Classic cars — Photography Now — Mark Klotz Photography

In my previous post, I did a review on the amazing qualities of Bergger Pancro 400 film.

There was another image from that last roll which I wanted to include. I’ll post it here.

Near my Sweetie’s old art studio there is a lot with some cars that are in various stages of repair and restoration. There’s one car in particular that I just love. It’s an old Chevy that’s slowly being restored. It’s a beautiful big old car, with so much character. The most charming thing about it is how someone left the interior as is when they brought this car in. There’s an old Mexican blanket on the seat, and other little articles reminiscent of a car that was well loved. When I look in the car windows, I get a nice, warm vibe, and I imagine the pleasant memories the owners of this car must have had.

My favourite thing about this car, is the little hula girl ornament on the dashboard.

I decided to shoot this from the outside in, with some outside reflections on the glass, and the focus on the hula girl in the centre of the dashboard. I shot this car from several angles, and I’m very happy with the way this photo turned out.

Bergger Pancro 400 120 film, pulled to EI 100. Home developed with HC-110 (1+31) 7:17 at 19.5°C. Shot with my Hasselblad 205fcc and Zeiss Planar T* 80mm f/2.8. 1/500th at f/8.0.

I’m currently shooting another roll of Bergger Pancro 400 film in my Hasselblad. This time I’ve pushed the film to EI 800 (exposure index). I think it will work well being pushed, and should have slightly greater contrast than it exhibits when shot at box speed. I’m excited to see the results.

Here are some older photos of that same car, but shot with Kodak Tri-X 400.

Vivitar XV-1 SLR on Kodak Tri-X 400 35mm film, pushed to 1600. Home developed in Kodak HC-110. 7.07 minutes at 30°C. Epson V-850 Scan.