Daily Archives: June 25, 2009

TW-OLGA! Huh?

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So, I just had a rather large clean out of cameras. 11 film cameras have been sold or given away in the past week. The Argus “brick”, gone. The Canonet QL-19, gone. The Praktica, the Asashi, the Retinette, gone, gone, gone. I am down to a measly 6 film cameras. The beautiful Yashica 635 TLR. The Yashica MG-1 Rangefinder. Olympus Trip 35, EOS 1000F, Polaroid OneStep Plus and The Holga 120GN. Of these, the Yashica 635 TLR and the Holga 120GN are my faves. The 635 is built like a tank, looks beautiful and is medium format, a format I have fallen in love with. The Holga is the exact opposite (apart from the medium format film that is). All plastic, it feels like it will fall to bits at any moment. They are poles apart, but I love them both. So, can you imagine my excitement when I found out about this beauty…

Holy crapsicle Batman!

… a Holga TLR. It is like the 635 and the Holga made sweet camera love and had a baby, a beautiful baby. It is cheap, it is a TLR, it is a Holga, and I want one! If you want more info, see the links below, I am off to sell some more cameras.

blurdotblog.com
holgablog.com
fourcornersdark

Many thanks to Mick Orlosky for the heads up.

Where do You Go for Inspiration for Your Photography?

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So, you have run out of ideas. You have lost your phojo. You are at a loss. Want to be inspired? As much as I can’t stand the idea of needing inspiration, I understand some times the ideas are few and far between. The link below should get you out of trouble. Plenty of good suggestions to get the ideas and photos flowing again.

The world is outside that window.

Photos are everywhere.

Where do You Go for Inspiration for Your Photography?

Viral Music Video Created Using Surveillance Cameras

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Strictly speaking, this isn’t a photography related post, but considering the laws in the UK regarding photography, it does have a little relevance.

The band set up their music equipment, from microphones to drum kit, in eighty different locations, including busses and what appear to be taxi cabs, and then requested all of the footage using the Data Protection Act, an English statute similar to the U.S.’s Freedom of Information Act that mandates any individual should have access to all information collected about them.

Priceless!

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