So I recently acquired all the necessary equipment to develop and scan black and white film at home.  My love for film continues to grow and I wanted to get a little more connected to it by doing some of my own development.  In college I learn how to develop in a darkroom and also make prints in a darkroom. It was such an awesome experience that I would suggest for anyone who wants to get into photography.

Here are some shots from my first 2 rolls of 35mm film (1 Ilford HP5 and 1 Kodak 400TX) developed at home and scanned using my Canon 5D Mark II.  I'm looking forward to trying out some 120 film soon - and it will be much easier to scan... I am also planning to post some photos and perhaps even a video detailing more of this at-home process.

As usual, my gracious and lovely wife agreed to be my test subject!

My wife and I love this couple. They are pretty much family and we got to spend a lot of time with them as we traveled through Europe filming a documentary together last spring (for more info on that, visit operationeurope.net).  They are also photographers and expecting their first child so we decided to do a joint photo shoot! Needless to say we enjoyed it. Congrats Em and Austin! 

All shots captured on film.

And here's one of Janna (my wife) and Em!

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It was an absolutely beautiful day in Laguna Beach. A perfect day for a gorgeous wedding! Angie and Isaac are great friends of my wife and I and it was such a pleasure to be a part of their big day. The style was awesome and the details were amazing. Congratulations Angie and Isaac! It was a privilege to capture your wedding.

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