Toy Lens

Analog image adventures. 

It all started a little over a year and a half ago with a required digital photography class. In an attempt to find "art" and inspiration in a medium which had not previously impressed me, I stumbled upon the magic of TTV (through the viewfinder). Each vintage camera's unique fingerprint added created a unique photographic experience.  I procured my own vintage tlr camera. I built a light tight contraption and then my own TTV photos soon followed. Later came experiments with alternative lenses and mirrors, followed by a Lensbaby tilt shift lens. So I guess I like imperfections.

I've been debating the viability of getting into film photography and holding off for countless reasons. About a year ago, my best friend bought me a build your own camera kit. Amazing how a camera can be made completely out of little plastic parts, and magically write images to film. My first roll was Elitechrome slide film. It's still in the camera. I'm stuck in film is precious mentality that I learned growing up. I haven't gained the shoot film like it's digital carefree happiness, yet.

I recently decided that I NEED to play with film and light and exposure and time and and and. So I made a massive amount of purchases, mostly toy cameras, mostly from ebay. Cameras are arriving daily in the post. I procured some bulk pro packs of film, --- oooh exciting :) film is no longer precious. Since the cameras are made of plastic, the cameras are no longer precious either. :) Modifications will abound :) Hurray double exposures, half frame, time lapse, split images, panoramas, etc. :)