Jeff-Ellis

photographer

    Having bought my first camera as a teenager, I was thrilled to finally take a photography course in college. At the Art Institute of Philadelphia, I had access to a dark room. There Ihad a canaster ready when I unraveled my 35 mm film from my camera, then spun it around the spiral insides of the canister. Then, I put the lid on, all in complete darkness. Directing the different chemicals to develop and fix those negatives came next. After the negatives were ready, I cut several of them in short strips so they'd fit in the enlarger. When the image was ready, I would turn the light back off (there was a dim red light, so it wasn't completely dark at this point. I then took the photo paper out of the container, placed it in the holder under the enlarger, then for a set time, flip the enlarger's light on to the paper. After that I would bathe the picture in different containers for a certain time.

My pictures.

 

	mother holding newborn
	on park benches across from New York
	downtown Philly's Clothespin sculpture
	leading a yoga class in the Poconos
	clouds seen from above
	historic Lit Building in Philadelphia