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My Mamiya

May 3rd, 2012

A little while back I bought myself a ‘new’ old camera. I got a Mamiya 645, and so far I have put two rolls of black and white film in it, and currently have a roll of colour in it. I got my first shots back from the lab today, after a bit of a delay because of a postcode typo. There isn’t really any theme or storyline running through these photos, as they are just me getting to grips with my new camera. Photos of Lori, photos of Dexter, photos around Kells, Ballycastle and the top of Slieve Donard.

Enjoy
Connor

And this is what happens when the back of the camera is accidentally opened mid roll

Impossible Polaroids

April 29th, 2012

I used to shoot a lot of Polaroid. I have an old Polaroid SX-70 camera. Unfortunately with the decline of the polaroid brand the film has become really difficult to get a hold of. There are a group of people though who have started making the film again. The Impossible project is making experimental film for Polaroid cameras. This is great, because I can now use my SX-70 again, but because the film is experimental, it can be difficult to use, but I am embracing the imperfections, and just enjoying being able to use the camera.

VSCO Cam

April 27th, 2012

Recently I have started using the VSCO filters for Lightroom. They are great and I really love them, so when VSCO announced yesterday that they have a new iPhone camera app, I went right away and downloaded it. I spent some time using it today, and I love it, it is really really excellent. I went for a walk in Holywood (County Down, not SoCal) and took the photos below. I haven’t used it in conjunction with other apps yet, like Snapseed and Filterstorm, but I reckon I won’t grow tired quickly. I’m not going to be running out and shooting a wedding on my iPhone anytime soon though.

Great job everyone at VSCO!!