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Caption: NARRATIVE with black and white film
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Caption: We bought the camera on a whim While selling some old gear to our local camera shop, my wife and I started asking about the big, old camera on the shelf. "That's a Hasselblad...a classic," he said. The price seemed high, but we had some money from trading in the gear so we went for it.
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Caption: The Hasselblad 500c was supposedly the same model camera American astronauts took with them to the moon to photograph the lunar surface. Being a space travel geek, this was a great selling point.
The following are film images from the 500c.
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Caption: I would love to say that I started making beautiful images a soon as I exposed the first frame,
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Caption: and while the Hasselblad is designed to shoot beautiful pictures, it took some learning.
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Caption: I began to snap some pictures of people at weddings my wife and I were shooting.
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Caption: Mostly portraits of the groom...
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Caption: ....and occasionally the bride.
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Caption: Sometimes buildings too.
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Caption: Lauren, my wife, always says the best photos are of people.
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Caption: I didn't really believe her until I got some rolls developed.
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Caption: Whether digital or film, these pictures capture a moment in people's lives forever.
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Caption: A story board for whoever views them, digitally on a screen or pasted into albums left in dusty attics.
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Caption: Along with taking pictures, I like to write fiction. Sometimes fiction seems more powerful than the local news or a informative brochure.
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Caption: And images, when left alone, begin to tell their own stories.
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Caption: And caption-less photos begin to create their own narrative for the viewer.
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Caption: Thanks for reading.
All black and white photos taken on the Hasselblad 500c.
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