J.Sod
Bear Is Suffering From Culture Shock
Camera: Holga 120WPC and Zero Image 2000 Pinhole
Film: Kodak Portra 160
Location: Centralia, Washington, USA and undisclosed location, South Korea
Bear wasn't prepared for all the bright neon lights when he stepped out onto the patio for his afternoon stroll. He wasn't quite sure really what to think.
The first image in a series of three from a film swap I did with PJ Brez, a toy camera and pinhole photographer. He doesn't have a Flickr account but you can find his blog here.
Film swaps are funny, unpredictable things. First off, I forgot PJ and I agreed to both shoot with a Holga 120WPC, instead I did my half of the exposures with my Zero 6x6. Furthermore, upon loading the film I promptly forgot what type it was. No matter though, I tend to shoot film swaps fast and loose, due to their sheer unpredictability. And for good reason too, considering the fact that you could spend all the time in the world conceptualizing and composing your shots only to have them destroyed by your counter parts actions. To no fault of theirs I might add, just the nature of the beast. Plus, who's to say I wasn't the one that destroyed the double exposure?
With all that in mind then, its that much better when an image comes out decent, or if your lucky down right awesome (and I happen to find this image, and the next two down the line, awesome). A metal bear lawn ornament in a back yard of a small town neighborhood, mixed in with some neon lights of a South Korean city? no way I could have ever predicted that (OK I admit, I did predict 1/2 of the photograph by shooting it myself). And really thats the best part about film swaps. Total lack of control, on all fronts. No way this photo ever gets duplicated, not one chance. And I absolutely love that about it.
To all my Flickr contacts out there, if your interested in participating in a film swap let me know. I'd be willing to do either pinhole or Holga based work. More specifically, I'm interested in doing some National Park double exposure projects this summer, so if your going to be visiting one let me know.
Bear Is Suffering From Culture Shock
Camera: Holga 120WPC and Zero Image 2000 Pinhole
Film: Kodak Portra 160
Location: Centralia, Washington, USA and undisclosed location, South Korea
Bear wasn't prepared for all the bright neon lights when he stepped out onto the patio for his afternoon stroll. He wasn't quite sure really what to think.
The first image in a series of three from a film swap I did with PJ Brez, a toy camera and pinhole photographer. He doesn't have a Flickr account but you can find his blog here.
Film swaps are funny, unpredictable things. First off, I forgot PJ and I agreed to both shoot with a Holga 120WPC, instead I did my half of the exposures with my Zero 6x6. Furthermore, upon loading the film I promptly forgot what type it was. No matter though, I tend to shoot film swaps fast and loose, due to their sheer unpredictability. And for good reason too, considering the fact that you could spend all the time in the world conceptualizing and composing your shots only to have them destroyed by your counter parts actions. To no fault of theirs I might add, just the nature of the beast. Plus, who's to say I wasn't the one that destroyed the double exposure?
With all that in mind then, its that much better when an image comes out decent, or if your lucky down right awesome (and I happen to find this image, and the next two down the line, awesome). A metal bear lawn ornament in a back yard of a small town neighborhood, mixed in with some neon lights of a South Korean city? no way I could have ever predicted that (OK I admit, I did predict 1/2 of the photograph by shooting it myself). And really thats the best part about film swaps. Total lack of control, on all fronts. No way this photo ever gets duplicated, not one chance. And I absolutely love that about it.
To all my Flickr contacts out there, if your interested in participating in a film swap let me know. I'd be willing to do either pinhole or Holga based work. More specifically, I'm interested in doing some National Park double exposure projects this summer, so if your going to be visiting one let me know.