Some friends wanted a christmas photo, to send home to family and such… you know… like people normally do with christmas photos.

Naturally we put them on the couch.

What is the couch you ask? It is part of an ongoing series that my friend Peter Boysen is working on.
You should… check it out!

Anyway…Peter took most of the shots of them on the couch, but I took a few with my medium format camera, just for the heck of it. I did however take a few random shots with my 20D. Here are the results.

I just acquired a Pentax 645 Medium format camera(it’s an older camera that’s been hanging around at work) and am planning to do some shooting with it. It comes with a decent arsenal of lenses, a 150mm f3.5, a 75mm f2.8, a 55mm f2.8, and a 35mm f3.5. Loads of fun are sure to be had.

I will mostly be shooting in black and white, using Fuji NeoPan 400ISO film, but because I was anxious to use the camera yesterday, I grabbed a roll of Kodak Porta 160nc (color) to start with. To get a feel camera, I set it up in my studio and shot some self-portraits using the help of my friend Alyson, because the Pentax doesn’t have a timed shutter release. I used a lighting angle similar to one that my friend Peter likes to use, and the 55mm for a little bit of a wide angle feel. I’ll have to get my film developed before you or I get to see them, but they should turn out well.

Here are some decent test shots that I took with my 20D, just to give you a taste.