#manual camera

I seldom write this blog at home. Most of the time I am in a coffee shop or somewhere public. Whilst sitting in Bold Street Coffee on such an occasion I had my Smena 8M with me and decided to see how well a roll of Ilford FP4 could handle the natural light.

With the aid of a free iPhone light meter app I snapped these whilst sipping on one of their rather nice single origin pour overs.

"I wouldn’t necessarily argue that any of my gear is specifically needed for ICM photography. Any camera with manual settings would work."

All images by Jayna Ho. Used with permission. My name is Jayna Ho. I’m a self-educated photographer who creates abstract and impressionist images. For the last year or so, I’ve focused on using ICM (intentional camera movement) techniques as a means to explore creatively. I love that each image is a unique amalgamation of movement, light, and color.  Continue reading

Today we experimented with white and black backdrops. The lights we used today were a Soft box, which is a rectangular box that controls the shape, direction of the light and prevents more light spill from occurring. A Small round light which gives off continuous lighting by pointing it to the background which gave me a crisp white background in my photos. And a Light box which, we used in front of our models to soften their faces and help with any shadows.

We also added colour gels on the continuous lighting and changed the colours around to get different contrasts by experimenting with the light adjustment dials on the various lights. I loved using the colour gels.

We also used manual camera settings to take our photos.

These below are the photos I took with the black backdrop. They came out a little bit darker than I thought they were, but still nice and clear.

These below are the photos either I took or were taken of me. We used blue colour gels but they came out looking a bit purple, but I still love the effect they have. They give me Euphoria vibes, which I love.