Kodak No.3A Autographic Junior fashion shoot

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I spent a while thinking of a photography project with a difference. Last year I thought about how old pictures look and how much time people spent trying to recreate that look in photoshop with digital images. I started photography on film and so am not scared to use it and so I went on the hunt for a really old film camera. I found a beautiful 1917 Kodak No.3A Junior. It's a big camera that used to take 622 film (which is the size of a postcard). I've modified it to take 120 film using some 3D printed endcaps, and a couple of strips of aluminium.
I recently conducted a fashion shoot in conjunction with an antique clothes shop. I love the feel of the images. They are certainly old fashioned in their look.

I used Ilford FP4 and processed it in Caffenol

Here's one image from the shoot.

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I like this Gav, there is a definite look and feel to those older cameras that I like.

Andy
 
Great to see an old camera still being used, it's given your shot a really nice feel, look forward to seeing more from it.
 
I have another shoot booked next week, but you can see more of the results in an online magazine I produced at http://issuu.com/gavinparsons/docs/gavin_magazine_issue_2 I really love the look the camera gives, but need to think of some more applications for it apart from portraits.
 
Nice work Gavin. I'm currently using my Dad's old Fed4, a Kodak Colorsnap 35 and a Rolleicord. 100 year old folders are now on my list...although I'm definitely not brave enough to attempt film conversions. :)

Was this a paid job or a personal project? If it was paid, the question is: did you shoot digital as a back-up?!
 
Thats an excellent magazine Gav and the fashion shoot images are really good.
 
Thanks for your comments Andy. I am attempting to do one per month as I have a huge back catalogue which I wanted people to see on my terms.

FujiLove, I think the 1920s/30s look is superb and really only obtainable from a camera of that era. Folding cameras really get you back to the basics and make me think about the picture. Some of them take standard 120 film so that may be a place to start.

It was a personal job with the shop, model and me giving up our time to create something. It was an experiment really as non of us knew what the results would be. I did do a few digital shots, mainly to test the exposure and to do direct comparisons as I may write an article about using the camera in the future.
 
Although I have a fairly large collection of film cameras (some would say too many....:whistle:) I really want to have a go with some really old lenses and I was recently asking about the possibility of attaching a 19th century large format lens to say an old folderin order to be able use such a lens and 120 film. It looks like it is possible with a rack and pinion focussing lens and it is something I may attempt sometime soon.

Andy
 
Really nice magazine Andy. I'll have a good look though it when I have a bit of time to appreciate it, rather than skimming.

Two comments about the image you posted:

1. Excellent work :)
2. For the first ten seconds, I sat thinking, "what's with the huge circular slab of perspex in front of the model?"

Sometimes, I'm not the sharpest tool in the box.
 
You certainly aren't FujiLove - my name is Gavin as the title of the magazine says) ;);).

I'm glad you like the work. And as for the "piece of perspex". I really hate having to put a watermark on, but I've had some nay shots stolen and used Illegally, that am I now forced to do it. It's a case of the few spoiling it for the many as usual I'm afraid.
 
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You certainly aren't FujiLove - my name is Gavin as the title of the magazine says) ;);).

I'm glad you like the work. And as for the "piece of perspex". I really hate having to put a watermark on, but I've had some nay shots stolen and used Illegally, that am I now forced to do it. It's a case of the few spoiling it for the many as usual I'm afraid.
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LOL - that's so typical of me. I have such a bad memory for names I've been known, before visiting friends, to chant their children's names out loud for several minutes :)

I don't blame you with the copyright symbol. Check this out, if you haven't already: http://stopstealingphotos.com/
 
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