In preparation for Holgapalooza I’ve been trying to shoot more with my holga and today I got back the results – here is a taste of the new images. I was really happy with the results and the quality of these images. Here is one of Ottawa from the Chaudiere bridge. Read the rest of this entry »

For Christmas my sister got me a really cute toy camera

It takes 110 film and basically is a point and shoot – zero options but is totally cute and fits almost anywhere!

I did a test roll and then forgot that I never picked them up and fortunately got a call on Tuesday and went to get them. The results varied and I think a lot of photos didn’t turn out because I would accidentally press the button when the lens was closed but that said I did get a few interesting shots.

Of course, I always have to get a picture of Lily on my first roll – this image is super grainy (still no printer or scanner at home so these are pictures of pictures) but at least the color quality was pretty good.

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Growing up I was surrounded by cameras and photographers. I joke sometimes that there is a picture for everyday of my life growing up – but really every important event in my life is recorded by photographs. My mum, more recently, has been making us special books of photos she has taken from the time we were born until now – birthdays, vacations, Christmas etc…they hold precious memories of our family, family members past and present and love.

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This weekend I tested a p&s camera for my Mum who was looking for a new little camera for upcoming holidays. The criteria were that it needed to have a viewfinder, use rechareable batteries, be 8.0MP or higher and come with a good rating in Consumer Report.

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Here are the little tomato plants that I picked out of the aerogarden – they have been doing really well and are ready to be planted outside and I can’t wait!

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(My apologies – I have no scanner at the moment so I photographed my photograph.) So I was very excited to get my film in and get my photos back – and happily the camera is in good working order. Read the rest of this entry »

Last Sunday night Himself surprised me with an early birthday present – a Yudu silkscreening system! I am VERY excited! I love silkscreening but I had no ability at home to do the emulsion process properly. Now I do. Read the rest of this entry »