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Jan, 2016

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Location

This was taken on top of a small mountain to the West of San Francisco Peaks outside of Flagstaff, Arizona.

Time

Around two or three pm.

Lighting

This shot is completely naturally lit as most landscape photos are.

Equipment

This was shot on a Canon AE-1 with a JC Penny FD 135mm f/2 and was handheld. Shot on Ilford HP5+ ISO 400.

Inspiration

A friend of mine and I got out of class around noon one day up here in Flagstaff and thought we should go on an adventure and shoot some photos. We drove West for about half an hour and scoped out a few small mountains and hiking trails. The hike up the mountain/large hill was very steep but the veiws at the top were amazing. I have a love of 35mm and 120 film so I always have a few film cameras on me and on this day I was itching to test out the old JC Penny lens I had recently purchased and this was the result.

Editing

This was developed normally with no tweeks in the developing process. I boosted the contrast a little bit after scanning the film but there isn't a whole lot you can do with scanned B&W film digitally that would really improve the shot. I'm a bit of a purist when it comes to film and I don't like to modify the image much more than how it naturally came out.

In my camera bag

I usually carry a few different cameras depending on what I'm shooting. For action and sports I'll carry a Canon 7D. For portraits, concerts, landscape, and general low light I'll carry a 5D MkII. As I said before, I always carry film cameras as well. Some of those include the Canon AE-1, Yashica Electro 35 GS, Pentax K1000, Pentax 6x7, and a Canonet QL17 III. I also have a few tripods, Manfrotto and Amazon. I almost always carry a Canon 430 EXII and a couple Yongnuo triggers with me as well. My bags and other equipment depend on the shoot, sometimes I'll carry sling bags with quick access for journalistic and event style shooting or I'll carry weatherproof backpacks when I'm shooting mountain biking or skiing/snowboarding.

Feedback

Shoot odd setups, take cameras and equipment that don't match what your shooting or your style and work through it. Sometimes you will surprise yourself with the results. Always carry some form of camera other than your phone. A phone camera is a good tool for capturing snapshots but when you're behind the viewfinder of a standalone camera, it unlocks something in your head that makes you think differently. At least that's how it works for me.

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