TWENTY FOUR FRAMES IN MAY

Jorge Rodríguez Santos Photography

Last year the Project 52 folks were invited to a special project: shoot 24 frames of film in the month of May. The idea was to treat a single frame of film with the same deliberate attention we would give it if it were a sheet of 8×10. Carefully decide what you want in the frame, make an accurate exposure calculation and shoot the image. Not mad bursts or ‘shoot it till you get it” – the idea is to think enough about the image in your camera that you do indeed ‘get it’ with that single frame.

Not many rules, but a few guidelines:

1. This is for film cameras only.
2. Black and White or Color is fine, and there are no restrictions on the type of film you shoot.
3. Polaroid is OK.
4. 4×5 or sheet film cameras are OK.
5. Tintype / alternate process is OK.
6. Images must be on a contact sheet as well as individually presented (Use Photoshop’s excellent “Contact Sheet” tool if you have had your film scanned.)
7. Only one roll of 35mm film (or the first 24 frames of a roll of 36)
8. Two rolls + for 6×7 120/220.
9. No more than three exposures taken on any single day, no more than two of any single subject.
10. Images must be presented in order of exposure.

Uploading instructions will be posted on May 31. Upload from June 1 to June 15.

If you are planning on being involved, let us all know in the comments.

Submissions will include:

• Contact sheet
• Camera format / brand
• Lenses used
• Film type and name
• Lab used (with link please)
• 24 individual frames ready for web at 1000 pixels on the long side.

Here is a link to last year’s submissions. I am hoping for triple the involvement this year.

Considering an option for a contest… thinking more about it and will announce before May if you can choose to be in the optional contest.

Need a film camera? Here is a list of my favorite film cameras. Let me know if you think I missed any amazing cameras. (Yeah, I gotta ad the Olympus OM-1 soon…)