Polaroids

Today after a conversation with Paty about Polaroids I decided to waltz around the internet to get a way to make my digital photos look like Polaroids, since I'm poor and I can't afford a real Polaroid camera (I will one day though!). The cool thing is, I did find a program that does so, and it is sooooooooooooooooo sweet! Like, really! The name of this miracle from the gods (but only the mythological ones cause they are cool) is Poladroid!
Not only is it adorable looking because the menu is a polaroid camera, but the images come out amazing. I look like a child with a lifelong stock of candy!
Here are some of them:



Doesn't it look sweet on my desktop?
Yup mates, that's the actual program, a camera.



Developed Film

I already have the films developed but I hadn't had the time to write about it until now.

Suming it up:
The one on the Agfa didn't work out so well, it was already in the camera when I went to use it, must had been there for a few years. Most of the photos were pretty fuzzy and/or unfocused. Remind me to never ever attempt to photograph without a flash while in late afternoon.
On the good side, we found we had some old family-trip photos already in the film which must have been from about 2005 considering how young we all look.

I wasn't too sure who took them but my mom says it can only have been me. It's only logical since it was my camera and my dad was with his Olympus as I could see in one of the other photos.
I actually like them.


Now, about my sweet Canon T70. It must be taken into consideration that I was purposefully using an expired film, it was my intention as these photos were just an experience, a first try at the camera as I've only recently adquired it. Also, I was using a Wide Angle Lens which I love.

I'm actually happy with these. They aren't professional-like or anything over-the-top but I like them, they look vintage. I would say it was well worth it.

Diana F+

Many months ago I fell in love with this amazing camera a friend of mine showed me, the Diana F+. She was getting one on her birthday and right then and there I knew I really wanted one too. But I fell into an impasse. I wasn't sure if I should or if I should.
Well today in a conversation with my Natybuh I learned I am not the only one sharing this passion for the Diana, and now I'm once again head over heels (or flats, or whatever you guys wear). I know I will never forgive myself if I don't get one, if I let this chance pass.
If I wasn't gay already, I would go gay for Diana!

Isn't she gorgeous?



Now, as my mom so wisely pointed out, I can't really get one at the moment. Not only because I don't have many money but also because I don't have how to cover for all the expenses such as the camera itself, obviously, film and developing. Bummer.

I suppose I will have to wait a while longer.

Photography Workshop

This summer I had the pleasure to participate in a 5 days long workshop, which delt with film developing and photo printing. Of course, it was amazing.
I'm very much into the old-school black and white films. In a way, for me, digital photography lost the old days beauty. I mean I like it, but it's not the same, you know?

So this workshop consisted of mainly this:

Day 1: Pretty much presentations and getting to know the lab, all that usual stuff. Oh and I had a low blood-pressure moment and fainted in the middle of the class, bumping into a table on the way down to the floor. Hight point of the day, it was a pretty kickass first impression. Alright it sucked, but it makes me laugh!

Day 2: We went around São João in couples, taking photos of whatever we felt like. It had been a while since I had had to worry about taking only 24 photos (or was it 36?), which were divided by two since we were two people by camera. Either ways, we took the photos and went back to the base. Done for the day.

Day 3: This was the day the fun shit started. We developed the film and all that jazz. Let me tell you, it is a patience job.

Day 4: We started developing the photos! It is very much fun but the liquids stuff gets boring pretty fast. It's fun nonetheless.

Day 5: The last day (insert sad frown). We finished printing photos, including the bigger ones supposed to go to the exposition (some works were to be exposed in the end of all the summer workshops).




It was a fun week even though the having-to-wake-up-early-every-day-and-catch-the-train-to-be-at-the-workshop-by-ten was sort of tiring. C'mon it was summer, I had been waking up every day after eleven.
It took a while but the exposition was this month and will be in the galery for these few weeks.
This was my work:

The middle one.

Ignore my previous statement, I've managed to put it straight. Yay for me.





I suggested the "ilford film showing" effect. Am very proud of said suggestion.

This was it! I might post some of my other (smaller) photos one of these days.

Lisbon

Last week I went over to Lisbon to buy new lip piercings. It had been a while since I had last been there and I really missed it. I missed walking on the street and feeling so in place.

There's just something magic about it.