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Saturday, 21 July 2012
Model Portfolio Package: NOW AVAILABLE
Monday, 4 June 2012
Old Photographs...another one!
Been digging through the archive and found this rather weird and wonderful one this morning!
Couldn't resist posting it.
Think it was taken by my Grandfather......no idea of the year. Possibly late 1980's. Somewhere in the UK.
Enjoy! - It's so strange!
Couldn't resist posting it.
Think it was taken by my Grandfather......no idea of the year. Possibly late 1980's. Somewhere in the UK.
Enjoy! - It's so strange!
Thursday, 12 April 2012
Old Photographs: 2
Hey guys!
It's been a while since I have posted, but I've been away and there are a few images from the trip I will post up here soon.
In the meantime, it's great to say it's finally April and I have a few interesting photo shoots lined up for the next six weeks. So plenty of tips and advice coming up on location shoots and lighting techniques for those looking to get a bit more advanced in the lessons.
Until then, here's another cool old photograph found in the archives here!
I'm loving the glasses the woman on the right of the image is wearing!
Here is a link to my Flickr page to some of the landscape images I took when away.......Hope you enjoy - Any questions, feel free to contact me :)
It's been a while since I have posted, but I've been away and there are a few images from the trip I will post up here soon.
In the meantime, it's great to say it's finally April and I have a few interesting photo shoots lined up for the next six weeks. So plenty of tips and advice coming up on location shoots and lighting techniques for those looking to get a bit more advanced in the lessons.
Until then, here's another cool old photograph found in the archives here!
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| UK Holiday |
Here is a link to my Flickr page to some of the landscape images I took when away.......Hope you enjoy - Any questions, feel free to contact me :)
More posts to follow, so keep updated!
Thursday, 9 February 2012
Lomography - Why I love it
First things first. A lot of you are probably sitting thinking 'what the hell is Lomography?!'
Let me explain with this equation.....
(Analogue photography + film format + Russian roots + plastic fantastic cameras) - (All the rules of photography) + (Fun x Freedom) + (Communities / global) = Lomography & their Lomographic society
Ok, with that let me also link you to Lomography's OWN rules on photography. Forget your rule of thirds and composition and open you mind to these......
http://www.lomography.com/about/the-ten-golden-rules
I was first introduced to Lomography in 2008, and I honestly can't remember how, who or where it happened, but as a photographer, Lomo is to me is like the great escape.
I don't have to think, there is no planning ahead. It is spontaneous, free and exciting. Not to forget the suspense and surprise element of what you have created with a camera that represents that of a toy!
I have a few cameras now from the Lomography range and I absolutely love them.
I was also shocked to find out a few friends where into it too and with that, we had our own small, but mighty Lomo group!
Based in Bangor, a small town in Northern Ireland, finding people who are into photography is tricky enough, but to stumble into a group through friendship, only to find out we all had the same interests and a range of Lomography cameras between us, we embarked on our own crazy, experimental and individual approach towards photography.
My first Lomo camera I bought in 2008. It was the Diana F+ with a flash unit.
It arrived in the post and I was gutted to see that the lens had snapped off it during it's journey it it's new home.
I took it out of the box as I was curious anyway. When I saw the simple build quality and the stripped down, straightforward construction of it, I went to find the superglue.
A quick look around the box and I could find nothing else that had broken, so I glued the lens in place and left it to dry as I read through the instruction manual and some of the short stories from a book that also came with the pack.
The Diana F+ uses 120mm film, which is a bit tricky to get your hands on and also comes at a price. I used this camera a few times with color 120mm rolls. Each roll of film cost me around £4.00. With that I can get either 12 or or 16 exposures depending on size / quality I want them at.
Developing also comes at a cost with my local Jessops in Belfast City being the nearest place to process this old format, 120mm film in color. This also cost me £4.00.
In total, it costs around £10 every medium format film I used with the Diana F+.
To help drive down the cost, but boost up the fun of using this camera, I ordered the 35mm back to fit to the camera. It means you can use 35mm film whilst also having the choice to change back to 120mm for the next roll if you wish.
A roll of ISO 400 color 35mm film costs me £1 from the local Poundland store, a complete godsend to those who still enjoy the film format!
The photography lab in Bangor also still processes 35mm color for the cost of £2.50 a roll and if you bring a memory stick, they will just transferred your scanned negatives onto that for you. It's quick and handy, and of course, cheaper!
It now works out at £3.50 for 24 exposures, so I'm a happy bunny.
The next Lomo camera I decided to try was the Fisheye. I acquired this in 2009.
It's a simple point and shoot camera. It's handy to use the flash indoors or on a dull day outside. In summer, it works great without flash if you are using ISO 400 film.
You have to get real close into your subject with this one because of the lens on these cameras.
The build in flash is really handy on this little camera, and the body is clean cut and simple.
This was a really great buy. Personally, I would recommend this wonderful treat of a camera to those who don't know much about photography or film, but want to have a bit of fun with it.
Since it is purely 35mm committed, it is cheap to run. The images are cheery and with a fixed lens, aperture and shutter speed, novices have nothing to worry about!
There are a few different models of each Lomo camera out there, I really like this little fisheye, it has a few nice lines on the back of it too......
In 2010 I decided it was time for another medium format Lomo camera and went for the twin lens Lubitel 166.
This camera was an ebay winner for me as I manage to purchase it for around £60. They retail at around £200-300 new or refurbished.
When I got this camera there were signs of wear and tear on a lot of it. It is a heavy, metal bodied camera from lomo, which, in comparison to the lightweight, plastic Diana or Fisheye, this camera is a bit of a beast.
It takes 120mm although you could do a few homemade conversions to 35mm if you wish. (Hope to have a video of the conversion up soon for those who want to try it!)
I really love this camera, but it takes a bit of patience and getting used too. You have aperture and shutter speed options as well as a lens you can focus with.
The Lubitel 166 is a far cry from the simple Fisheye.
I love to use it but know the situations that it is best suited for. Nothing spontaneous, it's a bit too refined for that carry on.
I use Ilford HP5 400 with this film. Medium format 120 of course. I always feel the black and white film fits the mood of this camera. Somehow the idea of using color with this heavy accessory never gelled with me. Although, that being said, there are some wonderful images in both colour and b&w that have been created with this camera from people all over the globe.
Lomography is not just a brand of cameras. Check out their website here: http://www.lomography.com/
They have an online community, a magazine, a shop and a whole community both online and on the streets keeping analogue photography alive.
Here is my personal profile on their community site:
http://www.lomography.com/homes/suzi_nyc
It's not wonderful at the minute, but thankfully I now have a lot more time to work on the Lomo stuff I have wanted to for the past year!
Get connected if you are on there and start adding friends and following the work that you like. Even if you haven't got a camera yet, it's a great way to do a bit of research and use as a guide to help you choose your first Lomogoraphy camera. IT WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE!
I'll be writing more about Lomography in the future, but hope this has been a helpful insight into what it is and what they are about.
Let me explain with this equation.....
(Analogue photography + film format + Russian roots + plastic fantastic cameras) - (All the rules of photography) + (Fun x Freedom) + (Communities / global) = Lomography & their Lomographic society
Ok, with that let me also link you to Lomography's OWN rules on photography. Forget your rule of thirds and composition and open you mind to these......
http://www.lomography.com/about/the-ten-golden-rules
I was first introduced to Lomography in 2008, and I honestly can't remember how, who or where it happened, but as a photographer, Lomo is to me is like the great escape.
I don't have to think, there is no planning ahead. It is spontaneous, free and exciting. Not to forget the suspense and surprise element of what you have created with a camera that represents that of a toy!
I have a few cameras now from the Lomography range and I absolutely love them.
I was also shocked to find out a few friends where into it too and with that, we had our own small, but mighty Lomo group!
Based in Bangor, a small town in Northern Ireland, finding people who are into photography is tricky enough, but to stumble into a group through friendship, only to find out we all had the same interests and a range of Lomography cameras between us, we embarked on our own crazy, experimental and individual approach towards photography.
My first Lomo camera I bought in 2008. It was the Diana F+ with a flash unit.
It arrived in the post and I was gutted to see that the lens had snapped off it during it's journey it it's new home.
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| My Diana F+ 120mm Lomo Camera |
I took it out of the box as I was curious anyway. When I saw the simple build quality and the stripped down, straightforward construction of it, I went to find the superglue.
A quick look around the box and I could find nothing else that had broken, so I glued the lens in place and left it to dry as I read through the instruction manual and some of the short stories from a book that also came with the pack.
The Diana F+ uses 120mm film, which is a bit tricky to get your hands on and also comes at a price. I used this camera a few times with color 120mm rolls. Each roll of film cost me around £4.00. With that I can get either 12 or or 16 exposures depending on size / quality I want them at.
Developing also comes at a cost with my local Jessops in Belfast City being the nearest place to process this old format, 120mm film in color. This also cost me £4.00.
In total, it costs around £10 every medium format film I used with the Diana F+.
To help drive down the cost, but boost up the fun of using this camera, I ordered the 35mm back to fit to the camera. It means you can use 35mm film whilst also having the choice to change back to 120mm for the next roll if you wish.
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| The 35mm back for the Diana F+ |
A roll of ISO 400 color 35mm film costs me £1 from the local Poundland store, a complete godsend to those who still enjoy the film format!
The photography lab in Bangor also still processes 35mm color for the cost of £2.50 a roll and if you bring a memory stick, they will just transferred your scanned negatives onto that for you. It's quick and handy, and of course, cheaper!
It now works out at £3.50 for 24 exposures, so I'm a happy bunny.
The next Lomo camera I decided to try was the Fisheye. I acquired this in 2009.
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| My Lomo Fisheye |
It's a simple point and shoot camera. It's handy to use the flash indoors or on a dull day outside. In summer, it works great without flash if you are using ISO 400 film.
You have to get real close into your subject with this one because of the lens on these cameras.
The build in flash is really handy on this little camera, and the body is clean cut and simple.
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| Simple and full of character. Just like the photographs it creates! |
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| Durable and easy to use - simple functions, all two of them! |
Since it is purely 35mm committed, it is cheap to run. The images are cheery and with a fixed lens, aperture and shutter speed, novices have nothing to worry about!
There are a few different models of each Lomo camera out there, I really like this little fisheye, it has a few nice lines on the back of it too......
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| Fisheye back - You can see i'm using a Kodak 200 film, the flash has been handy with this one! |
In 2010 I decided it was time for another medium format Lomo camera and went for the twin lens Lubitel 166.
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| The bomb-proof Lubitel 166 |
When I got this camera there were signs of wear and tear on a lot of it. It is a heavy, metal bodied camera from lomo, which, in comparison to the lightweight, plastic Diana or Fisheye, this camera is a bit of a beast.
It takes 120mm although you could do a few homemade conversions to 35mm if you wish. (Hope to have a video of the conversion up soon for those who want to try it!)
I really love this camera, but it takes a bit of patience and getting used too. You have aperture and shutter speed options as well as a lens you can focus with.
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| The image is seen back to front through the top of the camera |
I love to use it but know the situations that it is best suited for. Nothing spontaneous, it's a bit too refined for that carry on.
I use Ilford HP5 400 with this film. Medium format 120 of course. I always feel the black and white film fits the mood of this camera. Somehow the idea of using color with this heavy accessory never gelled with me. Although, that being said, there are some wonderful images in both colour and b&w that have been created with this camera from people all over the globe.
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| It's difficult not to become attached to these things |
Lomography is not just a brand of cameras. Check out their website here: http://www.lomography.com/
They have an online community, a magazine, a shop and a whole community both online and on the streets keeping analogue photography alive.
Here is my personal profile on their community site:
http://www.lomography.com/homes/suzi_nyc
It's not wonderful at the minute, but thankfully I now have a lot more time to work on the Lomo stuff I have wanted to for the past year!
Get connected if you are on there and start adding friends and following the work that you like. Even if you haven't got a camera yet, it's a great way to do a bit of research and use as a guide to help you choose your first Lomogoraphy camera. IT WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE!
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| Bangor through a Fisheye - By Suzi Taylor 2010 |
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| The (not so busy) Pickie Fun Park, Bangor, Co.Down - By Suzi Taylor 2010 (Diana F+ 120mm) |
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| Double Exposure, Bangor, Co.Down - By Suzi Taylor 2010 (Diana F+ 120mm) |
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| Drunken Fisheye Fun! - By Suzi Taylor 2011 |
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| Urban Exploring with a few of the Lomo nerds! Mel and her green hair - By Suzi Taylor 2012 (Diana F+ 35mm conversion) |
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| Rosie, autumn 2011 - By Suzi Taylor (Diana F+ 35mm conversion) |
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| The Lomo Diana with flash, taken with the Lomo Fisheye - By Suzi Taylor, Jan 2011 |
I'll be writing more about Lomography in the future, but hope this has been a helpful insight into what it is and what they are about.
Friday, 3 February 2012
Bootsale Camera - IDEAL COLOUR 35
Hi guys,
I just got my first film developed from this lovely little hand held 35mm German camera. So, I thought I would post a few of the results and give you a bit of insight to the gem.
I picked this sturdy, 35mm up at a car boot sale in Bangor, Co.Down one calm Sunday morning. The sale wasn't that busy as this was December and it was rather cold by the sea in the morning never mind the rest of the time.
It set me back a whopping £5.00, after a haggle down from £10. Thus, walking away feeling twice as good. I was a camera up, and didn't feel as though I had been completely robbed blind.
A quick test saw that the shutter and aperture seemed to be working ok. We all know there is nothing worse than picking up a broken camera, but you can't go far wrong with old 35mm. Provided there are no light leaks into the body of the camera, the lens doesn't appear damaged and there's nothing suspicious rattling around inside, then you should be onto a winner.
The film I used was a 35mm color Kodak ISO 400, 36exp that thankfully, since the apperance of Poundland in my local town, can be purchased for £1 a roll. This has been a godsend, as before, ordering batches from e-bay and being constantly involved in bidding wars for cheap 35 mil film is never fun or on ones top priority list when it comes to fun.
I equipped myself with the camera for a day or two over a week and snapped away. Some shots indoors, some outdoors, daytime, evening & some dimly lit indoor situations.
From using a lot of Lomography cameras out and about, I'm a bit out of the way of really taking time over my shots. Lomography are a photographic society mad about analogue photography and mad in the technique of how their images are taken. It's all about being spontaneous! - But more on the wonderful world of Lomography on a later post :)
I approached this first film with the 'point and shoot' method. Mostly for the purpose of getting through a film to see if I had a working camera to add to the collection, or whether it was another e-bay listing for parts.
The camera feels strong and well built in your hand. If not, perhaps a little small to grip sometimes, even with my tiny hands! Otherwise, it does feel rather nuke-proof as I throw it into my backpack, not having to worry about silly plastic attachments protruding and breaking off.
The shutter speed is easy as pie to operate. You are given a choice between 25, 50, 100 and B (for bulb, which is as long as you like) The aperture operating the same way. You have F16, 11, 8, 5.6, 4 and 3.5.
As I return back to Donaghadee, the winter evening is dim, and the lighting in my room is hardly worth mentioning. Opening the aperture and moving shutter sppeed to 50 gave slightly blurred results, but they had some character none the less. Which is the best thing about using this sort of vintage camera. The element of surprise.
I continued to remain snap happy over the next few days. I headed into the recording studio at college where I used to study music to assist on a few recording sessions. It was dimly lit for filming in the live room, and even darker in the editing room.
Home again, it was time for a quick self-portrait mirror shot, as standard! The lighting hardly wonderful here as it was the evening.
Soon enough it was time to get the film developed. Although I can process 35mm & 120mm myself, I unfortunately didn't have any chemicals for color processing handy at the time, so it was off to the photo lab in Bangor, and negatives are processed there and put onto disk for around £2.50, which is better than paying for a full set of prints!
I was super pleased to see results and the little German 1950's camera is locked and loaded again for use again soon. Would be a lie to say I wasn't looking forward to it.
Would definitely recommend of of the great, reliable vintage cameras if you are looking something worthy of use, but not exactly a rare find, to add to your collection.
If anyone is interested on more info on this camera, or any camera for that matter, I strongly recommend checking out 'Camerapedia' - It's part of Wikipedia, so as you can imagine, it's a hive of information, not all of it probably accurate, but a source at least!
Camerapedia's info on the Ideal Colour 35mm
Will post again soon, debating the idea of a bit of a learning topic for beginners and a bit of the history of photography too.....
Laters!
I just got my first film developed from this lovely little hand held 35mm German camera. So, I thought I would post a few of the results and give you a bit of insight to the gem.
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| The Ideal Color 35mm - Produced in the 1950's in Germany |
I picked this sturdy, 35mm up at a car boot sale in Bangor, Co.Down one calm Sunday morning. The sale wasn't that busy as this was December and it was rather cold by the sea in the morning never mind the rest of the time.
It set me back a whopping £5.00, after a haggle down from £10. Thus, walking away feeling twice as good. I was a camera up, and didn't feel as though I had been completely robbed blind.
A quick test saw that the shutter and aperture seemed to be working ok. We all know there is nothing worse than picking up a broken camera, but you can't go far wrong with old 35mm. Provided there are no light leaks into the body of the camera, the lens doesn't appear damaged and there's nothing suspicious rattling around inside, then you should be onto a winner.
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| Film is easily put into the camera - Only issue being, there's no window to show if your film is winding correctly. |
I equipped myself with the camera for a day or two over a week and snapped away. Some shots indoors, some outdoors, daytime, evening & some dimly lit indoor situations.
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| Club Mono Poster, Belfast City, Northern Ireland. Taken on an overcast afternoon. |
I approached this first film with the 'point and shoot' method. Mostly for the purpose of getting through a film to see if I had a working camera to add to the collection, or whether it was another e-bay listing for parts.
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| Stormtroopers & other random Sci-Fi happenings in Belfast City. Very odd indeed! |
The camera feels strong and well built in your hand. If not, perhaps a little small to grip sometimes, even with my tiny hands! Otherwise, it does feel rather nuke-proof as I throw it into my backpack, not having to worry about silly plastic attachments protruding and breaking off.
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| The underground crossing & it's graffiti. Belfast City, Northern Ireland |
The shutter speed is easy as pie to operate. You are given a choice between 25, 50, 100 and B (for bulb, which is as long as you like) The aperture operating the same way. You have F16, 11, 8, 5.6, 4 and 3.5.
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| Shutter speed and aperture settings are quick and easy. |
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| My room. Picture, wall, flag & bass |
I continued to remain snap happy over the next few days. I headed into the recording studio at college where I used to study music to assist on a few recording sessions. It was dimly lit for filming in the live room, and even darker in the editing room.
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| Setting up for a live session & podcast recording. SERC college, Bangor, Co.Down |
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| A very dim mixing desk and a few of the guys. Would have said an ISO 800 would perform for this type of low light |
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| Self-portrait. Ideal Color 35mm |
I was super pleased to see results and the little German 1950's camera is locked and loaded again for use again soon. Would be a lie to say I wasn't looking forward to it.
Would definitely recommend of of the great, reliable vintage cameras if you are looking something worthy of use, but not exactly a rare find, to add to your collection.
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| Getting ready to go to processing....it's the Roxy All star style today :) |
Camerapedia's info on the Ideal Colour 35mm
Will post again soon, debating the idea of a bit of a learning topic for beginners and a bit of the history of photography too.....
Laters!
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