Straight-Foward Product Shot

Nikon D3
Sigma 120mm f/2.8 macro lens
Prophoto 1200 powerpack
Photoshop CS3

Lighting:
-overhead (slightly 6:00) softbox strobe
-4:00 softbox strobe

Photoshop:
-drill bit shot separately
-added via layer mask
-selection via pen-tool
-1px contract + 1px feather
-slight gradient added

Setup Shot:

My very first 4x5 chrome shot

Calumet 4x5 view camera
90mm lens
Kodak Ektachrome E100G

taken sometime Spring 2006.

North Carolina Aviation Museum

Mamiya C220
Mamiya-Sekor 80mm f/2.8
Kodak T-Max 400
D-76 - 7.5 minutes @ 20°C

North Carolina Aviation Museum
Asheboro, Randolph County, NC

Fujichromed 6x6

Mamiya C220
Mamiya-Sekor 80mm f/2.8 lens
Fujichrome Astia 100F

Just photosafari-ing around.

Camera Robot Clock

Nikon D3
Nikon AF 85mm f/1.4 lens
Nikon AF 18-35mm f/3.5-4.5 lens
Prophoto powerpack
Prophoto ringlight

First photos playing around with the ring light in studio.

I love NYC Pizza

I can't take credit for these. My camera was passed between me and 3 or 4 other people.

Nikon F2
Nikon Non-Ai 50mm f/1.4 lens
Kodak Tri-X 400 35mm film
Kodak Plus-X (400 push) 35mm film

wtf? statistics

Even with all of Flickr's stat information, I can never figure out how these things happen. A lot of hits, awesome. But why?

With and Without DIY IR Filter

Nikon F2
Nikon Non-Ai 50mm f/1.4 lens
Efke IR 820 35mm film

Self Promo #2 reshoot

Nikon F2
Nikon Non-Ai 50mm f/1.4 lens
-DIY infrard filter (2 layers of processed unexposed Ektachrome film)
Efke IR 820 35mm film (metered at 25iso)
-D-76 ~20°C - 8 minutes
Broncolor 1600 powerpack x2
Broncolor 3200 powerpack x2
Nikon Coolscan V 35mm film scanner
Composite through Adobe Photoshop CS3

Lighting:
-diffused copy-light/split-light
-1 1600w/s strobe and 1 3200w/s strobe with standard bowl reflectors @ 7:30 through large scrim
-1 1600w/s strobe and 1 3200w/s strobe with standard bowl reflectors @ 4:30 through large scrim

Self Promo #4 reshoot

model: Keaton

Mamiya 645 AFDII
Leaf Aptus 17 digital back
Mamiya 150mm f/2.8 lens
Broncolor Primo 1600 power pack
Adobe Photoshop CS2

lighting:
-strobe with large umbrella @ 7:00 high
-kicker strobe with grid @ 11:00 low

Self Promo #6

Mamiya C220
-original 80mm f/2.8 lens
-original waist-level viewfinder
-original twin-lens cover

Mamiya 645 AFII
Leaf Aptus 17 digital back
Mamiya 150mm f/2.8 macro lens
(lots of) Adobe Photoshop CS3

Self Promo #5

PAK Slide Viewer
made by Le Belle Industries
Oconomowoc, Wis.

It holds 8 mounted slides that it ratchets-out onto a small groundglass, that sits below an adjustable loop, that folds inside the body. The mechanism is simple, pulling the silver tap returns the current slide to the bottom of the stack inside the "clip," pushing the silver tab back in loads whatever slide is on top of the stack into viewing position. the viewer can point the groundglass at any nearby light source to illuminate the slide. There is a switch on the bottom of the device that allows the silver tab to be completely removed in order to load/unload slides.

It's a clever little device, but I imagine designed to handle slides mounted on more sturdy material. If the slide is not sitting correctly on the ground glass it can jam as it's returned to the "clip," resulting in bent mounts and/or slide damage.

This is the image being viewed through the loop.

Sinar F1 4x5 view camera
65mm f/4.5 lens
Phase One H10 digital back
Capture One Pro
Broncolor Primo powerpack

-diffused strobe under translucent plexi
-medium softbox strobe ~2-3' overhead

composite image through Photoshop CS2

James Nachtwey's new global awareness project

XDRTB.org

XDRTB = Extremely Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis

A global pandemic.

Watch the video.