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Nathan Philips in Winter
I think it was winter 2014. I went to downtown and tried ice-skating for the first time with my family.
Beyond the Lab: Photography
35mm photographs. Off-hours work, separate from the research on AI model evaluation and human factors.
When I’m away from eye-trackers and computational models, I’m usually chasing light for fun, not for a portfolio. I shoot 35mm on a Ricoh KR-5 Super II, often with years-old film that surprises me in the wash. More photographs are on my Flickr.
35mm Film
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Last day in my hometwon
We were packing to migrate to Canada for good. I took this photo from my balcony.
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Amir Kabir Statue
I was experimenting with expired film. We frequently went to this park when I was a kid.
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Canadian Snowbird
My first experience being a Canadian Snowbird! Loved the 2-week break from the harsh winter of Toronto.
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Night Pool
Tungsten-balanced stock under mixed lighting. The halation around practical lights is exactly why I reach for Cinestill after dark.
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Craftsman Porch
Soft domestic light through a screened porch, with consumer film stock doing more than it has any right to in open shade.
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Coastal Fog
Expired Ektar shifted the blues toward teal on a marine layer morning where the color cast felt more honest than correction would have.
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Harbor Light
Fine-grain daylight stock for a scene that didn't need drama, just accurate skin tones on the pier and a clean horizon line.
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Balboa Park
Spanish-revival architecture reduced to tonal planes. The midday sun was so harsh that composition mattered more than exposure latitude.
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Alpine Lake
A weekend escape from the lab: cooler air, longer shadows, and a cheap roll of Superia that punched above its price in mountain light.
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Last Light
Twenty-year-old film stock at golden hour. The colors drifted magenta and amber in ways no LUT could replicate convincingly.