Some recently items id particularly recommend are the whole fish cookbook by josh niland, the second volume of jeff bridges panoramic photographs that he takes on the sets of his films, this professional yoyo, and harry potter hogwarts battle, a. The widelux f8 uses 35mm film which results in a 24mm x 59mm 1x 2. For those who dont know, he uses a widelux panoramic camera with a 26mm2. I started carrying it around as a snap shot camera, taking pictures of family and friends. Jeff bridges honored for his photography fstoppers. Bridges has been taking onset photos since the 1980s with a widelux, an oddity without a shutter or viewfinder. But on top of the more obvious aspect of bridges s work in this book, the photos themselves are superbly wrought, using a specialized panoramic camera, the.
Bridges was recognized for his widelux photography by the international center of photographys infinity award in 20. Photographic exhibitions and festivals jeff bridges. Academy awardwinning actor jeff bridges is widely adored as a jewel of american cinema, with dozens of leading credits to his name. Jeff bridges and the actor film photographer youtube. Bridges photos panoramic blackandwhites taken with a widelux camera mostly are self. Jeff bridges took incredible panoramic photos on the set. For more than 30 years, on numerous film sets, bridges, with his specialized panoramic camera, a widelux f8, has captured behindthescenes views of the creative world. In the 1970s jeff began using a unique widelux camera which takes panoramic 35 mm images in black and white film. With bridges, we discuss his affinity for the widelux, and how he handles this cameraknown for its idiosyncrasies.
In 2003, he published a book of his panoramic pictures called simply pictures. Actorphotographer jeff bridges started photographing movie sets with the camera in 1984. Jeff bridges took incredible panoramic photos on the set of every movie for the last 35 years. Ive recently discovered the jeff bridges book, showing his on set stills, and they were all taken with a widelux i felt in love with the concept and really want to buy one. Using an old school panoramic widelux film camera, hollywood legend jeff bridges has been snapping some beautifully cool behindthescenes photos from movies ranging from tron to iron man. Jeff bridges brings his widelux panoramic camera to jimmy. Bridges panoramic theme is a software product developed by microsoft and it is listed in desktop category under desktop themes and tools. Actor photographer jeff bridges started photographing movie sets with the camera in 1984. That got me thinking while i never used a widelux, i had a. Sam elliot and jeff bridges at the lebowski bar taken jeff bridges with his unique panoramic widelux camera. Lebowski and other big shots, prima mostra monografica in europa dedicata alla carriera fotografica dell.
Ever since then, he would carry his widelux f8 panoramic film camera to film sets, capturing the fun and intriguing moments behind the scenes. I would suggest masking your digicamdslr, buy a cheap horizon or even get a widelux f67 before spending on a noblex, xpan or any 6x17 cams. Bridges photos panoramic blackandwhites taken with a widelux camera mostly are selfpublished in personal books that the 69yearold. Academy award winning actor, jeff bridges is widely adored and a jewel of american cinema with dozens of leading credits to his name. Todays post by joe farace it wasnt really a christmas present, at least i dont think it was, but once upon a time my old pal jason gave me a russianmade horizon 202 rotating lens panoramic camera as a gift. Bridges was recognized for his widelux photography by the international center of photographys. In addition to being an academy awardwinning actor, bridges photographs the behindthescenes making of his movies with a widelux swinglens panoramic film camera, and over the years has collected those images in private editions, made for the cast and crew.
Beyond those little imperfections, the f7 is still a nice addition to any camera collection. The panoramic images have become somewhat of a signature look for. The actors blackandwhite panoramic photos are in a new book, jeff bridges. I looked up on internet and i also found out about the noblex camera and the horizon camera. Instead of a traditional shutter, it has a slit that, as the lens pans, exposes the film. Sam elliot and jeff bridges at the lebowski bar taken.
Actor jeff bridges uses a swing lens camera the widelux. I own my panon widelux f7 for over 4 years now and i thought its about time to do a little tutorial vid about it. When i was making a movie, i sometimes took pictures there, too. Bridges panoramic theme is a free software product and it is fully functional for an unlimited time although there may be other versions of this software product. There is only one way you can destroy your widelux, other than dropping it or smashing it, and that is by setting the shutter speed incorrectly. Photographs by jeff bridges using a widelux panoramic camera true grit, 2010 blown away, 1994 the big lebowski, 1998 simpatico, 1999 via everydayishow behindthescene photo by jeff bridges, true grit jeff takes a selfie with a lynched victim. The sweeping lens can create clean images when its properly taken care of. It shoots true and takes really interesting panoramic photos on 35mm film. Preferably it doesnt crop in camera and instead takes shots wider than the standard 3. Its a quirky camera that allows photographers to emphasize both foreground and background. A faithful sidekick to his camera, bridges appears on the widelux.
Ive always been fascinated with widescreen images and had been enjoying jeff bridges book of. He has used this camera to take pictures on set while workingshowing the unique world behind the. He uses a very rare old film camera which makes these gorgeous panoramic photos, and has a wonderful eye for capturing his subject and his scene. Jeff bridges photographs of behind the scenes movie making the. Jeff the dude bridges publishes a new photo book of hollywood. Jeff bridges has been nominated for six academy awards and has won once for crazy heart. Bridges uses a widelux camera for almost all of his photos because he says its ultrawide images are close to how the human eye really sees. Jeff bridges has starred in more than 80 films and snapped thousands of behindthescenes photos on nearly all. Instead, the lens panned horizontally, exposing the film through a slit in the camera body.
The wideluxs panoramic images cover 140 degrees of horizontal field. He was in high school when he started experimenting with the widelux, a 35mm panoramic camera. I will continue testing this lens for both my videography as well as my photography, but i truly feel that this is the next best thing to buying a panoramic film camera such as the fujifilm tx1hasselbald xpan or the widelux swing lens panorama camera a favourite of jeff bridges. Actor jeff bridges and director stanley kubrick have been known to shoot with widelux cameras. Jeff bridges has been taking photos on his movie sets for decades. He uses widelux f8 panoramic film camera, and he even got gary oldman interested in it. Jeff bridges shares personal photos from film sets exclusive. Actor jeff bridges is a fervent fan of film photography, often bringing his widelux panoramic camera on set, and capturing behindthescenes pictures. He can now add another honor to his list of awards. Have been meaning to do a video talking about this for some time now, and then jimmy kimmel interviewed jeff bridges, and it was the rug that really tied the room together. A panoramic camera from the 1950s remains in demand. He has been doing this since the 1980s and the unique.
Now, 16 years since his first collection of photography. Fpp listener donker dave is another swing lens user and uses the noblex fpp listener donker dave is another swing lens user and uses the noblex. For more than 30 years, on numerous film sets, bridges, with his specialized panoramic camera, a widelux f8, has captured behindthescenes views of the. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. Similar in style, i usually find good light, something interesting, compose and shoot with any camera format i happen to shoot with. Using an old school panoramic widelux film camera, hollywood legend jeff bridges has been snapping some beautifully cool behindthescenes photos from movies ranging from tron to. On all of his film sets, bridges brings a widelux camera that his wife gave him as a gift. Most of the photographs i take are done with a widelux camera. Since the 80s, american actor jeff bridges takes pictures in black and white of each sets, between each takes, with a panoramic widelux camera. When my wife, sue, who was taking pictures professionally at the time, saw how much i enjoyed the photographs, she gave me a widelux as a belated wedding gift. For more than 30 years, on numerous film sets, bridges, with his specialized panoramic camera, a widelux f8, has captured behindthescenes views of the creative world of moviemaking. Last week i stumbled twice over posts about jeff bridges panoramic photos from the film set of true grid great movie btw. Pictures taken by jeff bridges on the set of his movies.
Pictures taken on his widelux camera while shooting the big lebowksi, directed by the coen brothers. Jeff bridges and his widelux camera i have always enjoyed jeff bridges in films like the fisher king, both the original tron and tron legacy, as well as the overlooked lucascoppola film tucker. Jeff bridges annotates his own behindthescenes photographs from the coen brothers new western. He has issued a book named pictures by jeff bridges, and you can find out more about it and his photographic work on his website. Jeff bridges photographs of behind the scenes movie making. Jeff bridges took incredible panoramic photos on the set of every movie for the last 35 years airows.
Legacy, true grit, texasville, crazy heart, selfies with other actors and also scenes being played. How to take a panoramic picture with a panon widelux f7. In 1958, the small japanese manufacturer panon camera shoko released an unusual oblong camera with a swinglens turret and no shutter. Jeff bridges jeff bridges signed book premiere collectibles. Did you know that oscar winner jeff bridges is an accomplished.
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