All Narfed Up http://allnarfedup.com photography and words by Bryan Villarin Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:29:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 34.101608-118.056062 One of my first prints http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AllNarfedUp/~3/amxQf9CUH_4/ http://allnarfedup.com/2009/11/05/one-of-my-first-prints/#comments Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:29:21 +0000 Bryan Villarin http://allnarfedup.com/?p=2932 I tried to get this scanned print as close to the real thing as possible. I cropped out the white borders since they weren’t clean. I didn’t write down how I exposed this in the enlarger – shame on me, I guess. Lastly, since this was our first assignment, our teacher hadn’t shown us contrast filters [...]

I tried to get this scanned print as close to the real thing as possible. I cropped out the white borders since they weren’t clean. I didn’t write down how I exposed this in the enlarger – shame on me, I guess.

Lastly, since this was our first assignment, our teacher hadn’t shown us contrast filters or dodging and burning. Don’t analyze this to death. :)

Film: Arista.EDU Ultra B&W 400 35mm
Camera: Pentax ME Super
Lens: Kiron 28-105mm f/3.2-4.5
Paper: Arista.EDU Ultra VC RC Semi-Matte 8×10
Scanner: HP ScanJet 7400C @ 600 DPI

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This is my favorite shot of James from Halloween night. He’s dressed as Alex from “A Clockwork Orange.”

Taken outside of Four Seasons Hotel Beverly Wilshire (Beverly Hills, CA)

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Laguna Beach, CA

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Bill Ritter, guitarist and mastermind of The Scarlet Paradigm, and his own side project, William Alden Music. My title for the photo describes Bill as a budding audio engineer.

Caption: Bill recorded some drum tracks from James in the garage. I took this while they were listening to it. (May 24, 2009)

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]]> http://allnarfedup.com/2009/10/28/hes-come-a-long-way/feed/ 0 Hes come a long way - click to enlarge http://allnarfedup.com/2009/10/28/hes-come-a-long-way/ Sneak peek: Ginger and Joe http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AllNarfedUp/~3/gPq-XqbIMVs/ http://allnarfedup.com/2009/10/27/sneak-peek-ginger-and-joe/#comments Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:00:39 +0000 Bryan Villarin http://allnarfedup.com/?p=2895 I wanted to share a few shots from Ginger and Joe’s wedding on October 18th, 2009. Even though I wasn’t feeling 100%, I’m stoked with the images we were able to create. Oh, and a Damon D’Amato sighting!1 Actually, Damon offered to be a second shooter. It was very generous of him. Thanks! ↩

I wanted to share a few shots from Ginger and Joe’s wedding on October 18th, 2009. Even though I wasn’t feeling 100%, I’m stoked with the images we were able to create.

Oh, and a Damon D’Amato sighting!1

  1. Actually, Damon offered to be a second shooter. It was very generous of him. Thanks! ↩
]]> http://allnarfedup.com/2009/10/27/sneak-peek-ginger-and-joe/feed/ 5 Smooches before the wedding A frenzy Mistaken identity Damon DAmato at Del Mar Station http://allnarfedup.com/2009/10/27/sneak-peek-ginger-and-joe/ Flickr’s People in Photos http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AllNarfedUp/~3/Wf2m-X9EDG4/ http://allnarfedup.com/2009/10/22/flickrs-people-in-photos/#comments Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:21:08 +0000 Bryan Villarin http://allnarfedup.com/?p=2889 I’m glad Flickr finally released People in Photos. It’s a feature that Facebook and Myspace had for a while. Tip: If you write generous keywords on all of your photos, especially of people, you can label people in bulk. Head to Flickr Organize. Click more options and search for the person by tags only. Select all. Drag up to the [...] I’m glad Flickr finally released People in Photos. It’s a feature that Facebook and Myspace had for a while.

Tip: If you write generous keywords on all of your photos, especially of people, you can label people in bulk.

  1. Head to Flickr Organize.
  2. Click more options and search for the person by tags only.
  3. Select all.
  4. Drag up to the batch area.
  5. Click Add People near the top1.

I figured this out after going through my 100th page. Better late than never.

  1. Fourth item from the left. ↩
]]> http://allnarfedup.com/2009/10/22/flickrs-people-in-photos/feed/ 2 http://allnarfedup.com/2009/10/22/flickrs-people-in-photos/ My “new” film camera http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AllNarfedUp/~3/VfKoAjvPOhI/ http://allnarfedup.com/2009/10/14/my-new-film-camera/#comments Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:30:00 +0000 Bryan Villarin http://allnarfedup.com/?p=2864 I’m taking basic photography at Citrus College, which is mainly film-based. We need to develop film and make our own prints. My Pentax ME Super1 has ticked me off for the last time. I’ve shot through about five rolls. A lot of photos weren’t exposed properly. To make things worse, a couple of those rolls weren’t [...] My "new" film camera

I’m taking basic photography at Citrus College, which is mainly film-based. We need to develop film and make our own prints.

My Pentax ME Super1 has ticked me off for the last time. I’ve shot through about five rolls. A lot of photos weren’t exposed properly. To make things worse, a couple of those rolls weren’t winding after a certain point.2

I promise I was following what its meter told me! And yes, I tried metering with my Canon EOS 40D and they essentially matched.

Since some photos were turning out just the way I imagined, I don’t think it’s a broken meter.

I digress.

I was jealous of my classmates’ correctly exposed photos. A couple of them had Canon cameras that supported EF lenses. Why not me?

So, I started searching for a Canon 35mm film camera. I got close to buying a Canon EOS Rebel G for $54 from a nearby eBay seller.

Fortunately, Gerald heard my plea on Twitter and gave me his unused Canon EOS Rebel XS (35mm film SLR)3. Thanks man!

Perhaps I’ll send him my best print of the semester as a gift. Of course, I need to pull that off first. ;)

Bonus: My current lenses will work with it — score!

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  1. My mom gave me her old camera. ↩
  2. I threw away a lot of film because of that. ↩
  3. Body only. I already own that lens. ↩
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