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I had my amazing friends Jonny Reijgers and Chris Rebo helped me film our wedding on a vintage Super 8mm Camera. So thankful for this blessing:)
The song is our first Dance song, To Whom It May Concern by The Civil Wars:)
We are going to be offering Super 8mm videos to our clients in 2013:) So excited to see what we can create with this medium:)
Its the slow season here in Montana, as far as shooting is concerned. We content ourselves with designing albums, meeting with couples for weddings for next year, and working with local vendors to see what we can do better in 2013. We are working on several collaborations right now, and can't wait to show those. Also want to mention our print sale going on right now through Christmas 50% off all wedding prints, and 25% off family and senior prints. To purchase prints, head here. We offer lots of products through our store, like albums and proofs collections, and they make amazing Christmas gifts! :) If you follow us here, or on facebook, instagram or twitter you have probably heard us talk about film. We started incorporating it into our shooting at the beginning of 2012 and have fallen in love. Each roll we have gotten back has made us realize that this is something amazing that we want to share with our clients. Film helps us create timeless images, full of life, and honesty. It's hard to put into words what it is about film that makes it so amazing, but just like a vinyl record, it somehow feels more real than a bunch of ones and zeros. We love digital cameras as a tool, but through this year we have realized that many times film is a better tool to help us tell our client's stories. We love film so much we hired a film photographer to shoot our own wedding, Ryan Ray from Texas. The results were amazing. Film, and Ryan's amazing vision, made our wedding look better than I could have dreamed. We want to give that to the people we photograph. When we shoot film it also helps us remove the barriers between us and our couples. There is no screen to look at the image after its taken, it requires trust, skill, and helps us make true images that really capture the essence of who people are.
We are always pushing ourselves, learning, and trying new things, anything that makes what we do matter to our amazing clients. Film is a huge part of that desire, we don't want to just take good pictures for people. We want to capture images that tell a story in the best way it can be told, not just document, but make art.
This is just a few of the film images from a bridal shoot we did with Mums Flowers earlier this year, our model was Melissa Berdimurat of Style M.E.
These images were captured on my Mamiya 645af, 80mm 1.9 lens on Fuji 400H film.
If you read our blog often you'll know how much Rachel and I love coffee. I'm a bit obsessed if you look at my instagram feed. Awhile back we did a post on how to make french press, and since then I've learned a new method, and want to share it with as many caffeine crazy creatives as I can. I'm still experimenting alot, and thats half the fun. This post is some of the basics, I hope you will try brewing with a Chemex or Pourover method, its amazing how many flavors and tastes are present in a good coffee that you would hardly taste most of the time. This post combines two of my favorite things, Polaroids and Coffee:) The polaroids had too cool of a color cast since I took them early morning (buuurrrr) and so I turned them black and white for this post.
Step 1: Assemble your tools, you will need:
Good coffee beans, the fresher the roast the better. I try to stay away from blends.
A Burr Grinder. Seriously this has made a huge difference. A normal blade coffee grinder gives inconsistent partical size, and heats up the beans due to friction. It's nearly impossible to get a good consistent cup from a normal blade grinder. The one I use is the Hario Mini Mill which I got off amazon for about $30 bucks.
A Chemex Coffee maker as pictured above, or a similar pourover.
A long spout Kettle: We still use a crappy old kettle, which works ok if you have a steady hand, but it would be alot easier with a long spout kettle.
A kitchen scale: It should let you measure in grams
I've used about 42 grams of coffee for Rachel and I in the morning. I'm thinking of trying a smaller amount, but Its a good starting point. Most people say you should use about 12 grams per cup of coffee you intend on making, or about one heaping tablespoon. Grind 42 grams of coffee to coarse sand consistency. You can "tweak" the grind as you go to see what you like:) Bring water to a boil.Place the filter in the Chemex with the doubled up portion of the filter in front of the spout. Once the water is hot take it and pre wet the filter. This is super important as it gets rid of any papery taste from the filter. Put it back on and once it boils take it off the heat for about a minute so the water can reach a temperature of around 200 degrees F.
Step 2: Put the ground beans in the filter. Pour a small amount (about 60-100 grams) of water on the beans, as evenly and slowly as possible. The goal here is to saturate the beans and allow the bloom to happen. The bloom is what allows for the even extraction to take place. The coffee expands and after about 30-45 seconds should be finished.
Step 3: After the bloom is finished, slowly begin pouring the rest of the water over the beans, with a circular motion. After it's filled I usually give it a once around stir with a spoon. I wait till its drained about half way, then slowly pour the rest of the water.
Step 4: The coffee should take about 4 mins to drain into the Chemex, making the beans form a conical shape. After 4 mins take the filter out and pour a delicious cup of coffee:)
All images captured on my SX-70 Polaroid camera on Impossible Project film
We just photographed Cara and Dan's wedding in the Bahamas a couple of weeks ago, can't wait to share it! But for now we wanted to show this beautiful sea themed Bridal Brunch! So many colors! :) Cara is the owner of Mums Flowers and an amazing florist. She did the flowers for our wedding and we can't recommend her enough:)
