17 Jan 09
Top: Coloursplash, Oktomat, Fisheye
Bottom: Talking Polaroid, Split-cam, Smena 8M, Kodak Ektralite 10, Lavec LT-002
These are all the film cameras i’ve amassed for some years now. Maybe amass isn’t appropriate to use since eight doesn’t count for a mass, does it? I avoided the word ‘collected’ because i’m not a collector of cameras. Each of them pretty much find their way into my hands without good reason. The ones i really want are too much money to pay for. So anyway the top row are the first few i started with. They are what i would call “the superficial fun” ones because they’re quite hollow character-wise. For me, that is. Pretty one-note in terms of photo-taking experience and the end result. What i hope for when i shoot with film is absolutely nothing. (It is quite an oxymoron isn’t it.) And shooting with the Coloursplash/Fisheye/Oktomat doesn’t give me that hopelessness.
The two cameras on the bottom right are the ones i recently won on ebay. No one bid on them which makes me feel a little adventurous about them. I only managed to find some examples here and here and here and here. The narrow Kodak uses 110 film, something i’ve never used before. Before i even get excited about taking photos with them, i have to see if they actually work… They might turn out to be trash but let’s hope not. A real case of hopelessness! Anyway since i’m talking about film cameras, i’m gonna take this chance to ask for recommendations or if you’ve used either of my new cameras – how do you like it or not? My rate of exposure to new cameras move at snail pace and i’d like to change that. I’m open to any camera and any story or you can shoot me. (Was that too bad a joke?)
| Tags: Coloursplash, film cameras, Fisheye, Kodak Ektralite 10, Lavec LT-002, Oktomat, smena 8m, Split-cam, Talking Polaroid
14 Jan 09
I’m happy i’ve got something to write about today, my posts have been intermittent because i just don’t do anything remotely intriguing to share. Well today is different – I decided i wanted to dress ladylike for dimsum this morning so i reached for this collar and it completed my outfit or so i like to think.
Didn’t manage to get a full body shot as my eyes were all red and irritated by my contacts and the gusty wind. Anyway i won a lot of three collars for almost nothing on ebay and i’ve been finding ways to use them. I don’t have many dresses with a high neckline so now i have reason to look out for more! Plus i’m obsessed with collars right now. Vintage ones like this or big weird collars on dresses. All my favourites on etsy have some collar action going on, not so lucky with ebay… but the postman came earlier to deliver the cameras i won on ebay! Very happy and that folks, will be in another post altogether, when i’m awake enough to snap a proper photo of the cameras.
| Tags: vintage collar
12 Jan 09
Sarah & I found time to hang out at Casual Poet this week, the place is probably my next favourite after PS Cafe at Paragon. It was so good to see her because i’m beginning to think she’s my twin. And this lovely girl, PJ – came to say hi which is the sweetest thing but frankly i wanted to hold up my skirt and dash off because i am this shy but only i wasn’t wearing a skirt! Hello PJ! Plus i recognised her as my junior from Crescent (my secondary school), how small is this world?
Well most of the photos were taken by Sarah but with my camera so i thought to avoid repeated photos on her blog and mine, i digitally manipulated the photos – layered them here and there and such.
| Tags: casualpoet, It's Been One Week, sarah
6 Jan 09
I say that because my boyfriend keeps stroking my collar and calls it a carpety thingy. It is velvet!
gingham dress with large velvet collar from ebay, oxfords from etsy, borders book bag is a christmas gift
The other time i wore this dress (on Christmas Day), i pulled on black knee high socks and black patent ballet flats. I tried to do somewhat the same thing today except i swapped the black socks for purple tights and i felt so weird+wrong in it. Everyday i’m feeling more unsure of how i want to dress myself. Let’s hope this figures itself out, it’s as if my body parts aren’t cooperating with my eyes and my brain and such.
| Tags: gingham dress, velvet collar, Wardrobe Remix
1 Jan 09
How was everyone’s new year’s eve? Mine felt like an ordinary day till the fireworks came on. Now that the holidays are over, i have no more excuse for being a lazy blogger. Happy 2009 folks!
| Tags: fireworks, It's Been One Week, new year's eve
