I tend to get a good amount of compliments on the photos I've taken with these old fashioned film cameras of mine. The majority of them are usually compliments on the colors, composition, or the object in focus. I really enjoy it however, when people comment on my photos about things you can't see with your eyes. It makes me feel like people "get it". As if, one of my photos were able to break the barrier of just being a single moment in time, to a story.
One of the most recent comments I've recieved, is on this photo pictured of a couple in their golden years on a Disneyland date:
"makes me believe in love"
It feels good to inspire people and evoke emotion through my art.
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.
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]
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
