brosigonzales.blogspot.com: 03/20/12

Pilot's Seat

My Work Station

Am presently renting my neighbor's very wide and comfortable guest area

[w it's own CR and a great view] for a song.

In my small room, I have just enough space.

[Occasionally work into the wee hours of the morning.]

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Film & Chemicals

Toxic Days and Nights

[You Can NEVER Do This With Adobe]

All the images in this post were taken with a 35mm film camera. Except for the first image [Korean Girl] , which was taken with Fuji 35mm color negative film - the rest were taken with Kodak Tri-X 35mm Black & White Film. I processed [developed] ALL my Black & White Negatives during those "good ol' film days". I experimented with altering my negatives MANUALLY by applying chemicals using different techniques. By different techniques - I mean using hand brushes of different types, cotton, toothpicks, and even needles !!! - literally anything that I could get my hands on so that the chemicals used would settle in different patterns ---> smudgy, liguid-like, very fine - as in air-brushed, and -- even bubbly !!! -- Notice the tiny, minute bubbles on the LAST photo [2 be w/in 24 hrs from now].

-- And then, after hours upon hours of tedious manual, trial and error "lab work", I'd let the chemicals settle/dry up, then on the following day proceed to a reputable photo shop and have my negatives, wether they be Color or Black & White, printed like any regular customer would do. Of course, I'd end up going to the shop repeatedly because it couldn't be helped that I'd end up having a bundle of unprintable and/or permanently damaged, unusable negatives. Even with those wasted negatives - 'twas all worth it it, though.

Unfortunately my original negative files were all lost in a flood - but luckily I was able to save some prints - scanned them in a flatbed - hence these beautiful, if I may say so, manually crafted images from my film days are forever preserved, albeit in digital form - but Yes, I do HAVE the prints from where these images were scanned from.

- Korean Girl - [taken w/ studio lights]

35mm Color Negative Film

No chemicals used here

Negative surface was intentionally "damaged" to create patterns

Brought negative to a photo shop for color printing

- Bamboo - River Maya [live performance]

Kodak Tri-X 35mm Black & White Film used

Personally processed [developed] the negative

Chemicals applied manually on film negative

Brought negative to a photo shop for color printing

- Bamboo - River Maya [live performance]

Same technique used

SAME Negative used [FYI]

Chemicals were reapplied manually

Brought negative to a photo shop for color printing

- Bea - [model]

Kodak Tri-X 35mm Black & White Film Negative used

Personally processed [developed] the negatives

Chemicals airbrushed [expertly] onto film surface [hence the fine pattern]

Brought negative to a photo shop for color printing

- Color it Red - bassist [live performance]

35mm Black & White Film Negative used

Chemicals applied [smudged] manually onto film surface

At times - I'd let the chemicals drip naturally

Brought negative to a photo shop for color printing

- Issa - [model]

35mm Black & White Negative Film used

Personally printed the photo on Black & White Photo Paper first

Chemicals applied manually [cotton swab used] onto film surface

- Cookie Chua - [live performance]

35mm Black & White Kodak Tri-X Film Used

Personally processed [developed] the negatives

Chemicals applied manually [notice the liquid-like pattern] onto film surface

Brought negative to a photo shop for color printing

- Cookie Chua - w/ Color It Red [live performance

SAME technique as in the image above

Notice the tiny, tiny bubbles on the chemicals on the chemical application.

One of my BETTER Chemically Altered Images, a Rock Photo of Perf de Castro with his guitar [live performance], has actually been posted several times in this blog. It was first released in my SECOND post, dated June 14, 2011.

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Tuesday the Seventh

A Field Trip and Championship Match

February 7, Tuesday

It's not everyday that one gets to visit a cave once used by the Katipuneros and the Japanese soldiers

I am very claustrophobic so when I accompanied a Journalism class [along with their prof ->my boss, friend and media colleague - Mr. Rick Olivares] from the Ateneo to a field trip to the Wawa dam I felt extremely stressed when we explored a cave. It's strange, but, in the first few minutes in the cave, my Canon SLR wouldn't work !! Halfway through, though, it finally functioned and I got to shoot 2 JPEGs by mini flashlight. Caught the faces of Bea Recto [left] and German Steph Martschei for my only "cave photo souvs".

Spelunking - No way !! This cave trip was definitely my last.

Open space adventures would be more to my liking.

Am Planning to go to a mini-expedition to the Mongolian Steppes

sometime this coming June !! - [with some professional guides, of course].

- Taken at the Wawa Dam -

What else is there to do but take pictures ?

- A brief raft ride to the other side [where the cave is] -

- Before we entered the cave -

- Chris de Chavez, Eileen Dacanay, Anne Malicdem, Bea Ocampo -

- Right after we came out of the cave.

- A brief breather -

- Parting Shot -

[front] Chris, Mike, Eileen, Anne, Rick, Meg, Wendy, Bea

[standing behind] Steph and Stu

- - - Later That Afternoon - - -

D-League Aspirant's Cup Championship Game
N-LEX Road Warriors vs Freego Jeans

February 7, Tuesday
Arena, San Juan

NLEX wins Back-to-Back D-league Campionships.

A few action photos follow:

- Fear this Falcon -
Eric Camson takes it to the hole.

- Angry Bird -
Former Blue Eagle Bacod Austria faces off with Tamaraw RR Garcia.

Alex Nuyles [who will still suit up for the Falcons come July]

uses his athleticism to elude Ian Sangalang.

Camson uses his quickness to score over Hodges.

Hodges blocks Eric Camson.

- No Problemo -

"Inside Man" Golden Stag Ian Sangalng

is challenged by Dexter Apinan.

- RR -

- Garvo -

- Chris -

- Stop Me If You Can ! -
[above & below]

Calvin Abueva savors his 2nd Straight Championship
[with his boy ->James Calvin] after finishing 2nd to San Beda at the NCAA
last year and then dethroning the PCCL Champions Ateneo Blue Eagles.

RR Garcia [below] also experienced the heartache that comes

with being a Runner-Up. Garcia was with the Tamaraws,

[who lost to the Blue Eagles last 2011 at the UAAP Championship].

Both were instrumental in the NLEX Road Warriors' Championship Run
[along with the likes of Dave Marcelo and Eman Monfort - their opponents in the NCAA and UAAP Championships, respectively].

But I'd like to cap this post with a 3-frame sequence
of Chris Ellis' Slamma Jamma.

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Weekend # 5 - Part 5

Green Day

February 5, Sunday

Smart Araneta

Ateneo - De La Salle PBA Dream Game

- Jumpball -

- Rejump -

The Green Team gets of to a sizzling start and scores 34 points while the Blue team manages only 24.

Ren-Ren Ritualo [#14] puts in 8 markers and takes 3 rebounds.

Veterans of many a UAAP match,

JV Casio and Eric Salamat [#2] meet again.

Elasto Painter Ryan Arana [#18] - 9 points plus 9 rebounds.

Almost midway in the 2nd, the Blue Team ties the game.

But Alaska Ace Don Allado [#8] [above & below]

The Green Gallery gainfully applaud Allado's Antics.

and Meralco Bolt Mac Cardona [#14], both shooting 50% above from the field and the charity lane, lead the Archers to another double-digit lead,

13 points, by halftime.

Shopinas Clicker Ren-Ren Ritualo is left wide open.

- A Happy De La Salle fan -

With Japeth Aguilar fronting him, Cardona opts to kick out.

Tropang Texter Larry Fonacier [#12] and Meralco Bolt Mac Cardona [#14] relive their own personal rivalry. In this sequence, Fonacier is unable to block Cardona's lay-up which results in a twinner for the Green Team.