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I feel the same way about my digital images, Tom. I feel that they all turned out way too editorial/magazine/fashiony… Like they are too ‘pretty’. I definitely wanted them to feel grittier and more raw. I think part of the problem might have the been the model (though gorgeous) just didn’t really have the spark I needed to make really raw/natural images. Not that it’s really an excuse, but I feel that’s part of the problem.

I’m planning on shooting another model this Thursday, and I feel she might be better for the look I’m going for.

My main goal is to shoot images in film and work on my darkroom techniques. I want the images to reference Sally Mann, characterized by themes of nature with intense subjects. I wanted the environment to be more of the focus, and how the model is interacting with an element of that environment. I bought 11×14 wet process paper so I can start printing tomorrow morning and experiment with toning/solarization effects.

Here are the contact sheets and two of the images I’ve printed so far on 8×10 paper. I feel the film shots are more successful than the digital ones, but not quite what I’m going for yet.

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