Art & Adventure with PJ Ortiz Luis
The online portfolio of Pacifico "PJ" Ortiz Luis, a storyteller utilizing different mediums of art including film photography, dance, and performance poetry.
From present time to a fortnight ago, I time traveled 3 hours into the future. Who knew 3 hours could make such a big difference? What we stumbled into was the ruins of a lost culture. Desolate and beautiful at the same time, we overlooked the metropolis out in the distance while being tickled by the wild brush germinating beneath our feet. The gigantic stone structures were decorated with hieroglpyhics. And golden fish swam freely in the isolated ponds.
Above is my winning photo for Instagram's Recreated Photo Contest, where instagrammers choose a classic photo and recreate it with a modern twist. This was supposed to take place in the ocean, but weather conditions did not allow us to do that. We had to be a little creative with how we approached it. Below are the film photos I took during my session with model and dancer, Jessica Kelley:
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Inspiration for the photo: Woman Floating in Week Wachee Springs by Toni Frissell
Lately, I've had the urge to shoot panoramic oceanscapes. I'm still trying to find a good "true" panoramic" 35mm film camera, that doesn't break the bank. My eventual goal with this would be to build an underwater housing for panoramics in the ocean.
But for now....here are panoramic oceanscapes, up on the shore where they work all day
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I brought 4 new englanders with me to explore a beach that most locals don't know about right at sunrise. Springtime wildflowers were blooming along the cliffs, and we discovered a few pathways that I did not notice until they pointed it out. Climbing down to the beach, we were greeted by a friendly seal and a sea cub. Here are the resulting photos taken on a Mamiya C330 using Kodak film:
These are the resulting images of the mixture of characters and characters.
I organized an Instagram Meetup [an "Instameet"] with Hidden San Diego this weekend. It also happens to be Believe In Film's "Belive in XPro" month. "X-Pro" refers to Cross Processing....generally taking slide film, and developing it in the chemicals used for general Color Print film....the smart phone apps got it wrong.
