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time to do something worth remembering
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25.1.10
Kinon RX-7
Walked into Salvation Army not too long ago just too browse miscellaneous items, when as i was checking out i noticed this camera under the glass counter. I knew instantly i was going to buy the second the clerk put it in my hand. Plastic!
10 bucks thank you have a nice day. Once i got in my car i put film in it and started snapping.
WELL, got the pictures back and they just came out too clean for my taste. So to make it a bit interesting i put a needle to the back of the camera to let in some light. I took it on my trip to Atlanta, and went up the mountain near my friend Nico's house with him and Kaleb. I also wound the film half back, and started taking more pics to get some double exposures, and came home with some great results that i was highly satisfied with.
10 bucks thank you have a nice day. Once i got in my car i put film in it and started snapping.
WELL, got the pictures back and they just came out too clean for my taste. So to make it a bit interesting i put a needle to the back of the camera to let in some light. I took it on my trip to Atlanta, and went up the mountain near my friend Nico's house with him and Kaleb. I also wound the film half back, and started taking more pics to get some double exposures, and came home with some great results that i was highly satisfied with.
ps. im glad we were forced to walk up the mountain
being we weren't allowed to drive up that day
being we weren't allowed to drive up that day
8.1.10
24.12.09
I Leica You
One of the newest additions to the family would be my Leica Mini II.
I've really been wanting a nice point and shoot camera for some time now. And the Leica mini series was highly recommended by a friend of mine. One of my favorite photographers, Helen Levitt, used a Leica back in the 50s. It took me forever to actually find one that didnt cost a century, and once it arrived in the mail I was just as excited as I always am with any new camera.
Honestly the first roll of film did not impress me. But it wasn't until now that i was able to really feel it out. The camera is fairly quiet so you can get those shots of people up close without too much being noticed, and the auto focus is quick. But instead of all this talk, I would rather just show you the results.
I've really been wanting a nice point and shoot camera for some time now. And the Leica mini series was highly recommended by a friend of mine. One of my favorite photographers, Helen Levitt, used a Leica back in the 50s. It took me forever to actually find one that didnt cost a century, and once it arrived in the mail I was just as excited as I always am with any new camera.Honestly the first roll of film did not impress me. But it wasn't until now that i was able to really feel it out. The camera is fairly quiet so you can get those shots of people up close without too much being noticed, and the auto focus is quick. But instead of all this talk, I would rather just show you the results.
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14.10.09
im broke im borke im boker
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successful scanned negative.
After searching the web and various blogs i discovered the correct way to scan negatives. A regular scanner cannot be used. There are actually scanners made specifically for it. How over if your broke like me then improvising comes next.
What you need to do is to have a lcd light source on the other side instead of the white mat. Use can use an iphone screen, or like me, a laptop screen. Just make sure that the screen is completely white. So open up memo pad on your phone, or a white background will do on your laptop.
Now when you scan it in you can 'invert' it in photoshop and the pic should look decent after some brightness/contrast adjustments. The only downfall is that it can pick up verticle lines during the scanning process, as you can see in mine. Maybe my scanner is just cheap, or maybe the laptop gave it off. Im sure a negative scanner wouldnt do this though if you got the money.
After searching the web and various blogs i discovered the correct way to scan negatives. A regular scanner cannot be used. There are actually scanners made specifically for it. How over if your broke like me then improvising comes next.
What you need to do is to have a lcd light source on the other side instead of the white mat. Use can use an iphone screen, or like me, a laptop screen. Just make sure that the screen is completely white. So open up memo pad on your phone, or a white background will do on your laptop.
Now when you scan it in you can 'invert' it in photoshop and the pic should look decent after some brightness/contrast adjustments. The only downfall is that it can pick up verticle lines during the scanning process, as you can see in mine. Maybe my scanner is just cheap, or maybe the laptop gave it off. Im sure a negative scanner wouldnt do this though if you got the money.
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