Scissor Quirk

Diana Mini!

As a little treat for surviving a year of full-time work and full-time classes, I treated myself to a Diana Mini the other day! :) I've been wanting to delve back into film photography for a while now - after all, I did have a film camera back in the day before it all went digital...lol...so that's where I started, for me.

I want to find a vintage camera one day and learn to shoot manual that way, but I really wanted some film to take to Europe with us that I could learn quickly enough to get some good shots, and the Diana Mini won my heart!

photo source.

Here's some inspiring stuff she can do, if you're curious:




photo sources: 1/2/3/4/5/6

I'm psyched about her dreamy grain, double exposures and colorful flash light gels!! I'm also excited about the 72 shots/roll that it can pull off (yay, half-frames!). I love the idea of scrolling forward through film as far as I chose, too, and the super-cute little size of this camera!! (It's about the size of my palm!) So fun. I picture at least one roll of black & white film for Paris, of course. :)

Speaking of, has it been ten years since I bought film, or what?? It's expensive!

I've been learning the basics from this guy's Youtube channel, and shooting a bit - it rained like crazy today, but I hope to get out and shoot some of the blossoms so I can see how I'm doing before we leave!

Do you own a Mini? Any tips for me, you'd like to share?
I love having no idea how my pictures will turn out... :) he he.

Flawed, 2.0

Remember this film I posted about a while back?
I'm still in love with it. 

Here it is in it's entirety (to keep you company while I finish classes):

Watch Flawed on PBS. See more from PBS Online Film Festival.

A very nice lady from the PBS film festival - for which it was nominated - contacted me with the link. Thanks, Sarah!

Embroidered Goodness.

Oh my, I miss crafty time.

I miss embroidering and crocheting. I wish there was more time to squish it in between 40 hours of work and 4 classes...but, alas. I'm out of luck! lol. At least til April...I'm already planning planning for projects to do with my summer time off, but til then - I came across the stunning work of Daniel Kornrumph the other day and fell in love. Seriously:

Embroidered. Embroidered!! Officially in awe.

It's super cool to see the actual scale of them, too, on his site. :) he he.

I hope you guys find these inspiring...I find myself wanting to post more little snippets of things I find interesting here, with the lack of time and photos of my own day-to-day goings on and I hope you do, too!

Flawed.

*EDIT - Found! Watch the whole film right here.

I went to an animation screening last month (yay! It's been a while...there's nothing like watching - literally - personal, handmade films). I saw this super-cute film 'Flawed' by Andrea Dorfman and it really stuck with me...

I think, as girls - okay, maybe as a girl with a larger-than-some French Canadian nose - it really struck a chord I related to. Got a little teary-eyed over, I have to say: it chronicles her journey of self-acceptance, in particular - learning to love her big her nose. As girls, sadly, I think we can all relate to wanting to change a part of ourselves due to it being 'different', mostly due to incidents that happen when we're younger or teased - and struggling with that subconciously more than we'd like to admit.

I could only find these two preview clips of it, here are some previews, and you can click through to see the whole film right here.

Flawed by Andrea Dorfman, via The National Film Board of Canada.

I hope you're touched by it & can watch it in whole... :)
And that you love your nose or ______ a little bit more.

Streamschool.

Ohmygoodness, I have so much to share... :)

I'm at work, however, so all my photos are having naps at home. he he. I came across this beautiful film that an animation instructor sent me, and I thought you might like it - because I love it:

Streamschool (Patakiskola) from Péter Vácz on Vimeo.

There's a great 'making of' it right here, too.

It makes me want to make a film! :) he he. You?