A June Wedding

On a sunny June afternoon, Eric photographed the wedding of our good friends, Tori and Bing. We have known Tori since high school, and he couple met when Tori was attending school in Beijing, and now - lucky for us - they are our neighbors in Virginia. They are a fun and beautiful couple. We enjoyed their special day in Eleanor C. Roosevelt Park in Centreville, VA and want to share some of the photos. GA also worked on a redesign of Eric's Photography website, which you can check out here!

Expired BLUE Polaroids

We never know what to expect when we use expired polaroid film. Often we get warm, subdued tones - very retro! Imagine our surprise when the shots from our trip to Willowcroft Vineyards came out blue! And the TZ Artistic continues to change color over time to the point where we see splotches.

Compare those to these warm tones we typically see when shooting with expired Polaroid 779 film that we poached from an optometrist office in Herndon.

This film has a life of its own and continues to color shift. We have noticed the once blue/green hues turning into an almost burnt orange/magenta color in some of the highlight areas on the photos....very strange....but cool.

polaroid favorites + the impossible project

Eric is the proud owner of five polaroid cameras, two of which we have used to document many of our adventures for over a year now. There is something special about the analog process that has been lost in the days of digital. With film you only have one chance to capture that moment in time and forever freeze it, with polaroid this process is doubly more special in that there is and will always be only polaroid image.  Every single shot is unique and no two are the same...nor should they be. Some of the film we use is expired, but we like the surprises that come along with that! Here is a small collection of our favorites from the past year:

Gabriel's Swing

Chrysalis Vineyard

Drinking hot totties (Last years Christmas card photo!)

Cesme, Turkey, Summer 2009

erin taylor

richmond raft

Ghostly Feet Romance

GA+E, expired film

In the past 2 years, the world of analog photography has changed. In 2008,  Polaroid officially stopped production of its film and forced all the photographers of the world to duke it out tooth and nail style on the streets for the last few packs of unexpired film. This momentous event caused an uproar in the photography community. Most people didn't realize how prevalent polaroids were in culture, media, artwork - general everyday life - until it was gone. 

Then a group of scientists, investors and photographers formed a company called the Impossible Project. They set out to do what they described as the impossible, to not only bring back polaroid film, but to reinvent it. Their recently released first pack of film was greatly anticipated and has been well-received. 

Hay Bales

In January, we took an afternoon drive through the Shenandoah foothills in search of new wineries, an activity we had missed during in the cold winter months. Eric had his Nikkormat EL that he purchased at Goodwill for 50 bucks (what a deal!). Before reaching any vineyards, we found these:

The hay bales are very photogenic, in their own odd, abstract way! Hence the inspiration for the current header. We eventually reached Doukenie and Loudon Valley Vineyards. The latter was our fave. More affordable, less commercial, and more diverse in their sweet wines! But we did enjoy the duckies at Doukenie. Very sociable!