Thodoris Markou 12/31/13 Thodoris Markou 12/31/13

thirteen film portraits for 2013

a series of portraits taken during 2013, using analog cameras and film.

13 portraits taken during 2013, using analog media.

the images follow a timeline - first portrait was shot in february, last one in december. the hardest part was to choose the best (as in "most representative") portraits of the year, while also trying to include images that I hadn't posted in the blog before (or anywhere else, for that matter). keeping the number to 13 was also quite difficult, I had to remove a lot of good images. I also couldn't show a number of portraits that are yet to be published.

[ alkistis | pentax 67 | 105mm/f2.4 | kodak portra 400 ]

[ vinyl love | pentax 67 | 105mm/f2.4 | kodak portra 400 ]

[ nafsika lalioti | pentax 67 | 105mm/f2.4 | kodak portra 400 ]

[ magda | speed graphic | aero ektar 178mm/f2.5 | kodak vericolor III s 160 ]

[ theodoros chliapas | speed graphic | aero ektar 178mm/f2.5 | kodak ektachrome 6121 4x5 x-pro ]

[ sophie | pentax 67 | 105mm/f2.4 | kodak portra 400 ]

rolleiflex t | rollei retro 400s [ mary retsina | rolleiflex t | fomapan 200 ]

rolleiflex t | fomapan 200 [ fou mal | rolleiflex t | rollei retro 400s ]

[ fiona | pentax 67 | 105mm/f2.4 | kodak portra 400 ]

[ tamta | rolleiflex t | kodak portra 400 ]

Thodoris Markou 12/12/13 Thodoris Markou 12/12/13

ozonized: dimitris mavrokefalidis

a portraiture session: dimitris mavrokefalidis of mad tv, shot with the pentax 67 and the leica m4, for ozon magazine.

ozonized: dimitris mavrokefalidisco-host of the breaking mad show at mad tv (along with fotini korre)

black and white images shot with the pentax 67 and the 105mm/f2.4 lens, on kodak tri-x 400 film color images shot with the leica m4 and the voigtlander 28mm/f2, on rossmann 400 film

dimitris mavrokefalidis | pentax 67 | 105mm/f2,4 | kodak tri-x 400

dimitris mavrokefalidis | leica m4 | voigtlander 28mm/f2 | rossmann 400

Thodoris Markou 11/25/13 Thodoris Markou 11/25/13

chaperdonna fashion show

a photostory of the chaperdonna fashion show - all shot in extreme darkness on kodak tri-x film with the leica m4.

I met ilenia, of chaperdonna hand-made clothes, a couple of months ago, and she asked me if I would be interested to shoot her upcoming fashion show. I told her, yes, as long as I do anything I like. she said, yes, do anything you like. I told her, okay, but have no expectations, I'm gonna shoot film, maybe nothing will come out of it. she said, okay, I get it, okay.
a week before the fashion show we also did a portrait session for fashionism.gr.
the event took place at salon de bricolage on 19/11/2013. there was absolutely no light in the "backstage" area, while the "show" area was lit with a couple of big roof spotlights.
I shot three films with the leica m4 and the voigtlander 28mm/f2 - kodak tri-x rated at 3200 ISO, double-developed with diafine. as a reference, I was shooting at f2 with shutter speeds of 1/4sec-1/8sec in the backstage area, and f2.8 & 1/30-1/60sec in the show area.

backstage

chaperdonna | salon de bricolage | leica m4 | kodak tri-x 1600

the show

chaperdonna | salon de bricolage | leica m4 | kodak tri-x 1600

Thodoris Markou 8/30/13 Thodoris Markou 8/30/13

a week in tinos

a week in tinos, august 2013. two films, one with the leica m4, one with the olympus xa.

a week in tinos.starring nikolas, loukas, konstantinos, nancy, orestis and faidra. lots of walking, lots of animals, lots of sunlight, lots of villages, lots of fun, and a little bit of drinking.

the two films were developed in the same tank, using diafine... apart from the light leaks, the likes of which the olympus xa suddenly grew immensely fond of, the difference in the tonal range of the negatives is stupendous... now I understand all about the leica, and I wasn't even using a leica/zeiss lens.

[leica m4 & voigtlander ultron 28mm/f2 | olympus xa | kodak tri-x 400 | diafine | august 2013]

tinos | leica m4