Class Field Trip to AAU's St. Brigid's...

Saint Brigid, patron Saint of Ireland

Ni bu Sanct Brigid suanach
Ni bu huarach im sheirc Dé,
Sech ni chiuir ni cossena
Ind nóeb dibad bethath che.

Saint Brigid was not given to sleep,
Nor was she intermittent about God's love;
Not merely that she did not buy, she did not seek for
The wealth of this world below, the holy one.

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Self Portraits at the former St. Brigid's Catholic Church
Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco
Holga Camera | C-Prints | May 5, 2008

Ode to St. Brigid

Music: Trobo Treba | Sangre Cavallum

Amberlyn Nelson ©2008 | May 19, 2008

My Final Assignment for Ph 699 Pinhole and Plastic Cameras

~ Title: elle avoit vû le loup / she'd seen the wolf
~ Series: 8 images printed on Foma Chamois Paper
~ Film: Kodak PlusX & TriX
~ Camera: Holga with Bulb Setting

elle avoit vû le loup / she'd seen the wolf

"Little girls, this seems to say,
Never stop upon your way,
Never trust a stranger-friend;
No one knows how it will end.
As you're pretty so be wise;
Wolves may lurk in every guise.
Handsome they may be, and kind,
Gay, and charming — never mind!
Now, as then, 'tis simple truth —
Sweetest tongue has sharpest tooth!"
- Charles Perrault

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Artist Statement

My series titled elle avoit vû le loup / she'd seen the wolf explores the relationship between Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf. This story is a metaphor illustrating the transformation of an innocent girl, who wanders off the virtuous path into the seductions of adulthood. Though the narrative is subtle, I create a deliberate vintage quality using the bulb setting along with black and white images printed on Foma's chamois textured paper. This softens a well-known tale and allows the characters to dance between the fear of being hunted and the hunger of sexual awaking in a dream-like quality.

I grew up in a household filled with stories of folklore and fairytales, often playing dress up with my siblings and neighborhood friends, entertaining our selves endlessly. These creative and rich childhood adventures influence and inspire my work today.

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Today was World Wide Pinhole Day! Rayko Photo Center had a reception for their pinhole photography artists. A group of friends came to check out the work. We also had fun playing with pinhole cameras & posing in the 1950's vintage photo booth. We also took a joy ride in Bus Obscura. After all the fun we went to 21st Amendment and enjoyed food and beer. We just couldn't figure out who ordered the glass of Kendall Jackson? A few of us were quite disappointed they were out of the Watermelon Wheat Beer! (but it is strange we got billed for a pint!) But all in all it was a fun filled day.

very vlad!

very price!

This evening I edited a movie from the Bus Obscura Road Trip. I added a David Bowie Soundtrack.

The Santa Cruz Boardwalk

Holga Photographs taken on April 21st
Fujuicolor ISO 160C ~ C-Prints

Here are a few more images from the "final series" for my PH 699 class. I printed last night up at the darkroom... I was all alone & it was a great printing session. What a treat to have the facility all to myself. I also included some test prints for fun. I am not sure if I will include these in the final "8".

Class Field Trip!
Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk

Today our class went down to Santa Cruz. It was a
lot of fun... I have not been down there in about 5

years! I took some Holgas & some Supacam. The

salt water taffy was delish as well as the mustard

corn dog that was washed down with a 24oz Bud! I also took
a few photobooth portraits... I will use one of the images for
my international student I.D. card.

Here are a few little movies...

The Hurricane! (with Debbie & Amberlyn)

Hung Over Pirate!

Grandmother's Prophesies

Here are two images from Sunday's Woof shoot last weekend. Images taken with a Holga and printed on Foma paper. I used the hand-made negative carrier... and burned in the edges of the images.

WOOF!

My final project will be a series of black and white images of Little Red Riding Hood and the Woof! These images will be printed on Foma's chamois textured photographic paper... printed about 7X7 and matted in white.

little bite productions
presents... Little Red Riding Hood

By: Amberlyn Nelson ©2008 | Music: Andrew Liles

Churchill's of London | f/291
Carousel Pinhole Camera Caramels a la Creme

Pinhole Assignment # 1:
make pinhole camera and test exposure times
- determine f-stop by dividing the focal length by the pinhole diameter
- 5.25 / 0.018 = f/291.66667 (ok, let's just say 291!)
- in full sun this camera needs a 2 minute exposure

Sutter Street Window
test pinhole print | 3 minutes


Union Square
test 2, pinhole print | 2 minutes

I am not having too much luck with my little tin - 

but I plan to take it out this weekend for some pinhole action.

Field Trip to Marin Headlands | March 24, 2008
Point Bonita Lighthouse & Self Portraits at Battery Mendell

Point Bonita Lighthouse
Diana+ 100T
C Prints from Gassers

Point Bonita Lighthouse Tunnel
Holga 120 CN - TX 400
double exposure - bulb setting

Self Portraits at Battery Mendell
Diana+ Pinhole
Agfa 100 - f/150
8 second exposure

Diana Pinhole Portraits: Jo Alibob is BACK! I did a few pinholes w/ Jo. The exposures were about 10-13 minutes long. (Below are the digital test shots taken during the pinholes...)

Below are the Diana pinhole portraits of Jo...

He wasn't too pleased, so we will shoot again soon.

Pinhole Jo
2-3 minute exposures
TX-400 | f150