So… I’m seriously thinking about offering Black and White Hand Processing. What does this mean? The absolute best black and white films are NOT your every day run of the mill C41 process, they are a true B&W process.
The beauty of hand processing is the versatility. If you need to push your film it won’t cost you any more money. I want to set the prices flat. I want you to shoot B&W film. You NEED to shoot film!
Anyway, here’s the skinny:
Black and White (Processing Only)
135 (35mm) – $4.00
120 – $4.50
220 – $5.00
4×5 – $1/sheet
I’m working on getting my scanning gear up to snuff. I have a killer scanner (Epson V750). I can scan up to 8×10 Negative. I just need to buy some odds and ends and I’ll be offering scanning as well. Until then, I’ll process your film, put it in a nice protective sleeve and let you deal with the digi conversion.
There are a couple places in Wichita, KS that will ALWAYS have Black and White film in stock:
1.) Lawrence Photo
2.) Moler’s Camera
3.) Justin Cary Photography (I buy in bulk and load my own carts. I will gladly sell them if you promise to return my cartridges!)
Also, if you’d like to chemically/optically enlarge your negatives you can do so at Douglas Photographic Inc. They have a legit darkroom… and even more legit is their print dryer :) Seriously I need to get one of those dryers!
So after a massive hiatus I’m back! Well, more like, “we’re” back. There’s been some restructuring and soul searching around Justin Cary Photography. A new year is coming up and we’re starting over completely. We had decided to change our name and start from scratch but quickly scratched that idea. So, instead, we’re offering more.
Some of you may know that Justin is a Director of Photography… This typically refers to the Motion Picture industry and that’s where he’s been… shooting moving images, not stills. Justin has a deep passion for film, both still images and moving images. We’ve finally figured out our main purpose and that’s to capture lasting imagery that will live on for your great grandkids to enjoy. Yes, that’s creepy to think, you’re all going to be really old someday :( That is, if 2012 doesn’t take us all… Just Kidding.
So here it is. We are now booking Wedding and Portrait Sessions. That much has been true throughout the years. What we’re offering now, that we didn’t before, is the MOTION picture services. We don’t capture stale stagnant imagery in our still work so don’t expect us to do it for your moving images either.
What’s so unique about offering video services you ask??? Well let us tell you.
You may receive your wedding as a finished video, but it DOES NOT start there. Justin specializes in shooting film… Real celluloid film. If you’ve had the pleasure of seeing your parents in motion as youngsters then you probably know what we’re talking about. Super 8 film… Little tiny frames that capture your special day in a way video cannot touch. There’s something about film, small gauges especially, that captures life in a way that has that nostalgic look and feel. It’s classic and will last forever. Don’t get stuck with a team of 4 videographers dressed in black, wearing headsets capturing your day like a high school football game! Give it some style. Here’s an example of modern Super 8.
Please give us a call at 316.304.4599 or shoot us an Email.
For those of you who know us personally… my wife and I that is, you know all about Kade. Kade, or Tato, is our second son. He was born May 27, 2009 and with him came all new challenges to our life. Jace, our first son, was an easy kid… sure he had his episodes from time to time but all in all he was a great baby. Tato on the other hand was AWFUL!!!! He wouldn’t sleep, poop, eat, etc… But for some odd reason at about 13/14 months he just snapped. This kid is hilarious and the punchline to most of our stories. It’s amazing what a little love and devotion will bring you :) Anyway, Tato and I had our first real studio photo shoot. Yes, he’s pretty old for it to be our first but, like I said, he was awful.
Aww, blogging. What’s that? It’s been quite some time… Just thought I’d share some recent wedding photos with you all. Hope to maybe jump on the social bandwagon again soon. It’s a lot of work, for sure. I’m running out of time so I’m going to cover this wedding in two blog posts. As always, enjoy.
I have been challenging myself to help others my whole life. I hope that’s come across every now again. I know a couple of people that are so crazy protective about what they know if drives me nuts!!! Let go of that knowledge, help others, you can’t take it with you when you DIE!!! So, with that being said. I’m starting a photography school. A real one, with books, well, hand outs and stuff.
I want to pass on my knowledge of photography with you! This is where is begins. It will no doubt be one of the best in town as I have an EXCELLENT team of people working with me but it will also be affordable.
I’ll keep you posted. Please contact me if you are interested. I’m scheduling dates to be held in Wichita and have a fairly full class as it is. I want to be able to have one on one time with each of you so I’ll be keeping the class under 10 students.
Film school seems like 100 years ago… but every shoot I pull another trick out of the FS bag of tricks. This is a standard way of controlling on location lighting when your shooting tungsten indoors.
I was recently hired by a home remodeling company to take high end professional photos of their amazing work. It dawned on me that I will be taking photos of kitchens, bathrooms, living rooms and so on. Rooms that seem big when you’re hanging out become very very small when your photographing them… FACT!
Here’s one trick I used to control my color temperature. I was shooting at a WB of 3200K. The light coming in from the windows was, I’m guessing, about a 5200K cool temp. I grabbed some 1/2 CTO and covered the visible and non visible windows that would be casting light into the room. What does this do? CTO is a filter/gel that corrects daylight to tungsten. When you are shooting indoors the color temperature of the lighting inside is much warmer than the sunlight outdoors. This is how you correct that to get nice consistent warm tones throughout your photos. Here are some examples.
Please email me if you have any questions. I’d love to help you out!!!
I was cruising the web and stopped by one of my favorite blogs, ISO50, and found this little gold nugget. I’ve been frustrated about my design and this guy says it best. I know what I want it to look like it’s just falling a little short… don’t give up, do a lot of work and I’ll get there. DUH!!!!
So, I’ve finally given up on the fact that I’ll ever shoot with my film camera again… :-( I’ve really been beating myself up over this. This camera and I have been through a lot together. If it weren’t for it’s stubborn full manual attitude I wouldn’t be the photographer I am today. I learned the tricks of the trade with this camera. No screen to check your lighting and focus. You HAVE to know what you’re doing with a camera to capture good images with this bad boy. That’s the beautiful part. It forces you to learn your craft. I’m selling the camera and lens for $200. If anyone is interested lemme know. justin@justincaryphotography.com or 316.304.4599.
Ahh, 3:30am – to 1:00am. My sister and I woke up early to drive out to Parsons, KS for a BEAUTIFUL wedding. Last December I had the pleasure of shooting Ashleigh’s (twin) sister Megan’s wedding in Lawrence so it was awesome to see a lot of the same friendly faces. Ashleigh’s mother even greeted me with a Diet Mountain Dew in the morning… totally impressed and blown away that she even remembered!!!
The wedding was gorgeous. Here are just a few of the photos we captured. I’ll be posting many more on my website this week. As always… ENJOY!!!
So, a friend of Jess and Andy’s, Amy Sorensen, shaved her head for the American Cancer Society. Now, all of you ladies need to sit back for a second and reflect. . . Sink in? I thought Amy was nuts when she called me and told me she wanted to do a before and after shoot of her chopping her doo. I first thought of my wife… her hair is the most precious thing in her “attached to her body” world!!! And Amy was going to just shave hers off. Brave Woman! She raised $8,300 and… there it went, to the floor, well, actually to Locks of Love but you get it. So here are some awesome photos we took. I had a blast! Thanks for being so courageous Amy! I’m sure I speak for millions when I say, YOUR CRAZY!!! But the ACS and the world, is better off because of people like you.
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