Theresa in color

Mamiya C220
Mamiya-Sekor 80mm f/2.8 lens
Kodak Ektar 100 120 film

Erin

Greensboro Production Photography

Design Archive photoshoot

Model: Erin Mezgar
Hair: Kyle Britt
Makeup: Kristen Mcquire
Wardrobe: Kit Rodenbough

Canon 5D mkII
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 lens

35mm Workhorses

It's been a little while since I've taken any "still life" photos. So, while I was shooting a few items for craigslist, I threw a few of my 35mm beauties down for some glamor shots.  Starting off is my much loved Nikon F2A with a Nikon Non-Ai 50mm lens and DIY lens hood (52mm-to-55mm adapter ring stacked with an empty filter ring). She's my original pro-35mm camera and still my favorite of the bunch. She was made in 1979 and spent the earliest years of her life working for a news paper in Chicago. She later found her way to Huemaxx in High Point, NC where she was refurbish by master mechanical camera technician Ken Toda. Who then, sold her to me in 2007.  Second is my snap-shot king, the Olympus XA. Made sometime in the early '80s, purchased by me last year. She's the only point-and-shoot or rangefinder camera I regularly use. She's simple, elegant, compact, and built tough. She's also fitted with a fast and sharp Zuiko 35mm f/2.8 lens that produces sharp images with strong, natural vignetting (which I enjoy). 
Last is my new Nikon F2 and Nikon Ai 105mm f/2.5 lens. While this F2 is an older model (made in 1974), it spent its life as a copy-camera resulting with very little ware (other than a dent on the prism casing that probably occurred while attaching or detaching the F2 from its copy-stand). I picked her up for a steal (only $75) compared to my earlier F2A (I'm not admitting how much I paid for it). She has yet to completely prove herself in the field. But I highly doubt Nikon ever made a crappy F2, so I have full faith in her. 
Canon 20D
Canon EF 50mm f/2.5 macro lens
F-to-EOS lens adapter
Nikon Ai 24mm f/2.8 lens-Polarize filter
Vivitar 285HV flash (x2)
-DIY 9"x8" softbox
-DIY grid snoot
Cactus V2s wireless flash trigger

Setup shot:

NCSU Art to Wear 2010

NC State's annual fashion show
Presented by the College of Textiles and College of Design

2010-04-14

Reynolds Coliseum
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC

Canon 20D
F-to-EOS lens adapter
Nikon Non-Ai 50mm f/1.4 lens
Nikon Ai 105mm f/2.5 lens

Vintage Raleigh

Olympus XA
35mm f/2.8 lens
(expired) Kodak Gold 200 35mm film

Dum Dum Girls and Male Bonding

Dum Dum Girls
Male Bonding

@ Legitimate Business
Greensboro, NC

2010-03-24

Awesome new DIY/punk venue and practice-space in Greensboro, NC. And quite-possibly the most dimly-lit show I have ever tried to photograph... with 100 ISO film, no-less. Thank Jebus* for steady hands and a fast lens.

Lighting: one antique chandelier @ 6:00 high, dimmed 2-3 stops below full power

Nikon F2
Nikon Non-Ai 50mm f/1.4 lens
(expired) Kodak T-Max 100 (400-push) 35mm film
(expired) Agfa APX 100 (400-push) 35mm film
Acufine developer

Lauren

Olympus XA
35mm f/2.8 lens
(expired) Kodak Gold 200 35mm film