Feb 6, 2009

double exposed

A few images from my new camera, all with double exposures: Bettys in a window with store lights, merry-go-round horse, and swing dancers in a neighborhood square.





Feb 4, 2009

go lomo

I've been excited for a few days now since I finally bought the camera I've wanted all year: the Diana camera. Completely analog, it's a remake of a cheap camera that made it's debut in the 1960s. Produced by the Great Wall Plastic Factory in Hong Kong, it's now made by the Austrian company Lomography. Originally intended for the amusement of Chinese working class families, it was given away at carnivals or public events as prizes. It's about as lightweight as one of the disposable cameras by Kodak, but much, much cooler. The cheap plastic body sometimes allows light leaks, which may result in interesting effects, and the Diana F+ allows you to remove the lense for a true pinhole image. Lucky for me, Barcelona has a Lomographic store, for fanatics of vintage-style cameras, clones and Holgas..

pixellize me

I have been too curious to find out how eBoy creates their incredibly detailed illustrations, until I saw this Flash Blog video. Then of course, I had to try it myself. This is what I came up with: