Gary Franks
@gfrnks.bsky.social
Motion Designer & Media Artist
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@billorcutt.bsky.social at the Allan Gardens in Toronto, August 9th.
Shot on #Kodak #Portra400 with a Konica Big Mini #35mm.
Bill ripped on that tele from start to finish! 🙏
Shot on #Kodak #Portra400 with a Konica Big Mini #35mm.
Bill ripped on that tele from start to finish! 🙏
August 31, 2025 at 3:04 PM
@billorcutt.bsky.social at the Allan Gardens in Toronto, August 9th.
Shot on #Kodak #Portra400 with a Konica Big Mini #35mm.
Bill ripped on that tele from start to finish! 🙏
Shot on #Kodak #Portra400 with a Konica Big Mini #35mm.
Bill ripped on that tele from start to finish! 🙏
I was honoured to be able to shoot some portraits w/ local hero @yulisato.bsky.social on #polaroid600 & #kodakportra400 last week.
Be sure to catch her show next Friday at Arlington 5! "The Space Between" w/ Katerina Vasilas.
#filmphotography #mediumformat #polaroid #portraitphotography #ottawa
Be sure to catch her show next Friday at Arlington 5! "The Space Between" w/ Katerina Vasilas.
#filmphotography #mediumformat #polaroid #portraitphotography #ottawa
March 9, 2025 at 12:27 AM
I was honoured to be able to shoot some portraits w/ local hero @yulisato.bsky.social on #polaroid600 & #kodakportra400 last week.
Be sure to catch her show next Friday at Arlington 5! "The Space Between" w/ Katerina Vasilas.
#filmphotography #mediumformat #polaroid #portraitphotography #ottawa
Be sure to catch her show next Friday at Arlington 5! "The Space Between" w/ Katerina Vasilas.
#filmphotography #mediumformat #polaroid #portraitphotography #ottawa
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Excited to share some new works with you soon! Please join Katerina Vasilas and myself at #Arlington5 in #Ottawa for The Space Between - an #analogphotography exhibition exploring #familyarchives and memory ✨️ Opening March 14, 2025.
#OttawaEvents #ArtOpening
#OttawaEvents #ArtOpening
February 13, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Excited to share some new works with you soon! Please join Katerina Vasilas and myself at #Arlington5 in #Ottawa for The Space Between - an #analogphotography exhibition exploring #familyarchives and memory ✨️ Opening March 14, 2025.
#OttawaEvents #ArtOpening
#OttawaEvents #ArtOpening
More 2010s New York on 35mm.
#filmphotography #photography #35mm #ilford #blackandwhite #monochrome #film #analoguephotography
#filmphotography #photography #35mm #ilford #blackandwhite #monochrome #film #analoguephotography
February 9, 2025 at 8:23 PM
More 2010s New York on 35mm.
#filmphotography #photography #35mm #ilford #blackandwhite #monochrome #film #analoguephotography
#filmphotography #photography #35mm #ilford #blackandwhite #monochrome #film #analoguephotography
Somewhere in the 2010s. Jane Hotel, NYC. Shot on a plastic, thrift store camera for the vibes.
#35mm #photography #filmphotography #fujifilm #analoguephotography
#35mm #photography #filmphotography #fujifilm #analoguephotography
February 9, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Somewhere in the 2010s. Jane Hotel, NYC. Shot on a plastic, thrift store camera for the vibes.
#35mm #photography #filmphotography #fujifilm #analoguephotography
#35mm #photography #filmphotography #fujifilm #analoguephotography
Patiently awaiting summer sunsets.
#digitalphotography #sonyalpha #lightroom #a7iv #slrmagic #cine #photography #finearts
#digitalphotography #sonyalpha #lightroom #a7iv #slrmagic #cine #photography #finearts
February 8, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Patiently awaiting summer sunsets.
#digitalphotography #sonyalpha #lightroom #a7iv #slrmagic #cine #photography #finearts
#digitalphotography #sonyalpha #lightroom #a7iv #slrmagic #cine #photography #finearts
Rhetorical Summer, 2024.
#filmphotography #polaroidsx70 #instantphotography #nature #art #analogue #polaroid #stilllife #photography
#filmphotography #polaroidsx70 #instantphotography #nature #art #analogue #polaroid #stilllife #photography
February 6, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Rhetorical Summer, 2024.
#filmphotography #polaroidsx70 #instantphotography #nature #art #analogue #polaroid #stilllife #photography
#filmphotography #polaroidsx70 #instantphotography #nature #art #analogue #polaroid #stilllife #photography
The iconic Leah on Polaroid Spectra > emulsion lift > enlarged to make a paper negative > contact print.
Result: 8x10 gelatin silver print with all the markings of its journey.
Circa 2019.
#photography #darkroom #art #polaroid #portrait #monochrome #analogue #canadianphotographer #experimental
Result: 8x10 gelatin silver print with all the markings of its journey.
Circa 2019.
#photography #darkroom #art #polaroid #portrait #monochrome #analogue #canadianphotographer #experimental
February 5, 2025 at 8:39 PM
The iconic Leah on Polaroid Spectra > emulsion lift > enlarged to make a paper negative > contact print.
Result: 8x10 gelatin silver print with all the markings of its journey.
Circa 2019.
#photography #darkroom #art #polaroid #portrait #monochrome #analogue #canadianphotographer #experimental
Result: 8x10 gelatin silver print with all the markings of its journey.
Circa 2019.
#photography #darkroom #art #polaroid #portrait #monochrome #analogue #canadianphotographer #experimental
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Later, it becomes February, and even later, spring returns - Mary Oliver, from ‘Crows’
I vaguely remember this day, but not quite sure where this was.
#120mm #bnw #mediumformat #analog #analogfilm #mamiya #photographer #maryoliver
I vaguely remember this day, but not quite sure where this was.
#120mm #bnw #mediumformat #analog #analogfilm #mamiya #photographer #maryoliver
February 4, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Later, it becomes February, and even later, spring returns - Mary Oliver, from ‘Crows’
I vaguely remember this day, but not quite sure where this was.
#120mm #bnw #mediumformat #analog #analogfilm #mamiya #photographer #maryoliver
I vaguely remember this day, but not quite sure where this was.
#120mm #bnw #mediumformat #analog #analogfilm #mamiya #photographer #maryoliver
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Springtime, Northern Ontario, 2021
Possibly my favourite landscape I’ve done to date, a composite film image stitched together 🧵
📷 Mamiya C220, portra 400
#northernontario #porta400 #canadianartist #compositeimage #landscape #composite #mediumformat #analog #photography #northernontario
Possibly my favourite landscape I’ve done to date, a composite film image stitched together 🧵
📷 Mamiya C220, portra 400
#northernontario #porta400 #canadianartist #compositeimage #landscape #composite #mediumformat #analog #photography #northernontario
February 3, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Springtime, Northern Ontario, 2021
Possibly my favourite landscape I’ve done to date, a composite film image stitched together 🧵
📷 Mamiya C220, portra 400
#northernontario #porta400 #canadianartist #compositeimage #landscape #composite #mediumformat #analog #photography #northernontario
Possibly my favourite landscape I’ve done to date, a composite film image stitched together 🧵
📷 Mamiya C220, portra 400
#northernontario #porta400 #canadianartist #compositeimage #landscape #composite #mediumformat #analog #photography #northernontario
Thinking on brighter, warmer days.
Rhetorical Summer, 2024.
#polaroid #sx70 #photography #art #landscape #analogue #canadianart
Rhetorical Summer, 2024.
#polaroid #sx70 #photography #art #landscape #analogue #canadianart
February 2, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Thinking on brighter, warmer days.
Rhetorical Summer, 2024.
#polaroid #sx70 #photography #art #landscape #analogue #canadianart
Rhetorical Summer, 2024.
#polaroid #sx70 #photography #art #landscape #analogue #canadianart
Flowers, stone, and concrete on Polaroid Spectra (2024)
#art #photography #polaroid #monochrome #stilllife #bskyart #canadianart #canadianartist
#art #photography #polaroid #monochrome #stilllife #bskyart #canadianart #canadianartist
February 1, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Flowers, stone, and concrete on Polaroid Spectra (2024)
#art #photography #polaroid #monochrome #stilllife #bskyart #canadianart #canadianartist
#art #photography #polaroid #monochrome #stilllife #bskyart #canadianart #canadianartist
Reposted by Gary Franks
Reposted by Gary Franks
21 days straight of skating on the canal. "Swept and flooded" is echoing in my dreams - keep it coming 🙏
📸 by J
📸 by J
January 31, 2025 at 4:42 PM
21 days straight of skating on the canal. "Swept and flooded" is echoing in my dreams - keep it coming 🙏
📸 by J
📸 by J
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A portrait of my brother, I’m not a fan of photographing at high noon, but I do like using bright indirect light.
March 2021, photographed on Mamiya C220, portra 400
#mamiyac220 #mediumformat #kodakportra400 #portraitphotography #ottawa #canada
March 2021, photographed on Mamiya C220, portra 400
#mamiyac220 #mediumformat #kodakportra400 #portraitphotography #ottawa #canada
January 31, 2025 at 3:22 PM
A portrait of my brother, I’m not a fan of photographing at high noon, but I do like using bright indirect light.
March 2021, photographed on Mamiya C220, portra 400
#mamiyac220 #mediumformat #kodakportra400 #portraitphotography #ottawa #canada
March 2021, photographed on Mamiya C220, portra 400
#mamiyac220 #mediumformat #kodakportra400 #portraitphotography #ottawa #canada
One of the many Polaroids I had up at de Montigny Contemporary (Formerly Studio Sixty Six) this past summer.
Rhetorical Summer, 2024.
A large-scale narrative, told across a grid of 32 images, captured on Polaroid SX70 film.
#photography #art #canadianart #canadianartist #polaroid #analogue
Rhetorical Summer, 2024.
A large-scale narrative, told across a grid of 32 images, captured on Polaroid SX70 film.
#photography #art #canadianart #canadianartist #polaroid #analogue
January 31, 2025 at 1:25 PM
One of the many Polaroids I had up at de Montigny Contemporary (Formerly Studio Sixty Six) this past summer.
Rhetorical Summer, 2024.
A large-scale narrative, told across a grid of 32 images, captured on Polaroid SX70 film.
#photography #art #canadianart #canadianartist #polaroid #analogue
Rhetorical Summer, 2024.
A large-scale narrative, told across a grid of 32 images, captured on Polaroid SX70 film.
#photography #art #canadianart #canadianartist #polaroid #analogue
Algernon, 2024.
Shot on a Sony A7iii with a SLRMagic microprime cine lens.
#photography #art #cat #canadianartist #digital
Shot on a Sony A7iii with a SLRMagic microprime cine lens.
#photography #art #cat #canadianartist #digital
January 30, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Algernon, 2024.
Shot on a Sony A7iii with a SLRMagic microprime cine lens.
#photography #art #cat #canadianartist #digital
Shot on a Sony A7iii with a SLRMagic microprime cine lens.
#photography #art #cat #canadianartist #digital
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January 29, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Pippa on Spectra Polaroid (2019).
Probably the shot I am most proud of. We captured this in one-take with a 24 second exposure. We practiced the movements, steadied the mirror on a light stand, and managed to capture three images in one.
#photography #art #polaroid #artbsky #canadianart
Probably the shot I am most proud of. We captured this in one-take with a 24 second exposure. We practiced the movements, steadied the mirror on a light stand, and managed to capture three images in one.
#photography #art #polaroid #artbsky #canadianart
January 29, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Pippa on Spectra Polaroid (2019).
Probably the shot I am most proud of. We captured this in one-take with a 24 second exposure. We practiced the movements, steadied the mirror on a light stand, and managed to capture three images in one.
#photography #art #polaroid #artbsky #canadianart
Probably the shot I am most proud of. We captured this in one-take with a 24 second exposure. We practiced the movements, steadied the mirror on a light stand, and managed to capture three images in one.
#photography #art #polaroid #artbsky #canadianart
More polaroid fun from the archives. A slow Spectra (rip) shot from inside a Montreal metro station in 2018.
#instantphotography #polaroid #photography #canadianart
#instantphotography #polaroid #photography #canadianart
January 28, 2025 at 10:23 PM
More polaroid fun from the archives. A slow Spectra (rip) shot from inside a Montreal metro station in 2018.
#instantphotography #polaroid #photography #canadianart
#instantphotography #polaroid #photography #canadianart
Another one from my dusty hard drives: Celia on long-exposure Spectra Polaroid (2018).
#photography #polaroid #finearts
#photography #polaroid #finearts
January 28, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Another one from my dusty hard drives: Celia on long-exposure Spectra Polaroid (2018).
#photography #polaroid #finearts
#photography #polaroid #finearts
Pulling from the archives: Vintage @opencloseddoors.bsky.social on 35mm from 2018!
January 25, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Pulling from the archives: Vintage @opencloseddoors.bsky.social on 35mm from 2018!
Instagram changing the grid aspect ratio got me like 😤.
Whatever! Here's a video portrait I did at the end of 2023.
youtu.be/S57oh2sYuAU?...
Whatever! Here's a video portrait I did at the end of 2023.
youtu.be/S57oh2sYuAU?...
Yuli (2024)
YouTube video by Gary Franks
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January 25, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Instagram changing the grid aspect ratio got me like 😤.
Whatever! Here's a video portrait I did at the end of 2023.
youtu.be/S57oh2sYuAU?...
Whatever! Here's a video portrait I did at the end of 2023.
youtu.be/S57oh2sYuAU?...
To start things off, here's one of my favourite pieces of media I have made this year!
Brooklyn, New York (2023)
A quiet moment with Adam and Bianca in their Brooklyn apartment. Filmed and edited by Gary Franks, May 2023. Music written and performed by Adam Saikaley.
vimeo.com
September 21, 2023 at 8:38 PM
To start things off, here's one of my favourite pieces of media I have made this year!