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fran+dan

Heath OFee — Tue, 08 Oct 2013 15:58:49 +0000

I was so excited when Fran and Dan agreed to let me shoot their engagement session on film. You guys rock!

inglewood

Heath OFee — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 13:55:50 +0000

Inglewood is one of the oldest neighbourhoods in Calgary and a great place to snap a few frames. I took a short walk there a few days ago and rattled off a roll of film.

Mamiya 645 | Ilford XP2 400

Carey+Jamie

Heath OFee — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 13:40:28 +0000

A couple of weeks ago I posted on my Facebook page asking if anyone was willing to donate their time to let me shoot them exclusively on film. Thankfully, there were a few brave folks who responded and I got out on a beautiful night with Carey and Jamie.

I won’t get too nitty gritty with the details, but I will say this: metering with an iPhone + manual focus + lefts and rights flipped = a pretty good learning experience! I’ll likely want to try this again, so if anyone in the Calgary area is reading this let me know if you’re interested.

Shot with a Mamiya 645 1000s/80mm 2.8 on Kodak Portra film.

Peyto Lake

Heath OFee — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 14:10:12 +0000

#FilmFriday is back today with an image I shot of Peyto Lake in Banff National Park.

I love the faded look of this shot – it makes me feel like I’ve stepped back in time.

Equipment:
– Mamiya 645 1000s
– Mamiya Sekor C 80mm f/2.8
– Kodak Portra 400

The Way I Saw It: 3

Heath OFee — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 13:10:15 +0000

Film photography has been quite the adventure for me over the past few months. What started out as an experiment with a Holga 135 has turned into to a bit of an obsession. There are now 4 film cameras in my arsenal, and a small section of my fridge is dedicated to housing film. Crazy.

Enjoy the weekend, everyone!

#FilmFriday

Equipment:
– Mamiya 645 1000s
– Mamiya Sekor C 80mm f/2.8
– Ilford Delta 3200

The Dark Side

Heath OFee — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 13:10:32 +0000

The two rolls of Ilford Delta 3200 black and white film that I shot in New York finally came back from the lab in Vancouver I sent them to.

I think I’m a little bit in love with this film. The grain, the contrast, the drama – it’s all amazing.

I’ve still got a whole lot of learning to do with this film stock, but I was happy with quite a few of the images. I think the self-portrait below was worth the cost of sending these rolls away for processing.

#FilmFriday

Equipment:
– Mamiya 645 1000s
– Mamiya Sekor C 80mm f/2.8
– Ilford Delta 3200

The Way I Saw It

Heath OFee — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 13:10:47 +0000

For today’s #FilmFriday, I thought I’d post a bit of a tour of what my Mamiya saw while in NYC.

First up, we have a shot from Central Park. I’ve always known that the park is enormous, but we were still amazed at how much space is dedicated to this beautiful spot.

On the left is a shot from upper Manhattan just outside Central Park, and on the right is the classic view of the Manhattan bridge as seen from DUMBO.

After shooting sunrise with the gang of photographers I was fortunate enough to meet up with, we ended up at this little cafe in Brooklyn for breakfast. Great ham, egg, and cheese sandwich.

I’m sure most of you have seen a similar shot to this on Mike Olbinski’s blog, but I couldn’t resist shooting Jacob and that giant lens.

On the recommendation of Brian Matiash, we went to John’s Pizzeria for lunch. It was delicious – and I’m pretty sure it was that dude you see on the left who made our pies.

The Manhattan bridge from below, just after the sun came up.

An empty subway platform after Brian Furbush took us in the wrong direction

Similar to yesterday’s shot, this was taken while leaning out of the clock at the top of Grand Central Terminal. Such an amazing experience.

Mike Olbinski staring up in awe at the awesomeness that is the Manhattan Bridge.

A long exposure of the lower Manhattan skyline from DUMBO as seen by my 5D MkII.

In the GCT clock tower there’s a small hatch in the roof that allows the view you see below of the Chrysler Building – pretty cool. On the right we have the Manhattan Bridge…again.

Another shot from Central Park – this one taken from atop Bethesda Terrace. We recognized this spot from a few movies.

Lastly, we have the clock that sits atop the central ticket booth on the floor of Grand Central Terminal.

I had such a great time in NYC and I’d love to be able to get back at some point in my life – 5 days just isn’t enough time to see it all.

Equipment:
– Mamiya 645 1000s
– Mamiya Sekor C 80mm f/2.8
– Kodak Portra 400

Tickets?

Heath OFee — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 13:10:50 +0000

No trip to New York City would be complete without a visit to Grand Central Terminal (don’t even THINK about calling it a ‘station’) – and my visit was absolutely amazing thanks to Steve Beal and Chris Robins. They managed to hook us up with tripod passes and a behind the scenes tour that took us to the control centre and the clocktower! Truly an amazing experience. In the coming weeks I should be sharing a couple of these behind the scenes images, but for today (since it is #FilmFriday, after all) I thought I’d share a simple composition from the main hall.

There was just something about the harsh light and shadows playing across these ticket windows that spoke to me. I can almost feel the history through this photograph and I think capturing it on film was a great way to do this amazing building justice. I hope you agree.

Equipment:
– Mamiya M645 1000s
– Mamiya Sekor C 80mm f/2.8
– Kodak Portra 400