Birthday - Jess

Block Party

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Black and White Film

Here's the second set of film I processed with TheDarkRoom.com last week. I'm really happy with their service so far. The whole process took about 1 week and the price isn't bad compared to the other ones I've found online. These are a mix of Ilford XP2 Super 400 and Kodak Pro BW400CN. I prefer the Kodak because of the shadow details and its sharp imagery.

These were taken at El Segundo's Movie at the Park. We were mainly there for the food (duh!) but it's pointless to take photos of them with black and white film.

I love that you can see so much detail in Juku's face. Typically hard to see due to her dark black coat and shading from her bangs.

And Kami's too. She's so dramatic with her emotional expression. 

The next 10 or so were shot with the Ilford and you can see the difference.

I chatted with this lady for a bit after she caught the fish. I guess no one really hassles you about fishing on the shoreline at 7am.

Took this one of Amado during our daily walk. He said it's profile worthy since he looks slim.

The Rottweiler that we always say "hi" to on our way to the strand.

Some photos from the Arboretum.

and The Grove...

On the road for a Malaya Project shoot in Rancho Cucamonga.

Stopped by my cousin's, Marissa, for her birthday bbq. Thanks for not wasting my film. You actually took a decent one of me and Amado and I still have backyard envy!

Second Roll

So after the 5th call within two days I finally got the answer that my film was processed and ready to be picked up. I got to the counter and was told that not all photos came out and didn't know why. My film was inside the machine when it broke down and most of the images were damaged. At least they were able to save some of them.

This is one of my favorite shots from that day. We were walking around the market in Chinatown and saw this kid was playing inside a box. He took a peek, hid back inside and started crawling away when he noticed that I saw him. He crawled a couple of feet more and checked to see if he was in the clear. I snapped a photo right when he lifted the box. I wish I was a bit closer for this shot but I didn't want to be creepy and his family was only a couple of feet away.

Playing with the shutter speed. Train and Amado, again.

We made our way to Hollywood and Highland where you can barely see the Hollywood sign.

My attempt at double exposure. Obviously I did it wrong. I have to check again how to do it. Good thing the seller sent the manual.

Here's one of the photos they tried to save. It's clear that the machine damaged the image. I just need to find another lab that I can work with or may be even process my own film. I've been watching videos online and it seems pretty easy.