Are you guys enjoying my film? Aside from my 365 project it’s the majority of what I’ve been shooting lately. I still have a backlog of digital to share, but I just haven’t gotten around to those yet.
This is another Holga picture, as the name would indicate. I feel like my blog posts, aside from the photos, has been boring lately. Not much funny. I’ll work on that. It stems from me not preparing posts in advance. I need to step it up. But for now, there’s just this Holga.
Geez I love the ocean. This is one of my favorite Holga pictures I’ve taken. Something about it works well for me. I don’t think the ocean will ever get old to me. I’d live on a yacht in the ocean if I had the means. I’d spend my days puttering up and down the coast; docking at other cities and spending some time sightseeing. West coast, east coast, Mediterranean Sea. Any would be right for me.
I didn’t eat here, but this sign has two things I enjoy. Indian cuisine and free parking. Free parking isn’t all that easy to find in Pasadena sometimes. For the sake of ease though, I’ll pay a few bucks to park in a garage. It isn’t all that expensive. Not compared to other places in the LA area. They’re talking about installing new street meters that are electronic and take credit cards. This is the good news. The bad news is that these newfangled electronic dealies will also inflate their prices based on peak parking times throughout the day. Jherks.
Yet another Holga picture I enjoyed. I took this one as insurance because I knew I had double exposed the other wall of ivy. I’m glad I did because I think this turned out pretty nicely. It also looks good in black and white; too bad I shot it in color. Maybe someday I’ll share the converted version. For now, here it is in color, as nature intended.
Also, don't forget to check out my 365 project on Flickr. I think
YESTERDAY'S picture is pretty sweet!
One interesting feature of film cameras is their ability to make cool double exposures with absolutely no effort on the part of the photographer. Just take a picture, and then take another picture. In fact, it takes more effort to not make a double exposure than to take one. With that being said, let’s just pretend that I did this on purpose, and didn’t forget to advance the film in my camera. I created art!
Sure, you could do this in photoshop, but who wants to do that? Lame. I don't edit film pictures; it's policy.
I took this/these (and the first Holga picture I shared) at the Gamble House in Pasadena. It’s a kind of house that is famous for its architecture, kind of like a house built by Frank Lloyd Wright. I later learned that it was Doc Brown’s house in Back to the Future. Pretty cool.
Now
this is a momentous occasion. My first real life FILM photograph! Not only film, but medium format film! How cool!
Many thanks to my friend Hannah, who (strongly would be an understatement) pushed my decision to try it out. I’m so glad I did! I bought a Holga, which is a “toy” camera known for interesting results based on its cheap build quality. Interesting = art, so here we go folks. I have a feeling this is the start of something. That something being me shooting a ton of film and going way overboard. I don’t generally like doing things half way, so Hasselblad here I come! (… if I like film as much as I feel I will). Also expect me to become a film camera snob. “Pfft, you still shoot digital?” you’ll hear me say. OK, maybe that's just a tiny bit too far. Anyway, enjoy my FILM photos. I know I do.
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