Scanning negatives as positive.

Yep the title says it all, scanning negatives as positive then inverting them in photoshop.

So When I was shooting a part of my FMP, I used large format camera which was so fun to use, and also time consuming. But for such photos I could not just scan them and treat them as I treat 35mm negatives. 

So to get the most out of the negative (most in data/information) i scanned them as positive and invert the image in photoshop and Correct the RGB in Levels layer. 

This allowed me to use every bits of information that was on the negative.

More accurate colour and skin tones and more information in Blacks and Highlights on the negative. 

Here is a Silent video of how it is done. (in order to understand what is happening in video some knowledge in Photoshop is required)

This is a great way of working on negatives, even in black and white film if you have time for that.
So if you can capture an entire Photo shoot with 12 sheets of film I'd recommend you trying this.  

Scanner I used: Flextight X1 

Film: 4x5 kodak Portra 400 sheet

Camera: Linhof 

Shoot me like "Terry" - 9

After a Long day shooting with various formats of photography for my FMP, I asked the lovely Leah to pose for me as her self. 

Camera: Nikon D800 + 24-70mm 

Photographer: Bugra Ergil (Me) 

Stylist: Wendy Ford 

Makeup: Laura Kate Rzemieniecka 

Model: Leah Debrincat @Ugly

FMP - Multiple Personality Disorder

Here we go again. 

This was my final Project for London College of Fashion. 

When it was over I was happy and sad that I was no longer a student, now the work got more serious because there is no more room for error. 

Since this was my last university project, I wanted to say goodbye to all the amazing equipment and resources that the university provided, thus I shoot this project on 5x4 Sheet film (Large format). 

I used a Linhof monorail camera with Kodak Portra 400. Processed the Film by my self in dip and dunk tanks and scanned it by my self again in Hasselblad Flextight X1 all provided in good old LCF. 

The multiple personality character Pam(the model) was having was inspired by the movie whatever happened to baby Jane. 

Photographer: Bugra Ergil 

Stylist: Wendy Ford 

Hair and Makeup: Laura Kate Rzemieniecka 

Model: Pam Lucas @Ugly 

I also shot on Mamiya and D800, when I have the time to Scan/Retouch them I will make a post about all 3 formats, and compare them, well obviously we know who is the winner. Why else would I choose the large-format files. 

The Young Turks

After I helped my Friend and colleague Olagc with his shoot for Elle, featuring Erdem. The photography team and Erdem developed friendship bond over the shoot, while we were shooting we were having conversations about the Turkish language, Seafood and Baklava (Of corse). At the end we snapped a photo of all photography team with Erdem for memory of the day.

From Left to Right:Bugra Ergil (ME), Olgac Bozalp, Erdem Moralioglu, Murat Sinici, Ersin Onur

In Regard to Media Censorship and Police Terror in Turkey

Calling for Media Censorship Awareness in Turkey
featuring Police Terror

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_protests_in_Turkey
https://twitter.com/search?q=%23policeviolenceinturkey
http://occupygezi.com/
https://twitter.com/search?q=%23occupygezi
http://showdiscontent.com/

Music by SilO - Breakdown
http://www.youtube.com/user/silomusicuk

Updates ! ! !

I've updates to share with you. 

1. I made a new website with my own domain name. (finally) here is the link: http://bugraergil.co.uk/
2. I've updated some of the shoot me like terry photos. due to wrong colour profile, the web browsers were showing them with funny colours, I called that the Simpsons effect, where skin colour starts to turn yellow or too pink. here is the link to the label: http://bugraergil.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/Shoot%20me%20like%20Terry 
3. I got a new Film VS Digital coming soon. All I can say is this is going to be awesome, Large format film Vs D800 Vs Mamiya RZ67. lets compare the shit out of all formats of photography. 

Shoot me like "Terry" - 8

Right before I said "its a Wrap" I snapped this photo of Lovely Alex in the "Juxtopposition" shoot. 

Camera: D800 + 24-70mm

Photographer: Bugra Ergil
Stylist: Ekaterina Nishanova 
Makeup: Cuneyt Ozketen 
Hair: Emily Franks 
Model: Alex K. @Milk Management