Rachel Blair, circa 1999
7 February 2008, evening time
In high school we shot yearbook photos on bulk rolled spools of Ilford ISO 400 B&W film. Sometimes we’d grab a roll to shoot our own stuff, there was so much of it laying around. I did this twice. The first roll I shot Rishi developed for me. The second roll I never got around to developing.
9 years is a long time to let a roll of film sit around. The only picture I can remember taking on this roll of film was of Matt’s sister Rachel. I remember her looking sideways and me snapping the shot. The rest of the roll is a blur. And so it remained till today.
On my snow day I decided to go downtown and get this 9 year old roll of film developed. The picture of Rachel is exactly how I recall it — well minus the harsh light and all the grain I guess; in my mind it had become this brilliant lost photo. The rest of the roll is a strange look back in time.
Any idea when you will scan the other photos and put them up?
by Krishna on Feb 8, 08:25 #
I was planning on making a page for them at some point, I have them all scanned already. This is really the only one of note.
by Ramanan on Feb 8, 08:43 #
P.S. – It’s “Rachel”.
by Matt on Feb 8, 11:18 #
Damn you Rachael Ray!
by Ramanan on Feb 8, 12:33 #
Heh… And not just for that reason, either.
Great shot, by the way. I should have said that the first time around.
by Matt on Feb 8, 14:06 #