Ryan Muirhead Photography » film

Soy Boy

Ryan Muirhead — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 03:32:22 +0000

Sawyer Garn, son of Jake and Jennifer Garn.

Contax G2, Tmax 400

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Super Easy Black and White Excellence

Ryan Muirhead — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 08:52:56 +0000

I have been getting a few questions lately about how I have been doing my recent black and white work. It is incredibly simple to replicate this look.

1. Shoot in open shade. Find a spot that has very even shaded light. Add some positive or negative fill as needed, but I generally dont.

2. Load up some Kodak bw400cn.

3. Take an ambient light reading and over expose by 1 to 2 stops.

4. Click

5. Send film to Richard Photo Lab

6. The End

I don’t mean to over simplify it but there is literally noting else I am doing.

Results:

Get yer learn on

Ryan Muirhead — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 06:48:34 +0000

I have had an amazing time teaching and assisting at the Jake Garn Photography workshops. If you are interested in improving your studio lighting skills you should definitely thin about signing up here. The next one is on May 8th and is already half full so sign up soon!

Here are a few shots I have taken as the last two:

A New Favorite

Ryan Muirhead — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 07:40:49 +0000

Sometimes it can be so hard to break away from what you know how to shoot and try something really new. I have had an idea kicking around about reading underwater and this was the first attempt to execute it.

Kodak Tri-X film (pushed 2 stops to iso 1600)/Contax 645/80mm lens @ f2.8

As good a place to go as any, I suppose

Ryan Muirhead — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 07:39:08 +0000

While I was waiting for Jonathan Canlas and the happy couple to emerge from the temple this unfolded before my eyes. Three trucks pulled up, lights flashing but sirens mysteriously silent. They ran in the front door and came out the side door a few minutes later with what I can only assume was a corpse. How horrible I thought, but then if you have got to go, that is probably the place to do it.

Anway,

Taken on a contax 645 with a 45mm lens at f/2.8 on fuji reala 100 film

Biolet.

Ryan Muirhead — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 08:43:45 +0000

This is dedicated to one of my new best friends: Viotlet Grace Westover. After about a week of persistant pestering on my part we bonded and have been super best friends ever since. She is a teenager in a 4 year olds body. She makes me laugh and gives me someone to play with and talk to when adults are being boring. She knows my middle name and let’s me call us “Ry Guy and Vi Guy”. With any luck we are going to go get breakfast tomorrow.

Love ya

Kids and Candids

Ryan Muirhead — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 06:45:39 +0000

I love kids and have been spending some some super fun time with a few favorites lately.

Jonathan Canlas’ kids Ruby and Ila:

and Rebekah Westover‘s kids Violet and Rockwell:

All shot on a contax 645 with Kodak bw400cn film.

Film is blowing my mind

Ryan Muirhead — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 09:54:07 +0000

I just got my first roll back from my new contax 645 and it’s blowing my mind. A huge thanks to Jonathan Canlas for finding the camera for me. I got an almost brand new contax, the 80mm f2.0 lens (which has unbelievable DoF), the battery grip and an extra back for $1100. As far as I can tell it’s worth about 2K on ebay. Jonathan also helped me develop and scan the roll of film. Another huge thanks to Amber Weimer for taking some great shots, coming up with everything about the concept, all the wardrobe and doing my makeup! A final thank you to Rebekah Westover for taking a few more shots and being awesome in general.

These shots were all taken on the 80mm lens at f2.0 on Fuji 400H 220 film. My favorite thing about film so far is how it handles highlights. Blown out digital highlights are disgusting unto me and I love the texture film keeps in the brightest areas.

Anyone else out there giving film a try?

Getting better at blogging take eleventy…. action.

Ryan Muirhead — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 13:07:23 +0000

Okay I know I suck at blogging but I am going to get better even if it’s only short posts each day. Lately I have been shooting almost exclusively film. I bought a Polaroid 600se instant film camera and a contax 645. The instant film is a blast and I’m sure the contax will be as soon as it arrives, curse you california.

I wanted to share some fun shots of late that were shot all on medium format film! I guess it really isnt dead.