Just wanted to give an exciting update on my life: I just adopted a new puppy this weekend! She is a corgi mix, and is absolutely precious. Almost too cute to be true.
She is probably going to be a very common subject of mine in lomography to come. I’m so excited! I get to take her home next Wednesday, September 26.
Thank goodness, I finally got on the ball and took my two 35mm film rolls to get developed at the Lomography store in Austin. These two rolls were both 800 ISO color negative. One thing I noticed about all the photos is that they are very modern-looking. These aren’t nearly as saturated or desaturated as some of the previous rolls I’ve had. I’m just glad that most of them actually came out! I had a few mishaps, but most of the photos were pretty great. I definitely need to get used to framing these photos, because they are not squares like the 120mm. Below I’ll share some of my favorites:
Andrew walking into the wilderness of Mayfield Park
Frost Tower, Downtown Austin
Jester King Craft Brewery (took Andrew here for his birthday)
The U.S.S. Lexington in Corpus Christi
A replica of Christopher Columbus’s Santa Maria (I LOVE this shot!)
A nice photo of the T-Heads in Corpus Christi
The Selena memorial in Corpus Christi
Another nice shot of the T-Heads
This one’s great, I love the way I framed it. The Highball in Austin, TX
Elephants at the Houston Zoo
Giraffes at the Houston Zoo
A view of Downtown Austin from the top of Mount Bonnell
A BEAUTIFUL shot of a peacock in Mayfield Park. WOW!
The Capitol building in Austin Texas.
A view from inside the Capitol building.
The 12th St street art wall. Love the color saturation in this one.
More street art. Not sure where this was taken.
Needless to say, these was my most successful try yet. It doesn’t hurt that A) I had 36 exposures per roll and B) it was 35mm film which is probably a lot easier to use than other films. It was also 800 ISO so it’s extremely light sensitive. This means it can capture great photos, even in low light. I’m so excited that these came out so well, and it whets my appetite for shooting a lot more. I have a great surprise coming in my next post!
To my followers: Sorry I’ve been neglecting this blog for so long! I currently have one finished roll of 35mm film and then another in my camera with maybe 2 or 3 photos left. After I finish that roll, I will immediately get both rolls developed. I look forward to seeing my first 35mm rolls AND showing them to you!
Do you remember how when you use 35mm cameras, after taking a shot you roll the film until it stops on the next frame? Well, Diana F+’s do NOT do that, since it is normally a medium format camera. I purchased a 35mm back for my Diana F+ since I thought shooting 36 exposures at a time would help me get used to my camera better than 12/16 exposures.
The Diana F+ 35mm Back
However, my main concern was that the dial didn’t stop at your next frame. I was just guessing based on the numbers and dots that appear as you twist it.
Of course, after my first roll of 35mm film I discovered the trick. I have yet to get my first roll developed, and to be honest, I’m a little bit nervous (and maybe embarrassed) because it’s so simple. As you turn the dial, there is a small dot that rotates. After your shot, you turn it and the dot disappears. Once it reappears, you know you’re on the next frame. Easy peezy!
See the big white dot? Also, you can see that N is for normal photos (what I’m currently using) and P is for panoramic. You’ll take less photos on P setting.
For anyone out there having the same issue with their Diana 35mm back, I hope this helps!
I stopped in the Lomography store yesterday and learned a few things
Of course you can find them here: http://www.lomography.com. Now, I don’t intentionally advertise for Lomography, although it would be cool if I got paid to do so. I just really love their products so much, and want people to support them.
I just posted an article to Lomography.com, and they published it today! Take a look at it here:
When I tell people about my newfound hobby of analog photography // lomography, they always tend to ask “why?”. Why, when digital cameras are so much easier to use, would you use film? Well, I wanted to answer this valid question with several bullet points:
Are you a lomographer? Why do you choose to use film instead of digital?
itty bitty teeny tiny Diana F+ CMYK!
A couple days ago I got a little surprise in the mail. Andrew was buying some film from lomography.com (one roll for him and one for me) the other day. He wouldn’t let me look at the screen while he was e-shopping, since my roll was “a gift”…even though I knew about it. Now I see why he was being so sneaky! He got me this wee little Diana F+ CMYK replica keychain. Even though it looks big in my Instagram photo, know that it is like 2 cm big. You can find them here: http://usa.shop.lomography.com/diana-f-cmyk-keychain. It is pretty much an exact replica of the camera, settings and all. Adorable, right?
Below you can see all the new photos from my second roll of film (Lomography Color Negative 120 ISO 400). It came out a lot better than my first, but there is still a learning curve.
I’m excited to find out what Roll 2 will look like! This roll was a Lomography Color Negative 400, and I think I did a better job this time with the photo-taking.
