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Art & Adventure with PJ Ortiz Luis

The online portfolio of Pacifico "PJ" Ortiz Luis, a storyteller utilizing different mediums of art including film photography, dance, and performance poetry.

The Lomography Smartphone Scanner

I decided to go ahead and back the Lomography Smartphone Film Scanner.  I'm a little iffy about this to be honest.  Mainly because for the same price....you can get a good quality scanner from craigslist.  but the main reason i got this was because you can run an entire roll of film through the box without having to cut the film, then put it in an awkward mask.  I'll be scanning all my future b&w negatives with this..and will professionally scan them if I come across a few shots that need to be in a gallery.

The only downside to this scanner that I see is that it will only take 35mm.  So no 120 film, or 35mm mounted slides.  I'll probably have my lab scan those for me though.  So no worries.

My Return to Spoken Word

its been a while.  for reasons i won't get into at this moment, i stopped writing a few years ago....but now i am trying to get back into the medium of performance poetry.  this is my set from this past week.  to get a good reference of my commentary, the emcee introduced me with the following narrative:

Having been stranded on a deserted island for 3 years with no form of entertainment, PJ Ortiz Luis resorted to writing haikus in the sand and reading them out loud to scare off the winged boar-like creature that haunted his campsite at night.  Tonight, he will be reading two of those poems...

[if the video doesn't work, blame facebook]

my favorite film photos of 2012

here are some of my personal favorite photos i’ve shot this year on film cameras 

camera:  Canon Canonflex RM
film:  expired Fuji Superia 200

camera:  modified Recesky DIY TLR
film:  expired Fuji Superia 200

camera:  Minolta Weathermatic 35 AF
film:  expired Fuji Superia 200 

camera:  modified Recesky DIY TLR + vivitar 252 flash + color gels
film:  Fuji Superia 200


 camera:  Minolta Weathermatic 35 AF
film:  expired Fuji Superia 200

camera:  Canon Canonflex RM
film:  Kodak Ektar 100 

camera:  Canon Canonflex RM
film:  Kodak Ektachrome E100G

camera:  Canon Canonflex RM
film:  Fuji Velvia 50F

 camera:  Hanimex Amphibian
film:  expired Fuji Superia 200 

camera:  Canon Canonflex
film:  Fuji Velvia 50F

camera:  Canon Snappy LX
film:  Fuji Velvia 100F

camera:  Minolta Hi-matic AF2
film:  expired Kodak Ektachrome 200 

camera:  Minolta Hi-matic AF2
film:  expired Fuji Superia 200 

camera:  Minolta Hi-matic AF2
film:  Kodak Ektachrome 200 

A Night with the Hi-Matic AF2

i bought the Minolta Hi-Matic AF2 specifically for use at Disneyland.  little did i realize that this camera is perfect for just about every occasion i find myself in, aside from underwater photography.  so far this is my consensus:
+ quiet, GREAT for street shooting especially with the wide angle attachment
+ built in flash for night shots
+ auto focus lens to capture moments quickly
+ lightweight
+ does great in low light situations with no flash 

- the flash is VERY bright, and whites out some details in the images 

now some photos from my night out on the town: