little russian dolls, lakeside

an experiment proposed by ms. casey parks (she's the one in the first (last?) polaroid).
i think we'll try it once more.

(ms. parks)


(randall)


(me)

(chelsey!)

it all happens so fast

the following pictures via my tricked out hawkeye. eat your heart out, urban outfitters.








i was probably sweating when i took this picture. just thought you should know.


i was sweating during this one, too. i really hate sweating, but enjoy writing about it, apparently.



meanwhile, on the swing set in the park ...

short but sweet (?)

a couple holga images from a lazy, kick ball-filled sunday.





my new new scanner came this afternoon, so prepare yourself for some more holgaramas. heck yes!

where the sun burns bright

some pictures of the desert. my desert.






the rain plant

extended viewing

from the bluffs. again.


from the bluffs. again. in a weird (cool?) hue.

i took a roll of holgaramas a week or so ago. this is the only one that worked. sort of. the hardest part here, is getting the sections to overlap just right. i have a lot of repeat in each frame. but it's still kinda interesting, i think. you can click on the pictures above to get a closer look.

this was also the first time i used my fancy new scanner, only to find out the fancy new scanner was fine for negatives, but couldn't do basic colored photos. damn. gotta send it back. oh well. i have one other scanned-in photo for your potential viewing pleasure.


view from a bridge and a building.

should have some new photos by wednesday -- shot with a new camera that i modified. and all by myself, no less.

when things were black and white

a building near the new place.


an old soul.


strawberry fields forever.


light leakage.


back and forth.

all of these shots came out of the replacement pocket camera i picked up. still need to get used to its little intricacies. here it is in its black-and-white glory:

when she came back

some shots of kristen and other things as we tooled around portland. here, i used my holga and some slide film, which i'm still trying to get the hang of ...


kristen in her cute new dress with my cute new suitcase.


(she's behind the flower.)


on alberta.


not sure what happened here. too bright, i suppose. still sort of interesting to look at though. i hope.

so, that's two rolls down. should have one more for you tomorrow ...

where the grass is green

just got a few rolls of film developed that have been floating around for a bit. here's the best shots from one of them:







these pics come courtesy of a $15 argoflex i picked up not too long ago:


i'll post some choice shots from my holga and pocket camera soon.

look up

when i first started taking polaroids i'd get on these kicks. let's take pictures of flowers! no trees! and so it went. i've since settled on people (and other random bits). but for, oh, two days, i was going strong with pictures of the sky. it always looks so different:

don't blink

this is something i made a while back. polaroids, which i got into a couple summers back, were really my entry point into trick/ toy/ amateur photography. i ended up with so many (and my collection is still growing) that i decided this would be the best way to present them. watch closely:

if i had it to do over again, i'd adjust the timing a bit. but it was a first go at this sort of thing. i should have another stop-motion video for you all before too long.

also -- and this is important, people -- you can now leave comments. which i love -- no -- need.

let's dream away to some place beautiful

so, i recently bought one of those old-tyme Pocket Kodak No. 1 cameras from my favorite portland camera shop. i was warned there might be some slight light leaks. that means bits of light get into the camera body and play with your film. they're nice in that they add some character. turns out my camera had a lot of light leaks. here's what i ended up with:


the "red" hen house.


lauren and her argoflex.


in the mist.

i also played around with the colors on photoshop after getting the film developed. some of them were red-ish, when they probably should have had a cooler tone. the originals on right, edited on left:





i ended up returning my little Pocket No. 1 for a different model. the images were unique, but unpredictable. i'll follow up with pictures from the new, old-tyme camera once they're developed.

portraits on the bluffs

and the baby:


all these shots courtesy of a $5 momiya i found at a camera sale. witness: