Braden Nesin
@hellapositivepinup.com
Photographer of butts, mostly
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So uh who's around Chicago and want's to go play around an abandoned church in the snow this January or maybe February?
November 25, 2025 at 7:40 PM
So uh who's around Chicago and want's to go play around an abandoned church in the snow this January or maybe February?
Update: best biscuits I have ever made. The curse is broken
Made biscuits, forgot to brush butter on top or they'd be prettier. Chanterelle mushroom gravy (spouse is vegetarian) not pictured
November 25, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Update: best biscuits I have ever made. The curse is broken
Made biscuits, forgot to brush butter on top or they'd be prettier. Chanterelle mushroom gravy (spouse is vegetarian) not pictured
November 25, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Made biscuits, forgot to brush butter on top or they'd be prettier. Chanterelle mushroom gravy (spouse is vegetarian) not pictured
Just bought 5 rolls of Cinestill 800T to bring to Lindy Focus to play with. I'm mostly only interested in shooting black and white so I can do fun things in the darkroom with it, and sticking with digital for color work, but this film is neat because it doesn't have an anti-halation layer
November 25, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Just bought 5 rolls of Cinestill 800T to bring to Lindy Focus to play with. I'm mostly only interested in shooting black and white so I can do fun things in the darkroom with it, and sticking with digital for color work, but this film is neat because it doesn't have an anti-halation layer
The sheer lunacy of wanting to get a 4x5 camera and make platinum contact prints, or god help me wet plate collodion.
I am nearly certainly getting a 4x5 pinhole camera and positive paper to bring to Herräng next summer, along with a bunch of lights
I am nearly certainly getting a 4x5 pinhole camera and positive paper to bring to Herräng next summer, along with a bunch of lights
November 25, 2025 at 7:09 AM
The sheer lunacy of wanting to get a 4x5 camera and make platinum contact prints, or god help me wet plate collodion.
I am nearly certainly getting a 4x5 pinhole camera and positive paper to bring to Herräng next summer, along with a bunch of lights
I am nearly certainly getting a 4x5 pinhole camera and positive paper to bring to Herräng next summer, along with a bunch of lights
Really hoping folks hire me for more film shoots, I really want an excuse to get a medium format system
November 23, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Really hoping folks hire me for more film shoots, I really want an excuse to get a medium format system
The black border around this photo is a bit of a flex, because it means I actually held my camera straight to get that horizon level 😅
Olivia by the Lakeshore '25, 4x6 on 5x7 paper, first edition of three (one for me, one for the model, and one for sale, with or without museum quality framing)
Olivia by the Lakeshore '25, 4x6 on 5x7 paper, first edition of three (one for me, one for the model, and one for sale, with or without museum quality framing)
November 19, 2025 at 7:39 PM
The black border around this photo is a bit of a flex, because it means I actually held my camera straight to get that horizon level 😅
Olivia by the Lakeshore '25, 4x6 on 5x7 paper, first edition of three (one for me, one for the model, and one for sale, with or without museum quality framing)
Olivia by the Lakeshore '25, 4x6 on 5x7 paper, first edition of three (one for me, one for the model, and one for sale, with or without museum quality framing)
Film is so cool. I overexposed these by ~6 stops (64 times as much light as needed,) the negatives were almost solid. I had to cook the paper under the enlarger for so long I set up a second enlarger so I could keep working on other stuff. But damn, she's glowing
So excited to finally be able to share some of the nudes I shot in Sweden this summer! I cannot decide between these two, do you have a favorite?
November 19, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Film is so cool. I overexposed these by ~6 stops (64 times as much light as needed,) the negatives were almost solid. I had to cook the paper under the enlarger for so long I set up a second enlarger so I could keep working on other stuff. But damn, she's glowing
One more of Jenny, lying on a dock on a lake near the Baltic Sea in Sweden this summer. Shot on 35mm film, printed in my local darkroom and lightly toned in selenium and gold. I think I'm getting the hang of this fine art nude thing, yeah?
November 19, 2025 at 7:08 AM
One more of Jenny, lying on a dock on a lake near the Baltic Sea in Sweden this summer. Shot on 35mm film, printed in my local darkroom and lightly toned in selenium and gold. I think I'm getting the hang of this fine art nude thing, yeah?
So excited to finally be able to share some of the nudes I shot in Sweden this summer! I cannot decide between these two, do you have a favorite?
November 19, 2025 at 2:31 AM
So excited to finally be able to share some of the nudes I shot in Sweden this summer! I cannot decide between these two, do you have a favorite?
All set up to sling butts at the Queer Wedding Expo!
November 16, 2025 at 4:54 PM
All set up to sling butts at the Queer Wedding Expo!
Reposted by Braden Nesin
Terminator starts promisingly, being about two naked men on a quest for some trousers, but then goes off in a different direction that isn't as interesting.
November 16, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Terminator starts promisingly, being about two naked men on a quest for some trousers, but then goes off in a different direction that isn't as interesting.
Tabling a queer wedding show tomorrow as a boudoir photographer, am all packed up with so much art to show people but have now entered Waiting Mode and ceased being able to function
November 15, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Tabling a queer wedding show tomorrow as a boudoir photographer, am all packed up with so much art to show people but have now entered Waiting Mode and ceased being able to function
Snapped a photo through the grain focuser
November 13, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Snapped a photo through the grain focuser
Olivia walking along the lakeshore in Chicago earlier this summer. Print is washing after fixing, soon to be toned in selenium and the last of my gold chloride.
Man I love playing with film
Man I love playing with film
November 12, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Olivia walking along the lakeshore in Chicago earlier this summer. Print is washing after fixing, soon to be toned in selenium and the last of my gold chloride.
Man I love playing with film
Man I love playing with film
Reposted by Braden Nesin
Once more, into the breach(darkroom)
November 12, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Once more, into the breach(darkroom)
I spent 11 hours in the darkroom today, minus about 30 minutes for the only meal I've eaten today. I forgot to get more behind the scenes stuff. I forgot to drink water. I am exhausted. Excited to go back Wednesday for more
November 11, 2025 at 2:35 AM
I spent 11 hours in the darkroom today, minus about 30 minutes for the only meal I've eaten today. I forgot to get more behind the scenes stuff. I forgot to drink water. I am exhausted. Excited to go back Wednesday for more
Selenium to warm the print up. The blue tint is the indicator for the archival wash I added in. The selenium converts the silver to silver selenide, which is a rich brown in color and also lasts many times longer without fading, likely hundreds of years.
November 10, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Selenium to warm the print up. The blue tint is the indicator for the archival wash I added in. The selenium converts the silver to silver selenide, which is a rich brown in color and also lasts many times longer without fading, likely hundreds of years.
More darkroom magic, featuring nudes of Jenny shot in Sweden this summer. Doing a lil experiment testing papers and toning so I just made 8 duplicate prints, 4 each of two papers. One pair I'm toning in selenium, one in gold, one in both, and one set is untouched for comparison
November 10, 2025 at 5:23 PM
More darkroom magic, featuring nudes of Jenny shot in Sweden this summer. Doing a lil experiment testing papers and toning so I just made 8 duplicate prints, 4 each of two papers. One pair I'm toning in selenium, one in gold, one in both, and one set is untouched for comparison
Going back into the darkroom tomorrow, this time to print personal work I can share all of, rather than client work I can only share a little of, and not even my absolute favorites. Genuinely some of the best work I've ever done, ready to do it again if anyone wants to meet in Chicago
Absolutely thrilled with how these came out. The slight color cast is from the split toning process, which also fixes the image to last centuries without fading
November 9, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Going back into the darkroom tomorrow, this time to print personal work I can share all of, rather than client work I can only share a little of, and not even my absolute favorites. Genuinely some of the best work I've ever done, ready to do it again if anyone wants to meet in Chicago
Absolutely thrilled with how these came out. The slight color cast is from the split toning process, which also fixes the image to last centuries without fading
November 9, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Absolutely thrilled with how these came out. The slight color cast is from the split toning process, which also fixes the image to last centuries without fading
Reposted by Braden Nesin
incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
November 6, 2025 at 6:10 PM
incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
Reposted by Braden Nesin
We used to make things in this country. Like cereal designed to stop you whacking off or visiting prostitutes.
November 6, 2025 at 11:34 AM
We used to make things in this country. Like cereal designed to stop you whacking off or visiting prostitutes.