Bailey, Broadway
On my way down Broadway this morning, I spotted a woman in fabulous pink leopard flats and a great clock tattoo standing to one side. My first thought was to keep walking, but what could be lost by asking?
“May I take a picture of your feet?”
Bailey was very nice and not at all creeped out by a woman asking to take a photo of her feet. I explained about the pinhole lens and she confessed to some experience making a Quaker Oat Cannister pinhole camera. (Yay, pinhole!) I showed her the result, introduced myself as I shook her hand and then went on my way. Onward!
What’s in my Epiphanie camera bag: New York
My first thought when packing for any trip is “what cameras should I bring?” The location and length of any adventure away from Casa Chawazek can impact what ends up in my bag for the duration. Here’s what my current, rather brief trip to New York looks like. Sadly, it’s far too cold outside for shooting with Impossible film It’s frustrating, as their new PX680 is glorious.
A: Light shielding sleeves made from construction paper for Impossible Project film for use when shooting outdoors. Sadly, it’s been too cold to shoot outdoors this trip. What’s with the cold?
B: This is a lovely RGB striped strap that came with the Kodak Champ (Kodak’s failed instant film endeavour). Ellen sent me the camera as a gift and I repurposed the strap.
C: Lumix GF1 with Wanderlust Pinwide pinhole body cap.
Derek (best husband ever) gave me the Lumix GF1 last year for my birthday. I’m a big fan of this little powerhouse. It’s "usual" lens is the pancake whatchmecallit.
I’m currently enthralled with the Pinwide pinhole body back by Wanderlust that I backed last year in Kickstarter. I’ve never been all that enamoured with other digital pinhole body caps, but I’m in love with this one. You can see the photos that I’ve taken with it here.
D: iPhone head phones. I’ve never found another brand that I like as much as the ones that come with the iPhone.
E: Small metric tape meaure. You know, for just in case.
F: Moleskine calendar. I like writing things down.
G: Left: Muji black pen (these are my favourite non-fountain pens. I always pick up a handful when I’m near a Muji
Middle: TWSBI 530 fountain pen, medium knib with violet ink.
Right: Palamino Blackwing pencil with pencil cap (I blame Caterina and Clive for my current obsession with these pencils)
H: Left: Smith’s Rosebud Salve
Right: Nars "Roman Holiday" Velvet Matte lip pencil (I don’t wear it all that much, but it gives me comfort to know that I can pull it together in a pinch)
I: Contax T3 that once belonged to the fabulous Bob Smith. This camera is a thing of beauty.
J: 3 rolls of Fujifilm 400H 36 exposure that I picked up at Photoworks on Market.
K: Sunglasses.
L: Small cotton handkerchief. I buy them by the dozens from a linen shop in Chinatown on Grant Avenue.
M: Impossible Project PX680 film. You should check out photos taken with it in this group.
N: Impossible Cold Clip. I’m still tucking photos into my bra to "cook", but this cool little clip has icons to let you know how the temperature is.
O: iPhone, I’m a big Audible fan and I listen to more books than music. My current "read" is "Monster Hunter International" by Larry Correia (don’t laugh).
P: Hand knitted fingerless gloves that I picked up at that market on Haight that used to be next to American Apparel. I think one of the women who worked their made them. It’s funny, because I have a another pair just like them somewhere at home.
Q: Polaroid SLR 680 (or is it the Polaroid 680 SLR — I can never remember). I picked this up last year for $20 at a stoop sale on 18th Street. We were driving by and I could see it from the car.
R: Pink wallet. I’m in a bit of wallet quandry right now. This was one I used a few years ago and have just returned to. If you have a favourite wallet that works for you, please share.
S: I had to include the bag because I love it so much. This is an black Ginger Epiphanie camera bag. I must confess that I’ve hacked the bag a little. The shoulder straps just weren’t working for me and would get in the way and catch on things. Given that I wasn’t using them, I um…. cut them off and then Sharpied the exposed edges. I have two Epiphanie bags and use one of the two every day. I was fed up with banging my cameras around in my purse and now, they ride around in comfort.
I’m not sure if including the bag in the documentation is the thing to do, but I love my Epiphanie camera bag and couldn’t leave it out.
Danielle’s fabulous nails
I really don’t need any encouragement to invest in a set of fabulous nails like Danielle’s. Tumblr HQ, New York. Lumix GF1 w/ Pinwide pinhole body cap, ISO 800, 4 second exposure.
Pinwide at MoMA
“Vir Heroicus Sublimis”, 1950-51, Barnett Newman.
ISO 1600, 6 second exposure. Lumix GF1, Pinwide pinhole body cap.
Platform (shoes)
Earlier today, I asked the following question of the Twitterverse:
“Dear friends — If you were starting a new blog today, what platform would you choose?”
I’ve tabulated the responses, counting every positive instance (some respondents mentioned multiple platforms). Here’s that data in a pretty graph:
Here’s a screen shot of the public responses. Some were in private DMs and such, are not displayed. Thanks to all who responded.
Matchbox Pinhole in the Tea Garden
Handmade matchbox pinhole camera, 2 second exposure.
You can view more of my matchbox pinhole photos here.
Six Months
September 22, 2010 – March 20, 2011
There are times when I can be very impatient. Sticking a small film canister pinhole camera outside a window for six months didn’t feel like something doable for a woman who will take her film to Walgreens for that one hour service when there are more better options.
In the end, I managed to leave one of two cameras in place for the duration. The image above is a six month view into the transit of the sun as it rises over the Oakland hills.
I’ve loaded up the Quaker Oats Cam for a three month test (vernal equinox to summer solstice). If that works, then I’ll reload for a six months — summer to winter solstice, for a complete image the range of the sun’s transit.
Many thanks to Dave at Photoworks for the paper.
You can read about my previous adventures with solargraphy here.
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