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Malificent And Harlow Theory Feature In GLAMROCK!

Malificent — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 05:36:52 +0000

Just a quick shout out announcing that the lastest shoot with Harlow Theory has been featured in GLAMROCK Magazine!

Special thanks to: Tentacle Threads, Bahcci Hair Extensions, Manic Panic Hair Colour / Lime Crime Cosmetics.

You can view the issue: here! Alternatively you can pick up a print copy: here! Enjoy!

A (Holga) Tribute To The Khaleesi – HR Download

Malificent — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 20:31:26 +0000

Model: Harlow Theory (MM#1082043) (Facebook Page)

Can you believe that this was taken with a Holga lens on a Nikon? For a lens that’s pretty much unusable for most things given the teeny tiny aperture, poor optics, low contrast… it was perfect for this set!

To download a high res file for wallpaper usage, follow the link here.

http://www.malificence.com/downloads/Harlow_Triptych_HR.jpg

Ann-Maree Meets Snap Art 3

Malificent — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 02:40:42 +0000

I wanted to do a special piece to test out my Canon Pixma Pro 9000 MKII with different paper stock with a recent fire sale at a local camera store. Photo Rag, Museum Etching, Canvas all presented a good opportunity to emulate a painting.

The great thing about Alien Skin Snap Art 3 is its ability to use existing photos and emulate traditional mediums, from oils to pastels and sketches, with different brushes, canvases and using layers to adjust the brush size and other settings for deeper fine tuning. Definitely worth a try if you have the right concept and need that extra kick to pull off a shot.

Set Preview: Ann-maree

Malificent — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:20:05 +0000

A sneak peak at an upcoming concept set with Ann-Maree.

Technical Obscura: Leica M4-P

Malificent — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 08:02:14 +0000

Obscura from Latin, the rudimentary definition being: Dark.

Exactly how new toys actually leave most people, even me… in the dark. But the newest addition to my family, the renowned Canadian produced Leica M4-P had a surprisingly easy learning curve, and complemented the shooting style that I was already acquainted with through my various Russian rangefinder cameras, my Fujifilm X100 and even the Ricoh GXR.

Having picked this up through an offer that I could not resist, I realized why Leicas are some of the best cameras made, precision engineered rangefinder with bright frame lines that have been standard up to the new digital M series as well as a weight that suggests ruggedness (something lacking in the Russian counterparts of which most of the internals are cheap metal or plastic which becomes rigid and brittle over age) I quickly ran through a roll of Kodak BW400CN to check that the shutter speeds and operation was functioning correctly. Indeed it was! I was most pleased by the smooth and relatively quiet shutter which allowed me to handhold at slower shutter speeds, especially without recoil from any mirror as with traditional SLR’s.

Below are photos from the first two days of ownership! Just a straight scan with minor curve correction and dust removal in PhotoShop.

As a small(ish) but definitely compact camera, I think this will be one that I will carry around with me on most days alongside the X100. Will be interesting as I’m starting a 365 project as of the New Year (TOMORROW!)

Here ends the last post for 2011! Thanks for reading and see you all tomorrow after the apocalypse!

Machete Girl Feature

Malificent — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 11:39:01 +0000

My shoot with Harlow Theory was featured in the latest edition of Machete Girl! Go check it out and download it here:

Brigitte, The Fotosnaiper

Malificent — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 13:24:04 +0000

A short shoot with Brigitte (MM#1102156) on my favourite Cockatoo Island with the awesome Soviet Foto-Snaiper. This time going all out with another soviet era camera, the Kiev 88 (loaded with Fuji Provia 400X) alongside my Nikon FM2 (loaded with Kodak 400 Tri-X), Fujifilm X100 and the Ricoh GXR A12 M-Mount module that I was demo’ing at the time. The film is relatively close to a straight scan with curve and white balance correction.

FujiFilm X100

Most readers and those who know me in real life will know that I regard my X100 as my favorite camera, however for this shoot I only managed to get two images, partly due to wanting to finish two rolls of film and using the Ricoh in place as a high end compact camera.

Ricoh GXR M Mount Module + Zeiss 18mm f/4 ZM

Nikon FM2 + Voigtlander Nokton 58mm f/1.4 + Kodak 400 Tri-X

Kiev 88 + 80mm f/2.8 + FujiFilm Provia 400X

Set Preview: Brigitte [Outtake]

Malificent — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 12:17:40 +0000

Wachtmeister Brigitte will be with you shortly after her cigarette.

Series Preview: The Jacket

Malificent — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 06:32:29 +0000

A sneak peak at an upcoming concept series utilizing the pose restrictive straitjacket.

Post Apocalyptic Harlow Theory

Malificent — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 17:35:18 +0000

aka. How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Analogue.

A famous line by Marshall McLuhan is “The medium is the message”, and for quite some time I had pondered on when it was appropriate to shoot film and/ or digital. There are obvious pro’s and con’s to both, which I won’t dive into here (I may be inclined to ramble on in an essay later on), but I found myself using both film and digital equally when the opportunity arose to work with the talented Harl Ow MM#1082043.

We went for a post apocalyptic feel on the iconic Cockatoo Island, just a short ferry ride from Sydney Harbour. Without further ado here are the images!

Nikon D7000 + Nikkor 35mm f/1.8 DX

Ricoh GXR M Mount Module + Zeiss 18mm f/4 ZM (My Review Here)

Nikon FM2 + Voigtlander Nokton 58mm f/1.4 + Kodak 400 Tri-X

Holga 120N + Fuji Provia 400X

What do you think of the images? The two sets of film above are straight scans with just light curve correction and dust removal to preserve their original qualities. In my opinion, does it really matter if Tri-X from the FM2 is a bit grainy, or the Provia lacks dynamic range and is blurred by the simple meniscus lens on the Holga? There’s a certain charm thats rendered through shooting with cameras other than digital and being reliant on Photoshopping to produce the same effect. This was the first time I loaded up colour (in particular transparencies) into the Holga and could not be more pleased with the colour rendition, expect to see more and hopefully another shoot with Harl Ow in the future!