Personal Photography with Contax G2

A few weeks ago I added another camera to my growing arsenal.  This time I got my first 35mm camera.  A Contax G2 film camera along with the small, compact and delightful Zeiss 28mm f2.8 and 45mm f2 lenses.  I mostly shoot weddings and baptisms so its always refreshing to do some personal photography.  These I shoot for myself.  There is very little pressure, no deadlines and only the race against the sun as it sets and ends the evening’s session.  I might grab a roll of b&w film and shoot at Yonge/Dundas on my own or sometimes I will go with a friend and take some shots together.  It allows me to practice my craft at a very slow pace with a lot more time for creativity and fresh ideas.  Without a doubt shooting personal photography makes you a better photographer.  This little camera makes photography more fun.  Its light, looks great and has a very fast auto focus with remarkably reliable auto exposures as well.  It has replaced my Pentax 645n medium format camera as my go-to travel and personal photography camera.  For those 3 main reasons.  Weight, size and accurate internal light meter.  It also takes 36 exposures instead of 16.  It doesn’t have better IQ (Image Quality) than the Pentax though, that’s why I still use the bigger one at weddings/engagements and other shoots.  All of these were shot on a combination of Kodak Portra 160, Ektar 100, Tri-X 400 and Fuji Neopan Acros 100 film.  I used Caribou Film Lab for the scanning/developing.  I can’t wait to shoot more personal stuff in the future.

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  • September 7, 2015 - 11:57 pm

    Sarah - Really great stuff, you have a knack for making a seemingly mundane scene look dynamic!ReplyCancel

  • September 8, 2015 - 5:37 am

    ALMA // - So, so good. Perfectly captured buddy.ReplyCancel

  • September 8, 2015 - 6:40 pm

    Tobiah Tayo - these look brilliant. can’t believe how well you make everyday things look so good. true talentReplyCancel

  • September 8, 2015 - 7:35 pm

    Rahul Khona - So good, i love the feel of these all. Great work!ReplyCancel

  • September 9, 2015 - 6:10 am

    Amy Barton - Wonderful work and some really beautiful frames in here! Love your use of colour 🙂ReplyCancel

  • September 9, 2015 - 1:14 pm

    Mercedes - Love it! Also that one little model is really cute.ReplyCancel

  • September 10, 2015 - 10:38 am

    Heather Kanillopoolos - I love that image on the second row down! Awesome work!ReplyCancel

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