December 13, 2011
The Impossible Project X Urban Outfitters X Yours Truly
A few months ago, Urban Outfitters and The Impossible Project got in touch with me about being part of a show in their NYC Space. As a child of the digital generation, especially with regards to photography, I have grown accustom to bracketing shots and filling up a few 16 gig flash cards on an outing. I’m a firm believer in doing new things outside of one’s habits, so I took them up on their offer. Equipped with a few hundred exposures of their 600 film and a few cameras, I documented two months on the road. Shooting with film forced me to slow down and consider each shot more. I really enjoyed it. Here are a handful of the shots I picked for the show.
Morning sesh in Malibu, CA.
OG Landcruiser, Eastern Columbia River Gorge, WA.
Barbed Wire.
Rear view mirror.
Snow in Underwood, WA.
The Kern River, CA.
Tim reading in the back of the Syncro.
Shotgun in L.A.
The Klickitat River, Washington.
Wetsuits hanging to dry in Ventura, CA.
Deer.
A toilet cleaner, as John calls it, in L.A.
The show will be at The Impossible Project Space, 425 Broadway 5th Floor New York New York 10013, from December 15 to January 11, with an opening reception this Thursday. I won’t be making the schlep back to New York for it, but if you’re in the area, stop by and have a look. I’m really pumped to be a part of it.
Here are some more links,
Impossible Project X Urban Outfitters,
such a great series. well done.
Foster! I’m definitely going to check this out Thursday. Do you know what time they open? Cheers to Polaroids
Carissa,
im glad you like them, i had a blast shooting them.
Angie,
the opening reception is from 6-9pm. you can rsvp by email, rsvp@the-impossible-project.com.
foster
Congrats, Foster — love to see you shooting some film.
I’ll have to stop by and see the shots in person.
Brian
I feel like im going to have to start shooting some more. id love to mess around with medium format. how are you liking life back in NYC?
foster
Digital can’t captured the details and colors that I find film can, particularly medium format. Great shots btw, particularly the “toilet cleaner” shot.
Nicholas,
When i started taking photos, i couldnt tell the difference. no way. now its night and day. there is just so much more dynamic range in film. some day it may be better but today there is little comparison. not that you cant take nice digital photos, i love my 5d mark ii, but its not as good as a 35mm film. its just so damn expensive. thanks for the kind words,
foster
Just wanted to say congratulations! Found you via Coldsplinters and have been following your blog and fabulous photography. Wishing you all the best and safe travels ~
Thank you beegirl. I really appreciate the comment. dont be a stranger and if youre in nyc check out the show.
foster
These are wonderful! Makes me want to dig out my Holga and head out for a day of fun! Congratulations!
Roben-Marie,
glad you like them. Go for it. im sure you will have a fun time one way or another,
foster
Hi Foster,
I’m going to be in Northern California for Christmas – the Bay Area specifically. I’ve been to all the typical places in San Francisco and the surrounding area, but I was wondering if you have any suggestions for lesser known road trip spots.
John,
Id head north into the Sonoma coast and mendocino. Its gorgeous up there. take the 1. point reyes is very special also.
foster
Awesome, I’ll look into it, thanks!
John,
here are some photos from point reyes from a week ago. its gorgeous there. https://picasaweb.google.com/111976087846518626646/PointReyes
foster
Really a breathtaking series you’ve got here, makes me wanna get my Ricoh out in the field but it’s so expensive. The flaws of film and extra layers of suggested atmosphere, what’s not to love… Looking forward to more of this !
Gert,
bust out the ricoh, im excited to shoot more film.
foster