When I want to show happiness and positive feelings in general, I like color film and B&W when the subject is the total opposite.
Tell us about yourself.
I’m a 30 year old guy from Bogota, Colombia, South America. I trade and sell film photography equipment and accessories as a hobby and for a living too.
When and how did the film journey begin for you?
Ever Since I was a little kid I’ve been involved with photography, my mom gave me an Olympus trip 35 and I used her Minolta 7000i too. Then, when I was 15, I studied photography for six months and about 3 years later stopped and didn’t do any photography for a while. Sometime later a friend of mine started his photography class in college and he bought a Pentax K1000 and it was like waking up again. I’ve been working strictly on film for the past 4 years now.
What type of film do you usually shoot and what made you choose it?
I have a lot of favorites but it depends on the occasion.. I love the color punch of Ektar for landscapes and travel, The skin tones of Portra for portraits, Tmax and HP5+ for the contrast on the street and gotta love the blacks Velvia throw.
What camera makes you click?
I love gear and a lot of cameras makes me click… the Pentax LX, The olympus OM3, The Mamiya 7 II etc…
Between black and white and colour film which would you choose?
It depends on the occasion.. As I explained in the previous question. When I want to show happiness and positive feelings in general, I like color film and B&W when the subject is the total opposite.
What lenses do you use?
I mostly use a Zuiko 21mm f2, a Zuiko 35mm f2 and a Pentax F 28mm f2.8, I like shooting wide because I like to show more of the black rim surrounding the viewfinder, I like to play with curves and harmonic forms and things like that.
**Do you perform any experiments on film?**
I am starting a project with my wife where I take the pictures and she paints the negatives with liquid colors and then see the results when the pictures are enlarged.
**Do you have any ongoing projects?**
I’m currently working on a collection of people sleeping on the streets and I am planing another one which involves a group of homeless LGBT who sleep under a bridge near home.
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