For the later half of July, I tried a roll of a new-to-me film stock, Harman Phoenix ii.
To be honest, I don’t feel like this one is for me. I love low-grain, sharp film stocks, but this ended up being a grainy, moody one.
It wasn’t entirely on purpose, but I ended up taking a lot of photos of things I’ve shot before, which makes for some interesting contrasts. I will note that none of these were on the same day, in the same lighting, or even framed exactly the same way, so it’s not an exact comparison.
The film is an ISO 200 stock and for the most part, I shot it outdoors. The photos I like the most are the ones in direct, bright sunlight. Maybe I metered it wrong in the shaded photos.
Chinatown lanterns, more muted and grainy than last year’s shot on Ektar
The Mira building, more muted than last year’s Kodacolor
Aquatic Park, murkier than on Kodacolor
Blurry indoor shot of the BART on an outdoor film stock
Berkeley building
Benjamin with Cheeseboard pizza
Flowers in the Berkeley hills
Mr Pickle’s, much granier than on Kodacolor
Trick Dog tiki mug
Clarion Alley for a Hey Diva merch drop
Mission High School, much more vibrant but grainy than on Monopan 50
Lake Tahoe at Shadyside