Recently, Jonathon transacted with me for a pinch of Fujifilm FP-100C45. I found his portraits of his lovely wife; he found my Strangers & Not So Strange project. Handshakes were made, and I received an invite to this site, with a request to post about my recent portraiture.

Back in mid-March 2008, I was coping with depression over some personal struggles when I turned to my RB67 for relief. I had been shooting FP-3000B past my Sekors for some time, using it to grab pub shots at night, but the camera had been dormant for weeks. I set out on a Sunday afternoon, my bag containing the RB67 with Pola-back, a couple of packs of FP-100B, and a solitary pack of expired FP-100C. I had sworn off color, was none-too-fond of the FP-100B, and figured it would be a good chance to rid myself of the stocks.

I made my way to the pub, found some friends at a table near the front, at streetside, the pub possessing these terrific folding glass-paned doors. The light is always lovely there, if the skies are cooperative--a doable 1/8th at 5.6 in hand, most days.

The 100B was quickly dispatched, nothing very exciting there.  I loaded the back with that pack of color film and pulled a sheet. "Hmm," I thought, "now that's interesting."

 Color hadn't looked so good to me in many months. I worked my way through the pack, ended up with a handful of nice prints and a minor crowd cooing over them.

 Inspired, I picked up more film the following morning. That afternoon, I made my way back to the pub. More goodness was had.

I continue to return to my fishing hole, some 200 proofs along now, and I don't think I've ever felt so good about my photography. The consistency of the work, the repetitive nature of it, has given my mind something to look forward to, an exercise perhaps.

The full set as it grows can be viewed HERE.  I will include a few more frames in this post.

 Greetings, then, to the community.

CE Nelson
nelsonfoto.com