Shoot

I went shooting last Monday in Berkeley and Oakland with my friends Thomas and Derek. It had been months since my last night shoot, so it was about time. Over the next 6 months I’ll be travelling almost constantly, doing shows and bringing my camera, so I’ll be shooting a lot which is very good! I fly to Detroit next Tuesday, and I’ll be in Kansas City the following Thursday.

Below are the 2 polaroid test shots I did. In Oakland, I did something I’ve never done: I arrived and set up while there was still light out. When I had scoped it out during the day a week before, it looked like it would be too dark to see if others were around while approaching, and once you arrived, you had few options for escaping. I did my polaroid test, then shot the film when it was dark. All went smoothly.

Our next stop was an area in Berkeley with several abandoned buildings that at one time had made up a huge paint factory. I’m more excited about the shot I did here, but as in all things, you never know…

Berkeley factory polaroid: a very rough version of what I have on film.

Oakland polaroid: