A cross processing accident

As I mentioned in my previous post, I was waiting for the development of a roll of Fuji Provia 100f from the lab and I had quite some high expectations as I knew the lighting was quite nice at the time of the shooting. It was with a huge surprise (mixed with quite some angry feelings and a desire to kill) that I realised that somehow (still trying to understand how) the guy at the counter though that I wanted the film cross-processed in C41…

Useless to argue with the lab, the colours where totally off and as much as I tried to fix it in Silverfast and Lightroom, there is still some heavy green color cast (especially on the shadows). The only good thing is that the contrast (usually quite good) has been additionally bumped while still retaining a natural look. All in all some OK images (that could have been quite nice)…next time I’ll pick up my lab more carefully.

Technical info:

• Hasselblad 501CM > Carl Zeiss Planar 80mm f2.8 CFE > with and without 8mm and 21mm extension tubes

Shanaëlle

Even before the actual day of the shooting I knew the experience with Shanaëlle would have been just fantastic. When you have the chance to take pictures of a professional model which, apart from a fantastic beautiful look, has a great unassuming attitude and does not take herself too seriously, you can be sure that you and your camera will be the weak component!

This time I had only 1 hour and decided to go the easy (and proven) way, opting for what is currently my preferred combo, pushed TriX and Microphen (one roll loaded in both the Hasselblad 501CM and the Pentax67). I also had a roll of Provia 100f that was about to expire and so I decided to throw it in the mix (still waiting the results from the lab).

Technical info:

• Hasselblad 501CM > Carl Zeiss Sonnar 150mm f4 CF + Carl Zeiss Planar 80mm f2.8 CFE > with and without 8mm and 21mm extension tubes
• Pentax 67 > S-M-C 105mm f2.4 > with and without 14mm extension tube
• Kodak Tri-X4 @640 pushed 1 stop in Ilford Microphen 1:1