two happy people...

Definitely appreciate Tyler for catching this moment of me and Allister. There couldn't be two happier people than what you are looking at right here. Amazing that Tyler caught this with a manual focus rangefinder instant camera (Polaroid 600SE). A bit posed, but yet so random and natural...

red river views...

A few more images from our trip out to the Red River...

into the sun...

Shot this photo of Tyler and his new-to-him Canon AE-1. I took the photo with the Mint SLR670m camera shooting directly into the sun and metering off from Tyler's shirt...

Tyler and Pyper...

So many memories were captured today. We had such a great time together as a family eating meals and enjoying our afternoon outside in the sun and by the pool. For some reason, Pyper was so excited about taking photos today. Thought I would post this one first because it is Tyler's last Father's day with only one child. Allister makes her debut later this week...

a man and his dog...

Was able to capture this photo of Tyler and Wilco on Sunday afternoon with my Toyo 4x5 camera on Fuji 4x5 instant film. Love being able to catch special family moments on so many types of film and cameras...

shades...

Two photos of Tyler near dusk when we were leaving Pyper's gymnastics. Low light, large aperture. Trying to test out a couple of photos every night with my Polaroid 180. If I'm going to test it, portraits will always be my favorite...

american woods(man)...

A photo of Tyler taken some time ago. Decided to scan it tonight and post it along with some of the other American Woods film...

jumping into 4x5...

Fuji FP-100C test shot...

Fuji FP-100C45...

My first time shooting with the latest addition to my camera family (Toyo 4x5 G View Camera). Because of the cost of the film and the fact that I only have so little of it, I decided to do a test shot with regular Fuji FP-100C in my Polaroid 600SE. I hate it when I like the test shot better than the final. I am really accustomed to framing and shooting the 600SE and it shows compared to the 4x5. The lighting was spot on, but I think I should have had the camera higher. Chalk this one up to practice...

BTW, the actual size of the 4x5 compared to the Type 100 pack film is not accurate above. The 4x5 is really almost the same width as the Type 100 packfilm.

sharing the limelight...

What a special thing for a father and daughter to share the same birth day. It may seem like you have to share the limelight (and she will always win), but it's really something momentous that you will always share together. Finishing the day out with one more Happy Birthday Tyler and Pyper Tyndell...

a sense of belonging...

An afternoon in the Lavon lake bed (minus the water). The evening was approaching and the shutter was slow, but it's still an image with character. And it's my next to last shot of chocolate film. That being said, Tyler looks like he belongs in this scene and in this photo...

our goofy family...

Finally convinced everyone to get together for a "quick" instant family photo today after lunch. It has become a tradition, since I started my journey into instant photography, to take a photo to start off each new year. A little late, but we got it done. This was the fourth try after three "serious" poses. They all had issues with composition/lighting. Ironic how the goofy pose turned out best...

mapping out an idea...

I am so thankful that I have a son-in-law that is so incredibly creative. He found these maps and set them aside because he knew that they had potential for a photo. I also am so thankful that Tyler is always willing to be part of a collaboration and allow others to benefit from his creativity. You could say that he is selfless with his creativity. He is always willing to share, even if it means that someone else may benefit from his vision. In this case, I think I benefited from his creative vision for these maps. I just knew that I wanted to try a head shot with a shallow depth of field using these maps as the background. These two photos were taken in my garage today using the two maps, my Polaroid 600SE camera on a tripod and lighting coming in the open garage door. In both cases, I believe the subject meets the tone of the map. This is another case where the Polaroid IDUV film intensifies the photo and makes it even better. Not for sure what I will do when I run completely out of the IDUV and 669 film. I took a total of three instant shots today (two IDUV and one Impossible SX-70). These two photos far exceeded what I could have ever expected...

collaboration in action...

A behind-the-scenes shot of a collaboration between Tyler Tyndell and Cagle Johnson...

tyler...

A couple of other shots taken on the same day that I took the chocolate image of Tyler. Wanted to try out the pack of Polaroid 600 film that Kyle Depew sent me. As with all the expired film that he sent, it turned out perfect. What a swell guy for sending me all this stuff.

Love these images of Tyler...

tyler...

This is my first image from a pack of expired Polaroid Chocolate film that was given to me by Steven Reeves of Makeshift Photography during a Dec 2012 Polawalk. Didn't really have a reason to pull it out of the refrigerator until today. This weekend is the weekend to pull out the last pack of Chocolate film and shoot away so that we can post the photos in the Flickr group "the last bite of chocolate (film)" on October 28th (National Chocolate Day).

Glad Tyler was available for an impromptu photo. Looking forward to some more portraits this weekend...

the beginning of something new...

What better way to start a new school year as a photography teacher than to have your photo taken (on instant film) on the day before class starts in the classroom where you will be teaching students how to use instant film...

as american as instant film...

Now this is what can be done with Impossible PQ 8x10 Color Protection Film! Based on this photo, I am ready to place my next order on the day the film releases public...

raising a daughter...

Having raised two daughters, this is a moment that I can relate to... 

Tyler and Pyper winding down watching some television in the hotel room after a long day of driving to be able to celebrate a friend's birthday in Big Spring, Texas.

There will never be enough of these moments...

blue man...

looking up...