PROFILE PHOTOS;
Mark of an Era
Since the summer of 2018 to the present, I've had a profile photo.
For me, Profile photos describe an era in my photography or work. Far from static, these photos detail the ever changing nature of my work.
Below I will explain the detail behind these photos.
PFP 0? - Early 2018 to Late 2018
This photograph may have predated my Instagram Page, so technically its not the "first" PFP. I know for sure it was never officially my PFP.
This photo was taken through a reddish pink plastic card box. At the time I was into red scale photographs. I still have the crude red filters I cut out of something plastic. The background reflection is due to the set of infinity mirrors in my bathroom.
I dont actually remember what photo I used before late 2018. it may have been a cropped version of my first film photograph or more likely a crystal macro photo.
- PRE PHOTO ERA - EARLY 2018 -
The first camera I ever had was a silver Nikon Coolpix S3200 that I bought off of eBay. I really loved it at the time. I originally bought it to take macro crystal photos. Below is one such photo. I dont really have any of these era photos left because they were cleared off my old hard drive to make space. The Nikon Coolpix was destroyed after I tried to modify it to use a IR filter. By this time I had my Sony A6000 so it wasnt a big deal.
(turquoise quartz phantom, Coolpix + 30x loupe)
PFP 1 - Late 2018 to Early 2019
This was my first official PFP. It was a photo taken on my fathers Iphone. It was my birthday and we were out to take photos of Tower Park with my new Sony A6000. I was using an olympus 28mm lens that gave an equivalent 35mm focal length of 48mm on my A6000.
I wanted a wider lens so I bought a Canon FL 19mm 3.5F R lens. The lens was flawed on the crop sensor sony A6000, (the focus was off) so I didn't use it that much. I now use it on an actual canon body, and its one of my favorites. (as of 2020)
PFP 3- Early 2019 -Summer of 2019
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This photo was marked as "PFP 3" in my files. I dont know if its actually the third or not. Anyways, this photo was again taken by my father on his Iphone (see a theme?). Pictured is the 19mm lens I was referring to earlier.
My father and I were out taking pictures of Aurora (have you seen the zine?) and he took this photo of me. I was standing on a concrete block. I think because we violated the "camera must be higher than the face" rule this photo turned out kind of bad. My whole face gives an uneasy feeling, and because my face is obscured by my hand it makes it even more devoid. My hair was the shortest its ever been and I think it was ugly. Oh well, foresight changes everything.
PFP 5- Summer of 2019-March 2020
This photo was marked as "PFP 5" in my files.
During the summer of 2019 I took a trip to upper Indiana with my grandmother, Nanee (seen in Rabbit Hash Photos). While there we found an abandoned building complex (posted under Indiana Trip 19). I took this "abstract self portrait" on a reflective window of the house. You can see the interior/unfocused window as well as trees in the background. I really liked this PFP, and it stands as being the longest one in use (currently). It was taken on Illford FP4 I beleive, that or Tmax.
Alot of my friends were confused at what this photo even was lol.
PFP 7- March 7th 2020 - April 8th 2020
This photo was marked as "PFP 7" in my files. I dont know if I forgot what PFP I was at or what.
This was taken by my father on his Iphone. We both were exploring the Torrance Roadstation (read the article BTW I poured my soul into it). I was standing up against the large Karl Bitter terracotta sculpture. My father sent me the photo via email and it compressed very badly. Instead of having him upload it to google drive like a normal person, I just went ahead and used the low quality one. I added grain and lots of contrast to make the effect seem intentional. To top it off I added a white vignette.
You can see me in this photo with my Canon FL QL with the 19mm lens attached. I feel like that lens has become an integral part of me now lol. I think I look better because im much older in this picture.
PFP 8- April 8th 2020 - Present
This photo is the 8th PFP. Its a crop from my self portrait on Polaroid 600 film in my Polaroid SLR 680.
I got extremely lucky that the emulsion cut through my face, or was even there. Only 3 of the 10 Polaroids were usable. I color corrected this scan as the Polaroid was overall very orange. It brought back the color with a cool purplish cast, and made the lost emulsion area green instead of dry olive.