February 2012
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It is normal when at times you don't feel your...
Ira Glass on Storytelling from David Shiyang Liu
This is a great video that helps encourage you in your pursuit of creativity. Coming to a dead end or feeling that your work is becoming stagnant is just a sign to keep on going. Watch this and be inspired!
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A long lens at the Zoo
Ilford HP5+ on Nikon FM2n w/Nikkor 105mm f/2 AF-DC
Sad…because I am eating dried leaves
Sad…because it’s to dry out here!
Sad…because I’m not a white bird
Sad…because I’m not the king of my pride
Sad…because I’m almost 100 years old
Meeh…
I quite recently came into possession of Nick Brandt’s spectacular photo...
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Majestic little box cameras
Imperial Savoy and Kodacolor II 620C, expired 11/81
I came across my Savoy in an antique store and couldn’t resist this cute little camera. I have a soft spot for 50’s-60’s plastic box cameras, and am happy to have a Savoy in my collection. The Imperial Savoy was manufactured between 1956 and 1965, by the Imperial Camera Corp. of Chicago, Illinois. All plastic, with a...
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Carburetor Dung & The Garrison (and a cute baby...
Agfa CT Precisa 100 (expired 2002) ON Canon A-1, FD 50mm f/1.4
Last month I went to a lot of gigs, and one of them featured two of my favorite local punk bands: The Garrison & Carburetor Dung. Needless to say, much of the rolls were spent on photographing them and this roll, became my absolute favorite.
I didn’t use a flash and all shots were taken under the Program...
fauxt0grapher asked: Hi, I'm very intrigued by your film soups. When you soak the film into the 'soup', do you put the film with the canister or do you open up the canister and just soak the film? Judging by the way you tell it I'm guessing you develop your own films? If so, is it still possible if I soak the film first before sending it to a film shop for d/o? Sorry if my question is so confusing....
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The film soup returns!
Agfa CT Precisa (expired 2002) on Pentax ME, Zenitar 16mm f2.8 Ultra Wide Angle Fisheye
Can I be lazy tonight and just post the pictures without any blurbs? Heheh. You can click here for more info on how to make your own film soup roll.
OK, I’m gonna make things simple for those who are as lazy as me and couldn’t be bothered to read the long long write-ups so this will...
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The new Holga 120 PAN camera review
Fujichrome Tungsten 64T on Holga 120 PAN
Fujicolor Superia 100 on Holga 120 PAN
My first time ever writing an article about a camera. Ever! Well there is a first time for anything right? Although it is not my first time using a Holga. Been using it since 2004 as it is one of my first real “toy camera”. The camera that I am writing about now is the new Holga 120PAN (PAN = PANorama). One...
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Mirrors and Reflections
Shanghai GP3 100 on Kiev 88CM
I am a huge fan of medium format and as I progressed deeper into my experimentations with plastic cameras like the Holga and German-born Felica, I wanted to take things up one notch. Everyone’s dream medium format camera is the Hasselblad, I know, but before I ventured too far, I wanted to get a feel for the SLRs of this breed and decided to...
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Exploring the Holga on TEDx
Some of you may know her for her book “Plastic Cameras: Toying with Creativity”, Michelle Bates is a well-known photographer who chooses the Holga as one of her main cameras. Check out her wonderful talk on TED here.
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Meow, if you love Kodak!
Kodak T-Max 400 on Diana 151
(self-developed: Ilford Ilfosol 3, 1+9 at 6 mins)
Even Sora wants you to know that our beloved Kodak is here to stay and that FILM IS NOT DEAD!
-delusiana
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Kodak Film is here to stay!
After the initial scare on the Kodaktransforms webpage after doing a search for “film,”
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we contacted a Kodak personnel who told us otherwise telling us that Kodak is still very much in the film business. Here is the excerpt taken from their official Facebook assuring us that they have not given up on the...
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From Diana to Diana F+
Diana clones from the 60’s and 70’s from the Detrich collection now owned by Lomography.
Both eleanorrigby236 and delusiana are also proud owners of the Original Diana 151.
And how can we not give credit to the plastic marvel that started our obsession with camera hoarding, the Diana F+.
Check out other vintage Diana copies at Retronaut!
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Georgetown Heritage Walk - A Report.
Fujichrome Velvia 50 (shot at 40ISO) on Canon A-1
Y’know, I’ve always wanted to re-live certain wild hobo moments in life that I can cherish its very novelty over and over again. Too bad, the incumbent reality of life won’t accommodate one’s every desire -you can’t always get what you want! Nevermind, I’ll settle for...
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Ensign Ful-Vue, my new hero!
Ilford HP5+ 400ISO on Ensign Ful-Vue Box Camera
(Self-developed: Ilford Ilfotec DD-X, 1:4, 9 minutes)
So here’s the test roll for my cute frog-like vintage 1950s box camera, the Ensign Ful-Vue. This is actually the 2nd incarnation of the Ful-Vue, made in Great Britain during the post war era - its large and bright viewfinder making it one of the best cameras at it’s time....
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Maybe XPro is not the way to go after all
Velvia 100 on Vredebroch Felica
Velvia 100 cross-processed is what happened to these images. At first I liked the pink hues and the somberness it left the pictures, but the more I look at them the least I like them. The first three pictures were shot under fairly bright light, it was no later than possibly 2 in the afternoon, but still the images turned out underexposed. You can see...