david lam and larry johnson

So I was digging through old negs and found a couple of gems. Scanning 665 polaroid negs is interesting for a couple of reasons. First, they're very thin so they don't lay flat. Then the negative holders for medium format film are too small and 4x5 holders are too big. So I mounted them on a clear 4x5 negative with tape and scanned them. There are tons of scratches on the clear 4x5 neg, so its gives the shots lots of character and I'm kind of into the look.





This is David Lam. He was the mayor of the town i grew up in. 100 people and the cool thing about this shot is the house behind him had been in 2 separate locations. It was being torn down so his neighbor could use the space to store more Fieros.



This is Larry Johnson. He's the man with the Fieros. He was my best friend's father growing up. At one point he bought a computer to be able to analyze fieros and is now a specialist tech for that kind of car. Kind of random and I love that he looks like he never left the 50's.

I love where my parent's live in Whittier, Iowa. I really need to shoot more of the people I grew up around. Just need to find the angle so they don't think I'm being condecending- they just think I'm some big city person who looks down on their small town life at times. Really all wrong because I feel like it only informs my personality and made me what I am.