Thanks to David M. for sending me that nice email to let me know that there is at least one person on this planet who actually reads all the crap I write. Yay!
Well I've been busy with work lately. Busy with testing out new things which I should probably document for posterity.
Stuff I did this month:
- Created a Website
- Played with a Holga
- Tried a New Look
- Learning the Harmonica to Impress the Ladies....
A New Website
http://www.endernygen.com
I am really really happy about this. It's been on the backlog for so long. Being a DIY project, it's not completely done yet but it's a huge step forward for me.
Oh and the business card :)
Holga
Shown above fully decked out for studio photography.
It's basically a plastic camera, famous and very popular with "artists" all above the world for its low-fi aesthetic. It has one shutter speed ~1/100 (!!!) and small ~f13 (unmodified) aperture(!!!)
Note the tilda....
I got one a while ago but I couldn't get myself to like it much. Picking it up again changed all that.
My Street
Well all that prompted me to search for a "new look" - Not because I was tired of my "old look" but because it's always nice to have another look lest you become a one-trick pony.
Experimental Look
The shot above is a "reshoot" of a print, taken with an old EL-Nikkor enlarging lens. I held the lens in front of the Olympus EP-1 and focused it by moving it back and forth while making sure I left plenty of space in between for stray light to get in to create the interesting effect.
Not everyone's cup of tea but interesting nevertheless.
Closing Notes
I loved the Holga so much that I went and bought a Grakkenflex TLR 135 for 50$ from someone in Hong Kong. The Gakkenflex is a COUPLED Twin-Lens-Reflex camera that you can BUILD yourself just like you would build a scale model airplane. Total awesomeness! Speaking of Awesomeness, the Hohner Special 20 harmonica is awesome. Helllo, ladiesss!
You're playin' the harmonica to attract the ladies? I'm been playing off and on for thirty years - I think photography attracts more ladies than the harp does.
ReplyDeleteHow do you compare the Lensbaby, Holga, and Grakkenflex in terms of forcing one to think differently about the images they create?
keep the posts coming! your photos are great and the tutorials really helpful
ReplyDeleteThanks Justin!
ReplyDeleteJohn, that's worthy of a whole post. Thanks for the suggestion.