Portlandize Portraits

Posted on March 24, 2011 by Dave Feucht

I’ve been waiting a long time for this one, and finally, here we are. I’ve gotten the film developed and scanned, and the photos are ready to share!

First, I just want to say, it was wonderful to meet everyone, and to remind myself that there are just a lot of nice people riding bikes around Portland. It was great to get around to some areas of town I don’t see that often, and to find some spots that I do go near often that I had never really noticed before.

Secondly, I hope to continue this project, not with a specific roll of film, but just with whatever I happen to have on me at the time, so if you didn’t get in on this and you still would like a portrait of you with your bike and/or loved one(s) and/or your loved one(s) and their bike(s), just let me know :) Same conditions apply – I reserve rights to post the photos online and potentially print them and use them (as for a gallery showing or something, should such chance arise). I will send you digital copies for free, and ask $4 per print if you would like me to make you physical prints of the photos.

Ok, enough chatter, on to the people of Portland!

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John (a real photographer) and his wife Sheelagh, who have since hatched a new family member (congrats!)

08
Anne and Mike, who blog at Buddha Bellies and steered us towards Hiroshi’s Anzen, now our favorite Japanese market.

12
Will, who blogs at The Prudent Cyclist and his wife Lea

25
Windy and her sweet folding bike Skittles

14
Patrick of Vélocouture

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Brooke, Douglas and Tennessee, who blog at Pedal and Bloom

18
Ali

09
Rosalind, who was a co-conspirator with my wife at Sock Dreams.

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Z., who blogs over at Gladys and Viv

Thanks again to everyone, for indulging my photographic whims, agreeing to meet me in person, and for getting out on your bikes around Portland. Cheers!

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  • Tinyinkling

    Dave-
    The portraits are beautiful! Hope to see them up at a gallery or bike shop soon ;)
    b

  • Dave

    Thank you! I'm glad they turned out as well as they did!

  • Joel Gwadz

    I love it!
    I take similar photos in Washington DC
    although… I moved form the static portrait situation to motion a few years back

    http://gwadzilla.blogspot.com/

  • Joel Gwadz

    it is funny how many people have bicycle blogs

    in 2004 there was maybe one or two from a few parts of the country

  • Dave

    Thanks Joel!

    I do take some motion shots as well, you'll see them pop up here from time to time. But I do kind of like the posed portraits as well (plus it gives me an excuse to practice taking portraits) :)

    Cheers!

  • Dark Emeralds

    Nice work! I'm finding that first one especially eye-catching and intriguing.

  • Dave

    Thanks! That's down in the pearl district near Jamison Square – it's a big window in an old brick wall that is just free-standing at the edge of a parking lot now. It was actually John's suggestion – and one of those places I had never really seen before. Glad you like it!

  • Sara Phinney

    Dave-
    These came out really well! Love all the different background settings–and especially the composition on the first one.
    Thanks for including me, too.
    Z.

  • Dave

    You're very welcome, I'm glad I could sneak you in at the end! Thanks for joining in!

  • Rachel H

    I'm in LOVE with the man in the third to last picture.

  • Dave

    I don't mean to be a downer, but I think he's married :) unless you're his wife, in which case, lucky you! :)

  • Dave

    I don't mean to be a downer, but I think he's married :) unless you're his wife, in which case, hooray for you! :)

  • Lovely Bicycle!

    Nice portraits!
    Windy and Skittles is my favourite.

  • Dave

    Thanks! That seems to be a popular one :)

  • Simply Bike

    These are great! I love the different backdrops of the city and that I recognize Patrick in one of them :)

    S.

  • Dave

    Yeah, it was fun taking the photos and going to the different spots for them, and it was great to meet some of the readers of Portlandize in person – it's nice to know a few people in Portland are interested in the blog :)

    Have you met Patrick, or do you just know him via the Internets? :) He's a great guy. We also recently did a film swap (http://www.flickr.com/photos/poetas/sets/72157626108156253/), and he's working on a second roll to do the same thing again.

  • Micheal Blue

    Nice portraits (though Patrick's one could use some flash :-) ). I also got a film camera, Nikon FE with 50mm f/2 lens and then 70-210mm f/4.5 lens. Got them cheap on eBay in good technical condition. Loaded it with Ilford B&W film. Your film-based pictures seemed to be a prod in the direction. Certainly nothing in photography compares to the click of a real camera and playing with the film advance lever :-)

  • Dave

    Micheal: Yeah, Patrick's was kind of a whim actually – we were meeting for something else and I just asked if I could get a quick snap. There wasn't a really good way to get the shot without him standing back to the sun, or at least side to the sun. I almost didn't post it, though after looking at it some more, I actually kind of like it.

    Glad to have nudged you in the "right" direction! :) Keep them producing that 35mm film! I haven't used the Ilford film yet, the only B&W I've used is Kodak TMax, but I'm hoping to try a few others, and Ilford is certainly on the list.

    It's true that nothing quite feels like a hefty film camera in your hands, and that hearty *snap* of the mirror flinging around in there and the shutter clicking. Oh yeah, and the film advance – rewinding the film is pretty fun as well :) So much more of an interactive experience than just pushing buttons, having the camera focus and judge your exposure for you, and then plugging it into a computer and copying files off.

  • Dream Dottie

    This was an awesome project! I love that you went out and made this idea come to life.

  • Dave

    Yeah, I'm a little surprised it worked out myself, I'm usually terrible at planning things. But it worked out pretty well, after all. And it was awesome meeting everyone, and in a couple cases, getting to photograph people I already knew.

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