new and exciting things
the mail has definitely made me very happy the last two days.
on the 3rd wil and i finally got our wedding album…only a year later! (it took me a terribly long time to sit down and actually pick my favorites- there were too many) it is so much more beautiful, bigger, and nicer than i imagined it would be. it’s hard to not show it off to everyone. thanks to benjaminimages!
something i stumbled upon through my hours of playing on flickr (i really have become quite obsessed) is a “holga” camera…the cheapest camera out there- 20 bucks- that is entirely made of plastic (including the lens). some people consider it a toy camera, others it’s own art form. due to it’s simple construction it has the potential of giving you some really cool effects (otherwise annoying when you are trying to take a perfect shot): light leaks, grainy-ness, soft focusing, etc. put all of those results together with square format film, and you’ve got some unique, retro looking prints on your hand. of course, no shot is guaranteed, and with the great potential for art, there is great potential for messed up shots. but at that price, why not have fun with it? here’s a link to see what pictures people are taking with their holga’s.
so i splurged (i really don’t buy much for myself so 20+ dollars is a splurge) and decided to buy one online for europe. we’ll be taking hundreds of photos on our digital of course, but i thought it would be awesome to just have a small series of these kind of photos from our trip. and i already got it today! can’t wait to receive my film and get rolling.
I can’t WAIT to see the book. I already love that my shoulder made it in the book as well as on your site..WHOO HOOO..
those pictures are actually cool looking…the ones from the cheap camera. that’s pretty cool.
nice find.
XOXOXO
FIVE MORE DAYS
You got a Holga! I’ve always wanted one of those.