One photo a day through out the summer. One camera, one lens, all in black and white. Those were the premises I sat for myself. I have been inspired in the past by photographers that do a 365, meaning one photo a day for an entire year. I couldn’t commit to such a large project right now, but thought I would do something similar over the summer. Both to spark my creativity and to make memories for me and my family. I focused on different things. Sometimes a light, a shadow or something else that caught my attention that day. It could also just be something random och something we or I would do on that particular day. I really enjoyed this process and I felt it gave more than it took. I like having a camera around and to try and catch the moment. I have done this one time before on Tri-X film but this time I wanted to try digital.
I like the instant gratification with digital and also the workflow, using Mastin Labs preset for Kodak Tri-X. I think it comes fairly close but lacks the extra bit of grain you get with film. The camera I chose to use was the Fujifilm X-PRO2. Both for the image quality it gives and for it’s form factor (close to my Leica M7). The lens was the Mitakon 35mm 0.95. I love that lens for several reasons. First it’s a true manual focus lens. Meaning that it resembles the focusing I have on my Leica lenses. It’s also heavy and made of metal. Just a feeling that I’ve come to like over the years. I tend to shoot a lot wide open. Both for that 3D effect I often get on medium format cameras. But also to bring out the character of the lens. I’m not after perfection and extreme sharpness in a lens. More the look it gives. And lastly it’s a 50mm equivalent in 35mm terms, and that is my favourite focal length. I use it primarily on all my cameras systems.
Many of these images are maybe only relevant to me but maybe someone will get inspired by what I’ve done here. I will probably make a photo book out of these projects for my kids to keep. Thanks for looking :)
