Redscale.

So I finally got my hands on a few rolls of Lomography Redscale 35mm film. You can make it yourself (instructions are pretty easy to find on the internet), but being impatient I chose the easy option. In a nutshell it's loaded into the canister backwards, so that the 'wrong' side is exposed. For once I couldn't decide on a couple of photographs to post, so I'll keep this post slim and share one of my favourites.

Latest Roll.

I almost intended this roll to be a response to Brazillian photographer Cassio Vásconcellos, but they came out working pretty well on their own. There's a few with the annoying fog and burnt-on numbers I sometimes find, but this time it's seemed to work really well. I tried some double-exposures with different lenses, which also looks pretty cool.

Blackbird, Fly

So it's been well over a month since I last wrote, I must get back into the habit now that exams are over (for the time being), and I can start taking photographs I enjoy (rather than racing to get coursework in on time). This post will hopefully serve as a preview of what to expect from this blog in the coming weeks/months, at least in my output of photographs.

Having lusted over vintage TLR cameras for a while now, I've so far managed to abstain from spending absurd amounts on a Rolleiflex or Lomo Lubitel. Luckily, last night, I stumbled upon the Blackbird. Made by Japanese toy-camera company, this plastic TLR is unique for a few reasons. First, it's made entirely of plastic, so I expect the images will be similar to those shot with a Diana+ or Holga. Secondly, it seems to be the first exclusively 35mm TLR, with frame masks included to create either standard images (24mm x 36mm), square images (24mm x 24 mm) or a complete frame, sprocket holes an'-all. Hopefully, a few posts down the line I'll be able to share my first TLR roll, and hopefully I'll be able to write a few more posts between now and then.

http://www.firstcall-photographic.co.uk/shop/categories/35mm-cameras/0/firstcall/firstcall-blackbird-fly-35mm-tlr-camera-black/

Split Exposures.

It's been almost a week since my last post, and since then I've had back my latest roll of film. It's not the best, the lens had broken off the camera body just before the shoot so I had to hold it against the body myself, which means that they're all pretty washed out, but here's the best of the photographs I could salvage.

(n.b. I made myself my own basic 'splitzer' by carving up a plastic salt-pot lid so that it covered half of the lens at a time, so that I could shoot half-a-frame at a time thanks to the Diana+'s frame advance system not being coupled with the shutter.)

Found.

While I wait for my latest roll of film to be developed, I've found a big pile of old, amazing medium format photo's. Some are of my mum, some are people I've never heard of before, but this one is my absolute favorite. It's the message written on the back, I think Eddie is my late uncle, but I have no idea who Cameron is. It feels as though I was never intended to see this, like a private joke between two friends, but somehow I've ended up with a pile of stories.

Manhattan.

Party Hats.

No. 1 irritation: snapping the elastic on your chin.

Elizabeth I, II & III

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