@shingsongwang has been submitting killer images to #HalfFrameClub for awhile now. He's is probably one of the most consistent half frame shooters out there, making 1-2 posts per day in Half Frame. He always shoots single shot, they are always solid. Check out his feed for sure! 1. Name hsin-hsiang wang 2. Residence Taiwan, New Taipei City 3. Years Shooting 13 years 4. Years Shooting Film I started to learn photography from high school. In the beginning, I learned about film photography and learned darkroom techniques. The first camera in my life was the NIKON FM2 that my mother bought for me. Since then I have been fascinated by the mechanical negative film camera. I like the feeling of combining with the body when shooting. 5. Why Film? A few years ago, my ex-girlfriend sent me some expired negatives. I used those outdated film to shoot our trip. Because the film has expired, the washed out photos are dull and rough, and it looks like it has been a long time. We separated soon after, it was my first love. Looking back at these photos, I was surprised that this picture seemed to predict something, which made me feel the magic of the film, so I continued to take pictures with the film. 6. Why Halfframe? Because the film half the film is exactly the specifications of the film during the silent period,35mm specifications come from movies with 35mm film,It is also the original specification of 35mm film. 7. What's your favorite Halfframe camera? What are your favorite films with halfframe? What's your favorite combo? The favorite is the half-size film monocular camera of the OLYMPUS PEN-F series. With the KODAK VISION3 500T, the cinematic film is very tolerant and can capture almost any scene. 8. What are you trying to do or show with your halfframe work? I am currently filming my hometown, Fuzhou. This is an area bordering the city because the city plan is changing. I want to record my hometown. 9. When you aren't shooting halfframe you are shooting... Shoot using your phone. 10. Anything else you'd like us to know about you? Where to follow you beside on IG, etc. In addition to shooting half-film negatives, I also used the mobile phone to take pictures of everyday life. Perhaps the video shot with a cell phone is the closest to life... I'm still trying this part. This is an IG account I just shot with my mobile phone @songshinwang
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Isaac McKay-Randozzi @isaacmckay_randozzi is one of the OG members of the HalfFrameClub. His Black and White work has always stood out for it's composition, contrast and occasional playfulness. There is also a gritty, 90's skateboard vibe about his work. Kinda like Grant Britain & Steve Sherman rolling around in some old issues of Thrasher and SLAP. It's some epic stuff.. Name Isaac McKay-Randozzi Residence Currently Tacoma, Washington soon another city in the US. Years Shooting 17 years Years Shooting Film 17 years Why Film? You can hold it and manipulate it with your hands. Why Halfframe? A friend sent me a PEN EE years ago, my first 35mm camera and I have been fascinated with the format since. What's your favorite Halfframe camera? What are your favorite films with halfframe? What's your favorite combo? The Olympus PEN FT and Ilford HP5 have been my go-to for close to ten years. What are you trying to do or show with your halfframe work? The similarity of difference. When you aren't shooting halfframe you are shooting... with a Pentax K1000, a Hasselblad 500cm and occasionally a Diana. Anything else you'd like us to know about you? Where to follow you beside on IG, etc.? Some of my hand made prints are available at www.equaldist.com Isaac McKay-Randozzi: Double Guitar, 2009 and my website is http://www.mydumbluck.com/ For me, photography is in part about capturing a special moment. A brief period in time when your eye is drawn to something, sometimes instantly apparent and sometimes something the subconscious is attracted to. When you expose a frame you save that fraction of a second (or longer) for as long as that film survives. Being able to take it into the darkroom and manipulate it (or not) to show more emotion and mood and put it on paper is where magic is. It is the connection back to what you're mind's eye saw and your hands can create in the moment. We are trying some new stuff in an effort to build an amazing community of 35mm Half Frame Film photographers and camera enthusiasts including having a featured artist every month. This month we are featuring Dr. Thomas Uttich @sofort_bild on Instagram. His work really stood out a few weeks ago when he started submitting these really beautiful triptychs (more below). Enjoy :) Name Dr. Thomas Uttich Residence Eching am Ammersee Germany, Bavaria, 50km West from Munich Years Shooting Since I was 11, so by now for over 40 years Years Shooting Film I started with film due to my age. There was nothing digital around in the seventies, when my father, who was an ambitious amateur, taught me all about photography. We had a dark room in our basement were we did our own prints. I like to remember the hours in the dark room as the best time I spent with my father. At that time we had a pair of Pentax cameras, my father owned a K2 and I had a KX. During my time at the University I documented my experiments and results on film. I worked here with two professional lab assistances and got really deep inside in making silver prints. In 2002 I switched to digital when my two boys were born. I liked shooting a lot without additional cost and the fast availability of the digital pictures. Why Film? Because I want start again to think about each frame. I have tons of digital 'undeveloped' pictures on my harddisk and I want to spend more of my time on taking a single frame instead if of sorting digital pictures at the screen. The film process helps me slowing down and paying more attention to every frame. Why Halfframe? The 'forced' portrait mode brings me out of my comfort zone and makes my rethink my composition. What's your favorite Halfframe camera? What are your favorite films with halfframe? What's your favorite combo? I simply love the construction of the Pen F. A really masterpiece of engineering. I just started and used so far Kodak 200. What are you trying to do or show with your halfframe work? The beauty in the 'normal' things around me without heavy digital work. When you aren't shooting halfframe you are shooting... A Canon 5DsR and hopefully soon a Hasselblad 500. Anything else you'd like us to know about you? Where to follow you beside on IG, etc. The other thing, which fasinactes me with this community is the fresh view of the young japanese photographers showing their pictures here. My family lived from 2009 until 2011 in Tokyo. I am very excited to see the current Japan trough the eyes of young photographers with a technology from their grandparents. |