was as tyrannical as those he replaced. My real heroes were the Levellers and their proposals for human rights and universal suffrage (which Cromwell repressed btw).

Agreed. I should really have said "the Parlimentarian cause" instead of direct reference to Cromwell. However, Cromwell was a product of his age and was the perfect antidote for "the divine right of Kings" and to avoid this country to return to the dark ages and a monarchy which itself would have been ruled by the Papacy.

I still believe it's a shame that, as a nation, we reverted to a monarchy - partcularly as quite a few of the ones from (and including) Charles II did their utmost to bankrupt the country, often to support their own indulgences.

A few monarchs and powerful individuals tried to restore a Catholic monarchy since Charles Ist's day (5th November celebrations stand as testimony) but all have failed. Thankfully.

Aksel · « **Reply #286 on:** November 16, 2012, 10:08:09 AM »

Quote from: Ezzie on November 06, 2012, 07:16:43 PM

Bra og ikke mist morsomt bilde Aksel. Kong Oscar II og Kong Olav V?

Don´t know if you other people noticed, but Aksel and friend are sitting beneath the portraits of two of our recent monarchs. Really makes the picture for me.

Stemmer nok bra det Ezzie, takk for dét - er "litt" klar for å utforste det stedet der litt mer på sikt kjenner jeg.

Truth be told, I only reflected on the who grand men retrospectively. To busy with "Wein, Weib und Gesang" at the time

hzandelei · « **Reply #287 on:** November 23, 2012, 02:00:41 AM »

Greetings to all Filmwasters

I'm into photography for more than a decade now, though as time passes, digital imaging seems less and less interesting. My Canon gathers dust on the shelf these days... Lately I've been working a lot with classic b&w as well as cross process, pushing, expired films and other experimental techniques. All films I develop myself. Due to my living and working in China, the latest work is and will be based on local themes and portraits. You can see it here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/chinachronicles/

Cheers,

Andreas

mcduff · « **Reply #288 on:** November 23, 2012, 04:53:32 AM »

Hi Andreas. As a fairly new Waster, i welcome you! (ok i have been wasting film for years i just never knew it was a good thing until recently

) The china pics look great, and that classic old practica is probably a great choice for the job.

Francois · « **Reply #289 on:** November 23, 2012, 07:50:34 PM »

Welcome

Late Developer · « **Reply #290 on:** November 24, 2012, 10:27:22 AM »

Quote from: Francois on November 23, 2012, 07:50:34 PM

Welcome

Welcome, indeed. Lovely series of photos of China.

hzandelei · « **Reply #291 on:** November 25, 2012, 03:33:21 AM »

Thanx for the welcome

I'll be living in China for many years to come, so I guess this is just the start of a long photo diary.

Diane Peterson · « **Reply #292 on:** November 25, 2012, 03:26:26 PM »

Welcome! This is a wonderful place to hang your hat!

mobilene · « **Reply #293 on:** November 26, 2012, 08:35:03 PM »

I'm new here, having collected cameras since I was 9 - but now, after 36 years, realizing I'm becoming more interested in using the cameras and getting pleasing results than in collecting them. So I'm looking for inspiration and community so I can keep exploring and getting better and having more fun with this.

I'm in Indianapolis. I make software for a living but shoot and write for fun.

Me, a few months ago, with my Kodak Monitor Special on Ektachrome E100G. Why didn't the shutter fire? -- oh, there it goes.

Me, by accident by mobilene, on Flickr

Me, summer 2011, in my rear-view mirror. Olympus OM-1, Fujicolor 200.

Self-portrait (crop) by mobilene, on Flickr

Some expired Polaroid 600 film in a One600, by my teenaged son Damion. From about New Year's 2012, give or take a couple weeks either way.

Me in the kitchen by mobilene, on Flickr

-Jim

Late Developer · « **Reply #294 on:** November 26, 2012, 08:39:13 PM »

A warm welcome, Jim. A fellow Olympus fan, I see

mcduff · « **Reply #295 on:** November 26, 2012, 09:07:18 PM »

Hi Jim. Welcome aboard (also a fellow OM nerd)

Francois · « **Reply #296 on:** November 26, 2012, 09:54:36 PM »

Welcome Jim!

mobilene · « **Reply #297 on:** November 27, 2012, 02:35:52 AM »

Nice to see so much support for my little Olympus. I have a black OM-1, too. I'm also a big Pentax fan, with three K1000s, a KM, and an ME here. (The ME is actually my favorite SLR.) I also have a Minolta SR-T 101 and two broken Minolta X700s (both with the dreaded locked winder). -Jim

SLVR · « **Reply #298 on:** November 27, 2012, 03:12:55 AM »

welcome welcome

jojonas~ · « **Reply #299 on:** November 27, 2012, 10:05:08 AM »

welcome, jim! that olympus is a fine camera but I was left longing for my minoltas after really using one a bit. now what is this alarming I hear about locked winder? I'll have to look that up :O