We've finally met our deadline at work. Which means I'll hopefully have more time for here.
That's not to say I haven't been taking pictures. Oh yes. There are rolls upon rolls of film. There's so much to say, too! Reading Old Man and the Sea, discovering new ways to shoot with the 500dtl, reading about Winogrand. So much.
This was just a short note to say hello and to let you know I'm still here.
Showing posts with label camera. Show all posts
Showing posts with label camera. Show all posts
01 July 2011
04 May 2011
Second Post and Recesky
The second roll shot with the Mini is another (and my last) roll of expired (2002) Fuji 400. Pictures are less of the work site and more of the city I live in and the city I work in.
After I shot this roll of film I was saddened to hear that Wal-Mart doesn't do 1 hour developing any more. Yes, I know that sounds bunk. Yes, I know that using a 1 hour service isn't "artsy." But, I'm impatient. The other thing I am is poor. So, after realizing I could send off to this place in New England for half the price of 1-hour around here... well it's a different game.
Have expired Fuji 400 b&w loaded now. Using strictly half-frame format. Have a couple overlay panoramas I'm anxious to see.
Yes, I've only had this camera for a few weeks. Yes, I'm already looking at another one...
I've been obsessed with TLR cameras for some time now. Finally, I've found one that's not really expensive. The Recesky TLR is a plastic, toy camera much like the Diana Mini. Only, this one comes in pieces and I get to assemble it. It has the top viewfinder and everything. The only catch is it will only shoot in vertical 35mm. Unless you turn it on it's side of course. So, my plan is to create a mask of some sort and force it to shoot in square format like the Mini does. It will take some thought. But, I found them on eBay for 20 bucks/free shipping. So, if I decide to perma mount a mask in the obscura box I could always get another for fairly cheap.
After sating the TLR bug, it will be on to finding something that will shoot on the sprockets. Also, the wife and I have been looking into a negative scanner. It has to have the capability to scan medium format film as that's Victoria's format of choice. But, I think we've found a suitable candidate in the Epson Perfection v500. Not too pricey, and in the long run will end up saving us money.
Anywho, off to bed. Happy shooting!
After I shot this roll of film I was saddened to hear that Wal-Mart doesn't do 1 hour developing any more. Yes, I know that sounds bunk. Yes, I know that using a 1 hour service isn't "artsy." But, I'm impatient. The other thing I am is poor. So, after realizing I could send off to this place in New England for half the price of 1-hour around here... well it's a different game.
Have expired Fuji 400 b&w loaded now. Using strictly half-frame format. Have a couple overlay panoramas I'm anxious to see.
Yes, I've only had this camera for a few weeks. Yes, I'm already looking at another one...
I've been obsessed with TLR cameras for some time now. Finally, I've found one that's not really expensive. The Recesky TLR is a plastic, toy camera much like the Diana Mini. Only, this one comes in pieces and I get to assemble it. It has the top viewfinder and everything. The only catch is it will only shoot in vertical 35mm. Unless you turn it on it's side of course. So, my plan is to create a mask of some sort and force it to shoot in square format like the Mini does. It will take some thought. But, I found them on eBay for 20 bucks/free shipping. So, if I decide to perma mount a mask in the obscura box I could always get another for fairly cheap.
After sating the TLR bug, it will be on to finding something that will shoot on the sprockets. Also, the wife and I have been looking into a negative scanner. It has to have the capability to scan medium format film as that's Victoria's format of choice. But, I think we've found a suitable candidate in the Epson Perfection v500. Not too pricey, and in the long run will end up saving us money.
Anywho, off to bed. Happy shooting!
30 April 2011
New Beginnings
Many moons ago, when I was young, my friend Mark and I would go out to the local cemetery and shoot rolls of film with our fathers' old cameras. In fact, they were the exact same cameras: the Mamiya/Sekor 500DTL. My father got his around the Vietnam war era and I forget when Mark's dad got his. This was about ~2002. We would drive out in my jeep with the wind in our hair and sneak about with hotboot flashes firing off shots.
Fast-forward to this year. I found myself completely enamored with lomography. I like the way the pictures look, it reminds me of how the photos Mark and I took looked.
In the beginning of my foray into this mystical art I was using an Olympus 600-UZ set to the pinhole setting. I'd enhance the vignetting and then Photoshop the color changes to make it look cross-processed. After a while I was playing with "multiple exposures." And this was entertaining for me. But... it didn't feel right.
Some time ago, maybe 5 years ago, I found myself believing that digital was this hot thing. My wife was utilizing film at the time and we were trying to save money. I calculated that spending a good portion of money on a digital camera would end up eventually saving money as we wouldn't pay for processing. So, somehow I ended up with a digital camera and doing what I'm doing.
Recently, since I've taken up the Diana Mini, my thoughts have changed. With the Diana the film becomes a canvas on which to paint with light. There isn't instant gratification. I can't just shoot shoot shoot (if I'm in square format I can't, I guess. But, if I'm in half frame on a 36 exp. roll 72 shots sounds like forever); there's thought that goes into a shot.
So here I am, older... a little wiser maybe; realizing I made a mistake. And this is my journey back to film. This is my catalog of my adventures in analogue.
Fast-forward to this year. I found myself completely enamored with lomography. I like the way the pictures look, it reminds me of how the photos Mark and I took looked.
In the beginning of my foray into this mystical art I was using an Olympus 600-UZ set to the pinhole setting. I'd enhance the vignetting and then Photoshop the color changes to make it look cross-processed. After a while I was playing with "multiple exposures." And this was entertaining for me. But... it didn't feel right.
Some time ago, maybe 5 years ago, I found myself believing that digital was this hot thing. My wife was utilizing film at the time and we were trying to save money. I calculated that spending a good portion of money on a digital camera would end up eventually saving money as we wouldn't pay for processing. So, somehow I ended up with a digital camera and doing what I'm doing.
Recently, since I've taken up the Diana Mini, my thoughts have changed. With the Diana the film becomes a canvas on which to paint with light. There isn't instant gratification. I can't just shoot shoot shoot (if I'm in square format I can't, I guess. But, if I'm in half frame on a 36 exp. roll 72 shots sounds like forever); there's thought that goes into a shot.
So here I am, older... a little wiser maybe; realizing I made a mistake. And this is my journey back to film. This is my catalog of my adventures in analogue.
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