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Film Photography

Mind over matter

Just typical, the forecast is for a beautiful sunny weekend and I’ve got a sore throat and probably the beginnings of swine flu knowing my luck! Still, I am a great believer in ‘mind over matter’ so am thinking…

lomo-diana-dune
Film Photography

Proof, if needed

If I was any doubt in yesteday’s post about digital vs film then I think the way I clapped my hands and did a little dance when I got home from work and spotted a chunky envelope on the…

lubitel2-cow-parsley
Film Photography

‘Five Sense Friday’ on a Saturday

A bit late for five sense friday, but here’s mine for a super sunny saturday… tasting: strawberries – so many strawberries. seeing: the intense glittering of a gentle sea in bright, bright sunshine. hearing: bands at glastonbury (via the…

lubitel2-walk-1
Film Photography

We are all beautiful

There are lots of reasons why I love my Lubitel 2 camera… You shoot from the waist so people don’t realise what you’re up to. If they do realise what you’re up to they don’t mind too much because…

lubitel2-camera
Film Photography

Back in the USSR

A few months ago I took possession of an old camera (a Lubitel 2) of dubious heritage. A skip was mentioned. It looked OK, but then I took it from its case and saw the bottom was in pieces.…

lomo-diana-lilly
Film Photography

Gaza

Something terrible always seems to happen in the world at Christmastime – or maybe it’s just that the festivities are a convenient bookmark in our memories in a world that is always troubled by something or other. This year’s…

lomo-diana-oxford
Film Photography

Dirty Diana

Recently I treated myself to a Diana+ camera. It’s as far from state-of-the-art as you can get, which ironially gets you much artier results! It’s a film camera, not only that but it takes medium-format film (big 2″x2″ square…