Film adventures

I think I mentioned this in an earlier post, but I have had some terrible luck with my film cameras. My Golden Half just upped and stopped working, as did the camera Mr Meet-Cute gave me for Christmas. Sad, but I'm still hoping I can fix them one day. In the meantime, Mr Meet-Cute found me an ace new/old camera in a junk shop in the Yarra Valley, and these are the results from the first test roll - Not bad!

These first photos were all taken at TarraWarra Museum of Art and the TarraWarra Winery. It was such a beautiful day, we really picked a good one for heading out of town.

These are from some wanderings round the neighbourhood.

#dogsofpiedimontes

It even works indoors! So goddamn pleased.

Cardboard Camera

I so hope that Ikea Melbourne start stocking these cardboard cameras. The usb port on the side plugs straight into your computer to download - how easy is that?

Christmas Prizes

I did rather well for myself – present wise, this last Christmas. I must say my 'Books I Want' post really paid off! And I was absolutely thrilled to recieve this Pentax camera – a lovely and unexpected gift from Mr Meet-Cute. I'm picking up my first 3 rolls of film taken over the Christmas break later today. Fingers crossed they turn out okay!

Juicebox Spycam

I really want to practice my photography 'skillz'. I have so much respect for people who take beautiful photographs - they make it look so easy, but I know it's not! However I can get a bit awkward pulling out a huge 'in your face' camera… which is why I want one of these cleverly disguised drink box cameras. Perfect for snapping sneaky photos when you're out and about! To take a photo you just press down the straw - a feature which makes them EVEN CUTER!

These are available through Four Corner Store, where you can also get chocolate bar and lego cameras - what!?!

p.s. There is a good post on taking photos in public here.

Golden Days

Aah Golden Summer days! Here are some pics from my weekend of sun and epic bike riding, taken using my Golden Half camera.

Golden Almost Halfs

Since getting my new Golden Half camera I've been so excited about sharing some snaps with you all! However, I have been having the worst run of luck with film cameras lately - the last three rolls that I've taken to get developed have all had mysterious problems with them, meaning that none of my snaps have come out. The first two were taken using my trusty $15 camera, which I've never had any problems with before. I was using a super cheap brand of film, so for now I am blaming that. Then, the first roll I shot with my new Golden Half came out all grey and grainy - which I've been told was due to the film being quite old (it was a free roll of film that came with the camera). I know I'm not the first person to experience such problems with film, but it is such a bummer. As the Aussies say, "I was devo".

So then, yesterday I got my second roll of Golden Half film developed, and Good Grief! The photo lab I went to had split all the photos into single shots. The whole point of the Golden Half is that it takes half frame pictures, so each shot contains two images, like a diptych, and is separated by a black line. Instead of this the shots had all been separated. So frustrating! But I guess that at least I know now that the camera does work. Below are some of the pics I got, which I have tweaked myself because I am ridiculous and wanted to show them in the diptych format! (I held back from photoshopping in the black dividing line that should be there too).

If you'd like to see some examples of how Golden Half shots look when properly developed there are some beautiful images here on neonsleep.

Cookie Camera

And on the subject of cameras… how adorable are these Japanese Biscuit Cameras?!

Hipstamatic Love

One of the main reasons I got an iphone was so I could take photos with the Hipstamatic App. Everything looks great with Hipstamatic - even the Red Rooster sign! So colourful!

I really like the black and white settings too

However, I would like to be a better film photographer. So I have bought myself a Golden Half camera online - exciting!! I can't wait for it to arrive, and just in time for summer too. The Golden Half takes split screen shots, so you end up with 2 shots squeezed onto the one print - or a diptych to be more precise! Shots like these were what inspired me to get the Golden Half: neonsleep.com/summergold03/

Stay tuned for some summery Golden Half pics! Coming as soon as I get my camera delivered, and then take a roll of film, and then get it developed!