Event: Impossible Project Transfers & Metallic Inkjet Prints

Professional Photographers of Canada - B.C. Event - Monday, May 26th 6:30-9:30pm

Kathy Kinakin and Mike Mander of Beau Photo share the magic of the Impossible Project and the beauty of printing on Moab metallic inkjet paper paper.

You are invited to bring your own image using the Impossible film and do a transfer, or bring a digital file on a thumb drive and do a print on metallic paper.

The Impossible film lifts (above image) can even be done from images on your phone and printed in the instant lab. Beau Photo is also supplying some cameras for those that want to create images on the spot!

Here are two links with videos that show the process...

Emulsion lifts

The 8x10 workshop

If you'd like to see more lift samples, here is a link to Beau Photo’s flickr.

Your meeting registration includes:

2 "lift" images in colour or black & white
     or
Bring your favorite file for a 8.5” x 11” print on new Moab Slick Rock Metallic paper

The event is being held at Beau Photo Supplies on Monday, May 26th from 6:30-9:30pm


Register today as spots are limited to only 25 participants.

Here is a photo of a sample print on metallic paper, which of course looks nothing like it does in person since you cannot see the metallic sheen!

Directing Motion Tour with Vincent Laforet

We are very proud to be the local sponsor for "Directing Motion" Vincent Laforet's upcoming tour here in Vancouver, on May 31st at the Westin Wall Center in Richmond. This is not just another workshop flogging gear but a valuable learning opportunity for you. Vincent will share his insights and experiences in directing film to enlighten you about the reasons why you would use motion, and how to effectively use motion in film and video. This is a great opportunity to hear an amazing director and technician speak. Don't let this opportunity pass you by. Use discount code DMTBEAU to save when you register.

LENSBABY! Big Savings now to May 15th!

NOTE! It is almost May 15th, so don't delay if you want to take advantage of this promotion!

Now until May 15, 2014 we have a new promotion running where you SAVE $115 on the purchase of the Lensbaby Composer Pro with Edge 80 Optic. If you’d like the whole Pro Effects Kit including the Composer Pro with the Edge 80 Optic, the Sweet 35 Optic, and macro converters now is the time to buy and SAVE $115! Or if you are looking to add the Edge 80 Optic to your Lensbaby system you can now SAVE $57.

Inject creativity and uniqueness into your portfolio with the Pro Effects Kit. This versatile kit provides a selective focus system solution for whatever type of photography you're shooting. From portraits and weddings to landscape and commercial photography - this kit is the top choice. By incorporating the Lensbaby creative effects lenses and optics, you can add a new dimension to your shots in-camera. Includes the Lensbaby Composer Pro with Sweet 35 Optic, the Edge 80 Optic, Macro Converters, Extra Large Lens Cleaning Cloth and the Lensbaby System Bag. 

The Lensbaby Composer Pro with Edge 80 is an all-in-one tilt photography solution for Canon and  Nikon DSLR shooters. This 80mm f/2.8 lens is compact, lightweight and affordable. Tilting the lens in any direction results in a slice of focus through your image, similar to the tilt effect in a tilt-shift lens. Incredibly versatile, choosing not to tilt the lens will make spectacular ‘straight’ photos - just as you’d get shooting with a ‘normal’ 80mm lens.

The Edge 80 Optic is a 80mm, flat field of focus optic with a 12-blade adjustable aperture and is compatible with all Lensbaby lens bodies*. When tilted, the Edge 80 delivers a slice of tack sharp focus through the image, bordered by soft blur. When pointed straight ahead, the Edge 80 can be used just like a high-quality straight lens.  Don't already own a Lensbaby lens body? You'll need one to put your Edge 80 into - we recommend the Composer Pro with Double Glass or the Composer Pro with Sweet 35.

*Macro Converters are required to use Edge 80 with Composer with Tilt Transformer (for mirrorless cameras).

Call for more details and availability!

Hasselblad H5D-50c Hands-On Tour (Vancouver)

HASSELBLAD H5D-50c HANDS-ON TOUR *

Please join Hasselblad and Beau Photo Supplies for a hands-on experience with the latest Hasselblad H5D-50c integrated medium-format digital SLR system.

The brand new and superbly engineered Hasselblad H5D-50c is the world’s first integrated 50MP medium format camera to use CMOS sensor technology. Join us for this exciting and informative hands-on event. You will be able to test drive the new H5D-50c and experience the benefits of the CMOS interface with Hasselblad representatives.

The event will be at Beau Photo Supplies on Thursday, May 15th from 11:00am - 5:00pm.

*To register for this event, click here. Click on the Contact Info page for a map & address.

For questions about the event, please contact: gking@hasselbladbron.com

Colour Impossible Project negatives

Last night I decided to try my hand at bleaching Impossible Project negatives. Earlier that morning I took some Impossible Project photos of me with coloured paint on my face and mouth. I chose to take them in the morning after work they'd be completely finished processing. Then after work, I decided I would make lifts with the emulsion side of the image so that nothing from the photo went to waste, making sure to save the opposite negative side after I'd peeled the photo apart.

After the lifts were done I got together a few things for the bleaching: the black/white 'negative' side that had been left over from making the lifts, a tall container for holding the bleach dilution, tweezers for holding the negative as you dip it in the bleach water, a sable hair paint brush, a rinsing tray, latex gloves and paper towel. Also make sure you do this in a ventilated area as bleach fumes are toxic.

I used a little toilet bowl gel cleaner (that has bleach in it) diluted with water. Others have suggested using liquid bleach diluted with water or Mr. Clean magic erasers and water. The first time I mixed this I used fairly warm almost hot water, the second time I used luke warm water. The negative bleached and rinsed faster when I used the hotter water.

First I rinsed away the white layer using warm water. Then I took the corner of the negative with tweezers and vertically dunked it in the bleach. I did notice that my sharp tweezers scratched up the corner a bit. I wasn't bothered, but if you are, perhaps just use your gloved fingers to swish the photo around in the bleach. After about half a minute I took the negative from the bleach and put it in my rinse tray, gently brushing the surface layer away the bleach had eaten through, to leave a dark green layer. I repeated this twice. The next layer was a lighter green, the one after that was more of a cyan green. After I was done bleaching and rinsing the negatives, I let them dry over night and brought them to work for scanning.

Negative image. 

Positive image after using curves in Photoshop. I noticed the coloured paint doesn't show up here. Perhaps with more editing the orange and green would be clearer.

If you'd like to see another example please view Beau's flickr site,
 https://www.flickr.com/photos/beauphotostore/

My First Worldwide Pinhole Day

April 27^th, 2014 was Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day, and since I had never taken a pinhole photograph before Nicole and Kathy convinced me to give it a try! So with the Holga 120 wide pinhole camera and a roll of Lomo 400 film in hand, I set out with my dog, Hudson, on a walk through the park.

It was a pretty sunny day, but spring has sprung and the trees with their full leaves provided quite a bit of coverage on the pathway through the park. So for most of the exposures my shutter speed ranged between 1-2 seconds with the exception of one image that was closer to 3 seconds, in a particularly dark area of the park. I tried using a mini Gorilla Pod for a tripod but found it to be still a bit bouncy, so at times I also just held the camera as close to my body as possible for stability and shot away. This worked with mixed results, but I managed to get some reasonably sharp images, which I was quite excited by! I also tried to shoot a mix of close up images of flowers and further away photos of the whole pathway.

The one thing I didn’t realize about the camera, or take into account while I was shooting anyway, was that it was a WIDE format. Never having done this before or having used the camera at all, I just happily advanced away on the film, lining the numbers up in the back window as you usually would. Somewhere near the end of the roll I started to think, I don’t think I’m supposed to get this many exposures with a roll of 120 film or on a wide format camera…and I wasn’t. This resulted in basically one continuous photo, with no spacing between frames at all and many of them overlapping. I didn’t necessarily mind this at all though! Because it was all the same sort of subject matter, the overlaps seem to work out quite well. The green foliage nicely just runs together, with a few surprise vertical images showing up in the middle. I think my favorite images, if I could pick out a section of this giant long negative, would be the close up shot of the flowers and there’s a nice spot where a shot of the pathway turned out quite sharp. The only part I was a bit disappointed with the overlap was where I had taken a shot of the creek and accidentally overlapped with a vertical image of the trees. I really was hoping for a bit of water motion.  All in all, I had a lot of fun shooting with the pinhole and was pleasantly surprised with my results! I will definitely give it another try and see if I can get some water motion on my little creek.

If you took a pinhole photo on April 27^th, make sure you go to http://www.pinholeday.org/ and upload your images!

Here’s one of my favourite shots!

To see more check out our Flickr page: https://www.flickr.com/photos/beauphotostore/

Cinevate Duzi, Now in stock

Cinevate Duzi

Not completely new, but new to Beau Photo, the Duzi is the coolest, lightest, most compact and affordable slider from Cinevate ever. Weighing just 3.6 lbs, measuring only 24 inches long, and under 400 Bucks! The Duzi Camera Slider makes it easier and more affordable than ever, to run and gun with a lightweight and ultra-smooth camera slider.

Solid 15mm carbon rails, CNC machined aluminum and 8 precision bearings, means Duzi can take a beating and still deliver smooth flawless slides. Boasting a 75 lb weight capacity it’s a workhorse. Whether you're shooting on a DSLR or a big Video camera, Duzi can handle it.

Whether you're a beginner or seasoned veteran, Duzi should be an essential part of your film making kit, and at just $399.95 Canuck Bucks Duzi can be added to your arsenal affordably.

- See more at: http://vimeo.com/73480419

Mamiya 645AF w/ ZD Digital back & 2 lenses

Used Mamiya 645AF with ZD 22 MP digital back, 80mm f/2.8 and 55-110mm f/4.5 lenses. Also includes 1 film back and instant film back. $8000.00 Now only $5000.00  Sold

The Mamiya 645AF is a lens-interchangeable medium format SLR, and accepts the range of the Mamiya 645AF interchangeable lenses. The  Mamiya ZD Back has a 22 million-pixel CCD and generates stunning high resolution images with both rich and smooth tonal ranges. The 14 bit A/D (Analog to Digital) conversion records information as 12-bit per colour channel. The Mamiya  ZD Back uses CF or SD memory cards.

New55 Film on Kickstarter

An instant film project we've had our eyes on for a couple of years now, New55 Film has reached Kickstarter. Finally those of us who are excited at the prospect of having 4x5 instant film on the market again can do something to help make it a reality. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bobcrowley/new55-film?ref=live

Untitled | Polly Chandler (New55 FILM)

If New55 Film reaches its Kickstarter goal of $400,000 then contributors will receive anything from recognition of support, to a day with founder of New55 Film, Bob Crowley and many things in between, such as boxes of film which is what we signed up for. If the project succeeds with its dollar amount goal and the projected time line goes smoothly, the expected release date is January 2015.

For those of you who are just hearing of this project now, New55 Film's goal is to produce a black and white instant 4x5 peel apart sheet film that results in a print and negative - not a Polaroid Type 55 equivalent but an alternative.

The New55 Film blog posts are a detailed diary of their journey. A lesson in following your dreams. new55project.blogspot.ca

2 Great Impossible Project Workshops April 26th & 28th at Vancouver Photo Workshops

IMPOSSIBLE PROJECT INSTANT FILM 8x10 WORKSHOP
Saturday, April 26th, 10am - 5pm for $79!

Join Kathy, Beau Photo Supplies' expert on Impossible Project Film for a chance to learn the basics of the 8x10 camera and try out Impossible Project's 8x10 instant film without having to buy a full box of film.

For the Impossible Film 8x10 Workshop, each person will have about an hour and fifteen minute time slot in which to set up whatever subject they like and shoot a sheet of Impossible Project 8x10 film (additional film can be purchased, see below for more details).

Participants are encouraged to bring in a model or still life subject matter, and will be able to use our 8x10 camera and lighting to create the perfect shot.

Included is one 8x10 Impossible Project instant film image plus instruction on the process.

Additional shots can be taken for just $20 each OR purchase a box of film and have some left at the end of the day to use for your own project!
 

IMPOSSIBLE PROJECT LIFT WORKSHOP
Monday, April 28th, 6:30pm - 9:30pm for Only $45!

There is more to an Impossible Project photo than the square picture and uneven white border... Kathy from Beau Photo Supplies will show you how an image layer in this film can be transferred to watercolour paper or other materials, giving you an entirely different look!

For just $45, get hands on and create something totally unique in this Impossible Project Emulsion Lift Workshop. Participants will learn the basic technique of emulsion lifts using Impossible Project film, tips and tricks that will make transferring the elusive emulsion onto watercolour paper, and some options for pushing the process beyond a single image on white paper.

If you have attended the Impossible Project 8x10 Workshop, and have an image that you would like to transfer, you can do it here! Otherwise, you can take some photos around the studio with the supplied Polaroid 600 and Spectra cameras and film to use for your own transfers.

Attendees will leave with one to three transfers that you've made in class plus handouts that will help you contine the process at home!