’Til Tuesday: Tricia at the Shore (1997)
This week’s ’Til Tuesday takes me back to the mid-90s, when I was just learning to balance direction with letting the moment unfold. Tricia was a college friend of mine — we used to sing together — and one afternoon she agreed to step in front of my lens.
There wasn’t a plan, a stylist, or even a real concept. Just Tricia, a shirt, the water, and my camera. What happened next was a roll’s worth of pure spontaneity: laughter, splashes, and a reminder that sometimes the most honest images come from play rather than posing.
I look back at these frames and see the beginnings of what would eventually become my style — chasing authenticity, capturing the in-between.
Tech Notes ⚙️
- Camera: Nikon F90 (known as the N90 in the U.S.)
- Film: Kodak T-MAX 400 (TMY)
- Lens: Likely 50mm f/1.8 (my go-to at the time)
- Scan: Digitized from negative
Tricia in the water, 1997 — carefree and radiant, these frames remind me how spontaneous a simple roll of film could feel.”
