December on B&W film
Last month I took my Nikon FM on its second trip to London (and like 7th trip abroad this year). I find myself not even wanting to carry around my digital camera when I travel anymore, it’s too heavy and generally it just feels like a distraction. When I carry my analogue camera however, first of all it’s lighter but I’m also selective with what I decide to capture, which then makes me observe more instead of just taking pictures of everything.
I have shot quite a few rolls of Ilford xp2 super 400 now, and I really like it for its fine grain and sharpness. This is a b&w roll that is developed in colour chemistry rather than b&w chemistry, s0 my lab is able to develop and send the scans back to me within a few days which is perfect because I feel like I’m learning more when I get scans back quicker, or else I completely forgot what I’ve done. Right now the days are really short and dark and it’s hard to find time to shoot at all - so finishing a roll takes me some time!
I shot most of this roll from the first days in December at my workshop with Silvia Bifaro until the end of the month, and it’s the last roll I shot before the shutter jammed on my Nikon FM. I really love how the photos turned out, especially the ones I shot some with my Cokin diffusion filter (I think) which gave the photos a dreamy, soft look with more contrast, especially in the shadows. Usually this film renders more midtones and grays so that was interesting to see, and really useful for the future because I love how that looks!
Christmas eve walk with Christian
Long exposure self portrait, 1/8 second if I remember correctly
After the Lee Miller exhibition at Tate
Not sure what happened here, but probably two images scanned as one
Karen and Lean in Copenhagen - this one is a little underexposed but it’s a sweet memory!