Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Film enthusiasts

For those of you who recognize that film will never die, here's a great deal from Adorama. I've always wanted my own film scanner, but when I was more involved in the film world, I didn't exactly have the spare moneh to buy one. Times have changed. So for those of you who still keep on with the film tradition, this may just make you happy. And if you are one shopping for the film photography geek in your life, well here you go.
Jolly good.

FPSCAN Flashpoint Scanner

This is what it looks like.

Saturday, November 20, 2010

Reconnecting.

I had a very productive day today. Got some house organizing done then headed to Barnes & Noble to do some research.
I decided to deactivate my Facebook account for a variety of reasons, the most easy to explain being that it was taking up too much of my time. I could go on a tangent on other reasons, but it’s no matter, really.
So I am taking a break off it to reconnect with myself. I will miss being in the loop, but in a way that's my intention. Focus on my photo projects and goals for a bit, distraction-free. So this means that I will be resorting to old means of communication, like actual visits, emails and phone calls (whoa, 2001 is calling!)
Majority of my time will be spent: sorting through photos, getting down with some post-production, scanning, brainstorming, cooking tasty meals at home (mainly for friends to come hang out with me), updating website, watching lots of movies, photographing, drawing, trying to reconnect with my close friends, feeling lonely :'( , getting distracted by my guitar, crafting, designing and planning.

I must try this!

101 Photos Taken With the Lens Detached (from Gizmodo)

Take your DSLR in one hand. Unscrew the lens with the other. Tilt the lens away from the camera body-maybe even flip the optics backwards. And take photos that you never imagined you could without expensive upgrades.