tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22021815421611004472024-03-12T16:02:34.755-07:00ToyeurSarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13062437918120384433noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2202181542161100447.post-26101705756130946372011-04-22T11:34:00.001-07:002011-04-22T11:34:44.883-07:00The Collection<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6FQwqHvbuHQSDFUyuI9f_nz_b2veP3LR0wvF9uFWrd3eHaH4QtD-6SAAprwNwQAg5LCYCSSZAksZ-oBrb3Zxj_ZMYc7f6xv747slr9-A9htYXja6F9nFDEu5Rg401Blh1iQnB-5bSWp4z/s1600/210282_10150167172136358_553266357_6645134_6082051_o.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6FQwqHvbuHQSDFUyuI9f_nz_b2veP3LR0wvF9uFWrd3eHaH4QtD-6SAAprwNwQAg5LCYCSSZAksZ-oBrb3Zxj_ZMYc7f6xv747slr9-A9htYXja6F9nFDEu5Rg401Blh1iQnB-5bSWp4z/s320/210282_10150167172136358_553266357_6645134_6082051_o.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598478135519075106" /></a>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13062437918120384433noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2202181542161100447.post-13634182903898125782011-01-25T10:15:00.000-08:002011-01-25T10:31:57.477-08:00Promotional camerasI recently had the good fortune of being gifted a <a href="http://nicnichols.com/FourCornersDark/?page_id=132">Nickelodeon Photoblaster</a> camera from a friend who figured I could use it (um, YEP! Thanks Jake!) While I have yet to use it, I happened on a photo taken by Warren Harold with a Nintendo 64 <a href="http://www.ozcamera.com/promotional.html">promotional camera</a>. Proof that the so-called "toy" camera is so much more than that. I strongly recommend perusing <a href="http://thatwasmyfoot.visualblogging.com/index.html">Warren's website</a>. There are hundreds of beautiful photographs here, each worthy of their own blog post. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNShwlzrcxtHbu6EE_qzWKM2ECrt1h9NqBu5-_Zb28-FA1SfabxLntCftM2qApWN336p5N9tfSEt1X4cSnJmFUIHtQrYKCrcu7C8X_RKBRaTtu0XeVgvMQuVXNGCUgm4GtUu-qyu12vBIa/s1600/1294110567.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 206px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNShwlzrcxtHbu6EE_qzWKM2ECrt1h9NqBu5-_Zb28-FA1SfabxLntCftM2qApWN336p5N9tfSEt1X4cSnJmFUIHtQrYKCrcu7C8X_RKBRaTtu0XeVgvMQuVXNGCUgm4GtUu-qyu12vBIa/s320/1294110567.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566191142274347218" /></a><br /><p style="color: #787878; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0;">light(ning) in a jar(vase)<br />Nintendo 64 promotional camera<br />©Warren Harold</p>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13062437918120384433noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2202181542161100447.post-76521187920158896862011-01-23T12:39:00.001-08:002011-01-23T12:48:18.529-08:00The Plastic LensI was sifting through images on a Google search for "toy camera photography" and came across <a href="http://www.theplasticlens.com/">The Plastic Lens, the photography of Cameron Stephen</a>. Just had to share this Polaroid diptych as it really caught my eye...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0pLXQS1hxXIDLhFcU1w7RG2hf_koW1IM9drlqFz5eo1u2Xu6J8Ix88O658ZjJt_7_cVvwd0mn084ANAv1Gb0NWlPUDUMuci9wSlW4_LmcxUvcQcv8RbWUyCIbt7r6M6JupdJklYwCoZRO/s1600/WoodLousePipes1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 283px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0pLXQS1hxXIDLhFcU1w7RG2hf_koW1IM9drlqFz5eo1u2Xu6J8Ix88O658ZjJt_7_cVvwd0mn084ANAv1Gb0NWlPUDUMuci9wSlW4_LmcxUvcQcv8RbWUyCIbt7r6M6JupdJklYwCoZRO/s320/WoodLousePipes1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565484651969583394" /></a><br /><p style="color: #787878; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0;">Wood Louse & Pipes Diptych<br />Shot with a Polaroid Vision Camera on expired Polaroid 500 integral film<br />©Cameron Stephen</p>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13062437918120384433noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2202181542161100447.post-59924653584792112682011-01-04T20:51:00.000-08:002011-01-05T08:00:22.869-08:00A Letter From a Fan<p style="color: #787878; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; line-height: 16px; margin: 0;">Dear Toyeur, <br /><br />This site is great- but I'm one of those iPhone Hipstamatic fakes! I want in on the action of toy cameras! And yet, I don't know where to start. I go to Urban Outfitters and see shit like this: <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHlZsgzLgSbpRs6Ee-t-l1gPhJw4dxSYbDrn-YCGzkJvvsyfHmqTwUDz_4ZuSzPisIpa56iMyHUh5XZgkreaKZq7MbvcXTjrnimFNKuLWRbuBIhWh_lb6Uuq8yUzGYVzvn78YzqNVMyj-V/s1600/19435817_060_b.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 216px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHlZsgzLgSbpRs6Ee-t-l1gPhJw4dxSYbDrn-YCGzkJvvsyfHmqTwUDz_4ZuSzPisIpa56iMyHUh5XZgkreaKZq7MbvcXTjrnimFNKuLWRbuBIhWh_lb6Uuq8yUzGYVzvn78YzqNVMyj-V/s320/19435817_060_b.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558561972189145522" /></a> <br />but are they legit? This is what I got when searching ebay:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgapEzTLDPPeGAP6m4eI7JTpF4KwXazO07QeZSLtz8G9VNAhC8Ncl94leu2NM8TR58yswJJI5lcO0_EF5CN3txAgbPG7eZJaV0USJO6M112xaTvBeMhMhHTDLxYUCB4uH5pWgOEgjsLwCoc/s1600/3686122275_79244e8f98.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgapEzTLDPPeGAP6m4eI7JTpF4KwXazO07QeZSLtz8G9VNAhC8Ncl94leu2NM8TR58yswJJI5lcO0_EF5CN3txAgbPG7eZJaV0USJO6M112xaTvBeMhMhHTDLxYUCB4uH5pWgOEgjsLwCoc/s320/3686122275_79244e8f98.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558562282001242450" /></a><br /> <br />So there's the camera-buying situation, but then there's a film situation. What kind of film to get? Expired seems to be the hip thing, but do you have any other referrals? Indie places to buy/support? What about indie places to get the film developed?<br /><br />Many questions I know, but I'd like to hop on this band wagon soon!<br /><br />Thanks,<br /><br />J.J. Baubeau</p><br /><br />Dear J.J.,<br /><br />Both examples above are "legit" toy cameras, cheesy-as-fuck as that "Wonderland" Diana is. Ugh. I'm sure everyone has differing opinions on the "toy" definition, but here we just have 3 guidelines: <br />1. No digital, ever. There's plenty of other places for that. <br />2. Typically, the camera should have a fixed focus, meaning you can't control it, and no F-stop or aperture settings.<br />3. Most toy cameras have a crappy plastic body.<br /><br />Of course there are toy camera "mods" where people have made adjustments, and that's fine too, as long as the mechanics are still minimal.<br /><br />If you need specific examples think Diana, Holga, pinhole, Vivitar, one-use point and shoots, photobooths, Polaroid, I'm sure you get the idea...<br /><br />For film, use whatever is available to you! I'm no snob when it comes to film. I enjoy experimenting to see what products different films produce. A little internet research will tell you what kind of results you can expect with differing films, but keep in mind that the element of surprise is part of the fun. <br /><br />And support any photography store local to you. It's the best way to keep film photography alive in your community.Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13062437918120384433noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2202181542161100447.post-73842551825586920482010-12-14T10:09:00.000-08:002010-12-14T10:22:43.388-08:00The Holga D<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtfnhsatxtr0c-oTri7DPcYSoT5c0bkt75HpVqqSQWlYpW_iPx5ylejFUSSGvNfUQjLqjGsy7h3GuXj22uABO_SkvY6FnBy8ZPIP0wqcZlBEv65KOU8HKz7y3fO0BOXLJKdC4clPnKlv43/s1600/Holga_D_01.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtfnhsatxtr0c-oTri7DPcYSoT5c0bkt75HpVqqSQWlYpW_iPx5ylejFUSSGvNfUQjLqjGsy7h3GuXj22uABO_SkvY6FnBy8ZPIP0wqcZlBEv65KOU8HKz7y3fO0BOXLJKdC4clPnKlv43/s320/Holga_D_01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550604344903100322" /></a><br />A friend sent me a link to the <a href="http://www.saikatbiswas.com/web/Projects/Holga_D.htm">Holga D</a>, a digital Holga designed by <a href="http://www.saikatbiswas.com/">Saikat Biswas</a>, an industrial designer from India. It has virtually the same visual effects as the beloved plastic and film version. But how is it any different than an app that you can download for your smartphone? Like the original it delays your gratification, but only how a digital camera could: by omitting the display so you have to wait to see the results until you can dump the files onto a computer. I don't think I'll become a convert, but it's a noble effort to keep the qualities we love about toy camera photography alive in a digital age.Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13062437918120384433noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2202181542161100447.post-38114090608944795792010-11-20T10:53:00.000-08:002010-11-20T11:28:25.072-08:00Lomo "Walls"I'm constantly looking for inspiration while I design Toyeur.com. I recently joined <a href="http://www.lomography.com/">Lomography's site</a> where you can upload photos, build a profile, etc. But one thing that sets them apart is they have a fun tool called <a href="http://www.lomography.com/photos/walls">LomoWalls</a>. I love it! You can make your own wall, essentially a montage of your photos, and browse other user walls, rating them if you like. These are a few of the "walls" and user photos that stood out.<br /><br />Enjoy!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ9cZqLbUYedLaegPyI_x_sT5c__uvhbMncT118IyXaWzVycQoFmFe3E4hw18fnAuowF9M5IJ8pB52ssljH7wsWkBxpQUb6wHzk8o4EUsOAWOqirkgVx7Neb8TbUF3_enw-uoEnWU9Akps/s1600/Picture+5.png"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 130px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ9cZqLbUYedLaegPyI_x_sT5c__uvhbMncT118IyXaWzVycQoFmFe3E4hw18fnAuowF9M5IJ8pB52ssljH7wsWkBxpQUb6wHzk8o4EUsOAWOqirkgVx7Neb8TbUF3_enw-uoEnWU9Akps/s320/Picture+5.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541710043434844194" /></a><br /><p style="color: #787878; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0;">© Lomography user <a href="http://www.lomography.com/homes/azzzy">azzzy</a></p><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV3wefYRcz7p7-WayEcFFZnXgh2Mjx9OdZV-zhnTMDo5166dZ7GlDc25scLiCEgVlFqZZJbYBtO-QQDRHgq8cEPP7d1OgGYIWFzh5LNACYMBUoDGuDGlwVm6WUMdbpxI2A8icT8Ix_FaHL/s1600/Picture+3.png"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 129px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV3wefYRcz7p7-WayEcFFZnXgh2Mjx9OdZV-zhnTMDo5166dZ7GlDc25scLiCEgVlFqZZJbYBtO-QQDRHgq8cEPP7d1OgGYIWFzh5LNACYMBUoDGuDGlwVm6WUMdbpxI2A8icT8Ix_FaHL/s320/Picture+3.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541708219137715362" /></a><br /><p style="color: #787878; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0;">© Lomography user <a href="http://www.lomography.com/homes/bccbarbosa">bccbarbosa</a></p><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWB16keJNYJi09FmF7K5nXhgm3sp5P4LGoYWCKnNINjsNe6BhWKq7elj-c4MT_xQ2OGn3SQzUBpPna_Rj-7J83BEIw66jxwgnUeb5kEW_a1R66MILi1oExUcig0vdrRd6fZG0P2ELBZz-p/s1600/Picture+4.png"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 131px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWB16keJNYJi09FmF7K5nXhgm3sp5P4LGoYWCKnNINjsNe6BhWKq7elj-c4MT_xQ2OGn3SQzUBpPna_Rj-7J83BEIw66jxwgnUeb5kEW_a1R66MILi1oExUcig0vdrRd6fZG0P2ELBZz-p/s320/Picture+4.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541709301058316754" /></a><br /><p style="color: #787878; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0;">© Lomography user <a href="http://www.lomography.com/homes/disdis">disdis</a></p><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQoqY2RFdqp-pMko2BxNEI-7UxdE9rxdmgS5C5bx6oifBgOqeKpM_Fv7KRGKorVhnpJAd6FTp5S9-_JxaU159MI-7dXfXFwvhSWbbzwJlATQSeR0T97laGBPyQRrXBrUkDm5w0zclbnM3b/s1600/Picture+6.png"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 130px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQoqY2RFdqp-pMko2BxNEI-7UxdE9rxdmgS5C5bx6oifBgOqeKpM_Fv7KRGKorVhnpJAd6FTp5S9-_JxaU159MI-7dXfXFwvhSWbbzwJlATQSeR0T97laGBPyQRrXBrUkDm5w0zclbnM3b/s320/Picture+6.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541710832694965186" /></a><br /><p style="color: #787878; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0;">© Lomography user <a href="http://www.lomography.com/homes/elvismartinezsmith">elvismartinezsmith</a></p>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13062437918120384433noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2202181542161100447.post-19296307185982102892010-11-16T11:21:00.000-08:002010-11-16T11:23:40.094-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6-VrI4Bp2EFSwPaDvGRdZvoM3Wt2bc_5svmlBUZAgmqYVsH3HLTIBRVtQXaszHxPI7u2n-T_7sqVKDzt457jgLc1aMnQSP00w1vjI9U7Aey4tg8IbpWqup4OXN1a3-1h0KfYDri1GHe_O/s1600/gg3.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 315px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6-VrI4Bp2EFSwPaDvGRdZvoM3Wt2bc_5svmlBUZAgmqYVsH3HLTIBRVtQXaszHxPI7u2n-T_7sqVKDzt457jgLc1aMnQSP00w1vjI9U7Aey4tg8IbpWqup4OXN1a3-1h0KfYDri1GHe_O/s320/gg3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540230019800362482" /></a><br /><p style="color: #787878; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0;">Spectators<br />©Sarah McKinney 2010</p>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13062437918120384433noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2202181542161100447.post-77676628813842234532010-11-14T17:47:00.000-08:002010-11-14T17:56:04.088-08:00The Lab's Postcard Show<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbxQdQQ8Qhr1LCbpunF5uJ5BZm8On2zkfZUpEkuHdmIxSjZVUh-vqn9l0MNv0tXzz9uQo5Yv2wTdW7x9WbqKStnwuGN47zo14-wc-zB53XjWCv-1wHzotFjdJaju22nB37g-BIMYtb4dsF/s1600/postpostcard-web.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 288px; height: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbxQdQQ8Qhr1LCbpunF5uJ5BZm8On2zkfZUpEkuHdmIxSjZVUh-vqn9l0MNv0tXzz9uQo5Yv2wTdW7x9WbqKStnwuGN47zo14-wc-zB53XjWCv-1wHzotFjdJaju22nB37g-BIMYtb4dsF/s320/postpostcard-web.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539588517665763842" /></a><br /><p style="color: #787878; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0;">Image © The Lab</p><br /><a href="http://www.thelab.org/">The Lab</a> in San Francisco's Mission district is holding their <a href="http://www.thelab.org/events/467-postcard-14.html">14th Annual Postcard Show</a>. The deadline is soon, but I think there's time to mail or hand in your (toy camera photography--HINT HINT) submissions! <br /><br />Let me know if you do, and I'll post your work here!Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13062437918120384433noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2202181542161100447.post-40623986608929483662010-11-14T11:45:00.000-08:002010-11-14T11:48:18.275-08:00The Impossible Project<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwcXB70WhQu_1zRhlNR8zJZ8QLgLhjN52Zxxwgw-QUJpAKQIMCQc3SNCN2ZQeu3kz-10h_dhleHmOdYVbOfo8Cccweuknh12TUdopU7jDKGwZ0ABh2LdhvAUibWdxJjX945k11htiecjLi/s1600/1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwcXB70WhQu_1zRhlNR8zJZ8QLgLhjN52Zxxwgw-QUJpAKQIMCQc3SNCN2ZQeu3kz-10h_dhleHmOdYVbOfo8Cccweuknh12TUdopU7jDKGwZ0ABh2LdhvAUibWdxJjX945k11htiecjLi/s320/1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539494323127340978" /></a><br /><p style="color: #787878; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.the-impossible-project.com/">The Impossible Project</a></p>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13062437918120384433noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2202181542161100447.post-24414418325180950182010-11-14T10:09:00.000-08:002010-11-14T10:48:19.489-08:00Mt Diablo<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSwgWO11_MZ_0iIbW-bZPokfw860nSxNpPqlLEJXjaQ-aRI-82BeBXo_Uv6n8Vt06qXyCS1qwiNyq7rlDtNWwV-ZXHOcAfWrB5K4t7wqE93bNL-9P24Cun43Kza9jCYvqAsB8ta06Bn2JM/s1600/diablo1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 223px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSwgWO11_MZ_0iIbW-bZPokfw860nSxNpPqlLEJXjaQ-aRI-82BeBXo_Uv6n8Vt06qXyCS1qwiNyq7rlDtNWwV-ZXHOcAfWrB5K4t7wqE93bNL-9P24Cun43Kza9jCYvqAsB8ta06Bn2JM/s320/diablo1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539469422000437282" /></a><br /><p style="color: #787878; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0;">Mt. Diablo State Park, Alamo, California<br />Fujichrome Astia 100-F (Cross-processed)<br />©Sarah McKinney 2010</p>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13062437918120384433noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2202181542161100447.post-4773303429634428022010-11-12T11:05:00.000-08:002010-11-12T11:18:24.097-08:00Photobooth<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpnYhNT5upHt4a4-s7jT3Ipjxo5Cp1-wT0UhngYSnsAQMJGAXIQzsPoUWV0gEJsUasWEcz_r8ddM1ME_hP4IOIAh1l5PY0BpDAcdj5D9o-P8kkWh5HOJ4DTH-RfKoLWbkzGH0-CTwukEbR/s1600/entry008c.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpnYhNT5upHt4a4-s7jT3Ipjxo5Cp1-wT0UhngYSnsAQMJGAXIQzsPoUWV0gEJsUasWEcz_r8ddM1ME_hP4IOIAh1l5PY0BpDAcdj5D9o-P8kkWh5HOJ4DTH-RfKoLWbkzGH0-CTwukEbR/s320/entry008c.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538743962408382034" /></a><br /><p style="color: #787878; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0;">British Passport<br />©Kate Tyler</p><br /><br />A friend pointed me to <a href="http://www.photobooth.net/">Photobooth's website</a>, dedicated to photo booths and the photos that come from them. They recently posted the winners from the <a href="http://theartofwaiting.wordpress.com/2010/09/26/photobooth-contest-category-1-winner/">Art of Waiting's</a> photo booth photo contest, which has inspired me to inspire you to submit your most creative photo booth photos. Don't know where to find a photo booth? The site has a <a href="http://www.photobooth.net/locations/">locator </a> so you can find the booth nearest you. <br /><br />Submissions can be sent to sarahemckinney@gmail.com.Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13062437918120384433noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2202181542161100447.post-76389154566795787942010-10-25T22:26:00.000-07:002010-10-25T22:30:00.666-07:00CO.CO<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUipmzTZbdi-oew0ECtSZx7DMLr7HptbKWGDXPY3z3eWDnOM7I1eyrUFr-K8U9dWUj0gefV-1v6MIupFcaquIZpQdFvPxI4IQ7OSAF6-X3P8U8aZnD1uNsNAjpzYLDsGWGU-lVVbyRIWP_/s1600/55760011.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 227px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUipmzTZbdi-oew0ECtSZx7DMLr7HptbKWGDXPY3z3eWDnOM7I1eyrUFr-K8U9dWUj0gefV-1v6MIupFcaquIZpQdFvPxI4IQ7OSAF6-X3P8U8aZnD1uNsNAjpzYLDsGWGU-lVVbyRIWP_/s320/55760011.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532222151448681842" /></a><br /><br /><p style="color: #787878; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0;"><br />CO.CO<br />Holga 120s<br />Cross-process Fuji slide film<br />©Sarah McKinney 2010</p>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13062437918120384433noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2202181542161100447.post-28403323842769403592010-10-18T10:13:00.000-07:002010-10-18T10:44:37.970-07:00Laura Burlton's Dreamy PhotosI was excited to see who won the <a href="http://www.holgapalooza.com/">Holgapalooza Photography Contest</a> this year, and immediately started seeking out the winners' work. The most striking to me was <a href="http://www.lauraburltonphotography.com/">Laura Burlton's</a> Holga photographs of children, mostly photographed in front of fairytale-themed chalk backgrounds. The result is some kind of childhood-fantasy-dreamland with just enough a hint of something-short-of-creepiness. I mean that as a compliment. The photos evoke that unnameable feeling of remembering childhood, where your memories are more like pictures, or fragments of dreams. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjukmFg7-DIRMfeHibxqs1B8sXVI_z6RkzfcKPgyWJpN5QyJDMb83AKVlDOwpv5IyqzEVZ-OUuWBNvcNoyzsULR2b3e_MYfYRFqI51VtTI9Ax9nJIILDzGL8k5mRVa8PFgzAZ1LGqkBtxTL/s1600/16826108_400.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 319px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjukmFg7-DIRMfeHibxqs1B8sXVI_z6RkzfcKPgyWJpN5QyJDMb83AKVlDOwpv5IyqzEVZ-OUuWBNvcNoyzsULR2b3e_MYfYRFqI51VtTI9Ax9nJIILDzGL8k5mRVa8PFgzAZ1LGqkBtxTL/s320/16826108_400.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529441086721660754" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKiig0LjbgSzhjFb4j0XPf4U_-elZfq2j-U0oQUqGw70GcBgimFu05Uuf3nGnTppAf2M-VPxFW7KrqFGKCyQP1scY36PlekhFXnSReGTCBMzAnLPsKIDM5y6PsomLG5VzFRmAetbHQnDGV/s1600/ori.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid1u8cUsHWDNO2d41NTp-KZwK8TScFlEnNc4_pLeRtks_GiIUN2geoaYD4BhxC8grE0poDhjal3TlNx27QDxqlxq3R5pBa9zUaPmbChJ1KoD76vJ6AlUG9No2H-RUIjvTW1rEMzXx9Btwe/s320/LauraB12.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529440533939964770" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSPeKTCc8SLGYQY0P-Vh7soBN4gbp85_-7p21O4gV004hY62u6kk3MwX9Vo8sFnX3KJjyrAEMgTZ9qqN8rUFgYlM01XG1LTp_drmpUHD6fNBofzNjLSuKmWLly3_OPYlejHi6d0qSX3cDE/s1600/LauraB9.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSPeKTCc8SLGYQY0P-Vh7soBN4gbp85_-7p21O4gV004hY62u6kk3MwX9Vo8sFnX3KJjyrAEMgTZ9qqN8rUFgYlM01XG1LTp_drmpUHD6fNBofzNjLSuKmWLly3_OPYlejHi6d0qSX3cDE/s320/LauraB9.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529440460477755810" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwM3empdz5S6zm_LMaFMC7IUAHiqE2qopZ6lBLyiZ0Tdz5FpBAh9fFUMNUl3y6wUpT7u97dxWHfSTuhvbmqpiT7MjNYNXQ9lQjorL8p2mFpMFSNlNGxKRIc17vBGseAE3RhPgf9rJrTouD/s1600/LauraB6.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwM3empdz5S6zm_LMaFMC7IUAHiqE2qopZ6lBLyiZ0Tdz5FpBAh9fFUMNUl3y6wUpT7u97dxWHfSTuhvbmqpiT7MjNYNXQ9lQjorL8p2mFpMFSNlNGxKRIc17vBGseAE3RhPgf9rJrTouD/s320/LauraB6.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529440376550541250" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpFiishtEVtMiMoxifG7arCItlxmONXCRpaZ4ln8erOfd4sLGOySWlFHtmfizphUU3xiMiQeFmAshtLz2O2ytusObjtjViBVZ5o7u85u2Gx2U8jTgaZbQz5EF884in2RKcjwt93DBg8NwB/s1600/lauraB2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpFiishtEVtMiMoxifG7arCItlxmONXCRpaZ4ln8erOfd4sLGOySWlFHtmfizphUU3xiMiQeFmAshtLz2O2ytusObjtjViBVZ5o7u85u2Gx2U8jTgaZbQz5EF884in2RKcjwt93DBg8NwB/s320/lauraB2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529440288172060242" /></a><br /><p style="color: #787878; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0;">All above images ©Laura Burlton</p>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13062437918120384433noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2202181542161100447.post-2882351463793282772010-10-13T18:08:00.000-07:002010-10-13T18:40:59.855-07:00Robb Albrecht's SloshutterI love digital cameras. Don't get me wrong. Just because I'm all "Hey guys, here's a site <span style="font-weight:bold;">just for us</span>, the few who actually still shoot on film" doesn't mean that I haven't taken a thousand photos at the bar or been sucked into the <span style="font-weight:bold;">instant sepia-tone</span> scam. I'm not a segregationist. Digital cameras make it so easy to just shoot and shoot and shoot, because hey, you can always delete it, right? But I worry that when I'm constantly shooting I'm not actually participating in the moment. I'm a spectator. <br /><br />This is why I love film. There's constantly a little devil on my shoulder saying, "Cha-ching!" with each shot, reminding me it's costly. I should slow down and really look, and (to get all woo-woo on your asses) "be in the moment." Which is exactly what Robb Albrecht is doing with his <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sloshutter/sets/72157624742998347/">Holga shots</a>. Robb has a solid portfolio on his website <a href="http://www.sloshutter.com/">Sloshutter</a> featuring portrait and landscape work, as well as an affinity and knack for toy camera photography:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqkOAuc6r6qzJnw35uJ5vGfCPip0jYyROgFbbDmyvjTUHFPwwgd8p9HE7lHVOY9FGsQynQy-rkoBUHWRCr2kLHtNsLIPhQGga6iyY2oGScTqRFRKykblHP8uiFpZ1iXDn4Tnd-nXnN8Ivy/s1600/SFPW001.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqkOAuc6r6qzJnw35uJ5vGfCPip0jYyROgFbbDmyvjTUHFPwwgd8p9HE7lHVOY9FGsQynQy-rkoBUHWRCr2kLHtNsLIPhQGga6iyY2oGScTqRFRKykblHP8uiFpZ1iXDn4Tnd-nXnN8Ivy/s320/SFPW001.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527696557155319874" /></a><br /><br /><p style="color: #787878; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0;">Roofline<br />Holga 120N on Fuji Pro 400H<br />©Robb Albrecht</p><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtTH8K48hXil-hqmOGBzsJ9bxrd0Ls99x-iaHd6lNv4OcjrluHfe69DiMYf86Cz5Mr9c3CW6iBaDlUhcEsx2f2a102nMFX56MfjxQGAu74kriBHW7gWzPgX-YjDPixb3vmDPOOGRnSFI7h/s1600/6874010.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtTH8K48hXil-hqmOGBzsJ9bxrd0Ls99x-iaHd6lNv4OcjrluHfe69DiMYf86Cz5Mr9c3CW6iBaDlUhcEsx2f2a102nMFX56MfjxQGAu74kriBHW7gWzPgX-YjDPixb3vmDPOOGRnSFI7h/s320/6874010.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527696452485355586" /></a><br /><br /><p style="color: #787878; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0;">Rolls of Straw<br />Holga 120N on Fuji Pro 400H<br />©Robb Albrecht</p><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQosg2jUQ7CKs23QAlwoLM3XieIUDfmkcy8sbGAWVrTRvcf0Y9m7L5rtgxLdNxo20KAKTrAPBG4Xz5Ty3Ts3nOjm_9e_IMDIn2SQ2VlhlBTXyomMIinauFtqYAYRGCzjzOXH_56xQHqtmV/s1600/011.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQosg2jUQ7CKs23QAlwoLM3XieIUDfmkcy8sbGAWVrTRvcf0Y9m7L5rtgxLdNxo20KAKTrAPBG4Xz5Ty3Ts3nOjm_9e_IMDIn2SQ2VlhlBTXyomMIinauFtqYAYRGCzjzOXH_56xQHqtmV/s320/011.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527696336820588674" /></a><br /><br /><p style="color: #787878; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0;">Marigold Farm, Los Osos, CA<br />Holga 120N on Delta 400 B&W<br />©Robb Albrecht</p><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQqnWd1dzC2uASDADpV21rxDiWShpVaUZ73wkoCk0B5jtxnOOnXsphM82K_i9zgsSk-69r30NS7Szsbqz0JDa_hr6q8HtGY7Ol6lxRDPrS0Pnt42zwnSME1l3HS5418FGK6hRNQR9MMX8k/s1600/006.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQqnWd1dzC2uASDADpV21rxDiWShpVaUZ73wkoCk0B5jtxnOOnXsphM82K_i9zgsSk-69r30NS7Szsbqz0JDa_hr6q8HtGY7Ol6lxRDPrS0Pnt42zwnSME1l3HS5418FGK6hRNQR9MMX8k/s320/006.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527696238769292082" /></a><br /><br /><p style="color: #787878; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0;">Fetal Alcohol Awareness<br />Holga 120N on Delta 400 B&W<br />©Robb Albrecht</p><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipr6utAGNR9rQ9P9T5aBFfsgNf0dCmSMacT3iqaoiWxjzcGlya97hpovWFbZRexNVqQEP1zxOxwwTMC_4sOXB9c4qUAZ8K0vng61ppHrUE8R27y030QJSBYxPWKpc6X_1ncr1iJmpG-c4A/s1600/005.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipr6utAGNR9rQ9P9T5aBFfsgNf0dCmSMacT3iqaoiWxjzcGlya97hpovWFbZRexNVqQEP1zxOxwwTMC_4sOXB9c4qUAZ8K0vng61ppHrUE8R27y030QJSBYxPWKpc6X_1ncr1iJmpG-c4A/s320/005.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527696057806372354" /></a><br /><br /><p style="color: #787878; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0;">Morrow Bay Power Plant<br />Holga 120N on Fuji Pro 400H<br />©Robb Albrecht</p><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj39ZkmaOJSVk59OZtbBH1qoZrnzFNXoIJAWLLCQJT4FgAe_40k3d7TwU2mHQtSs4V78dBEJODhlXUkQ3I3u_yYQ2GKMya9hnx73sA_hsfyErv-0mv2lVcU2Gebw0XpUF0Uxa9Jd60NkmBj/s1600/004.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj39ZkmaOJSVk59OZtbBH1qoZrnzFNXoIJAWLLCQJT4FgAe_40k3d7TwU2mHQtSs4V78dBEJODhlXUkQ3I3u_yYQ2GKMya9hnx73sA_hsfyErv-0mv2lVcU2Gebw0XpUF0Uxa9Jd60NkmBj/s320/004.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527695965020718754" /></a><br /><br /><p style="color: #787878; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0;">White and Blue<br />Holga 120N on Fuji Pro 400H<br />©Robb Albrecht</p><br /><br /><p style="color: #787878; font-size: 15px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0 0 20px 0;">"I am a self taught professional photographer living on the Central Coast of California. A background in film and video production gave me an excellent base of skills which helped me transition into photography. My work has been included in local and national advertising campaigns but my true photographic passion lies in shooting the interesting things I see in my world everyday. Although most of my work is done digitally, the lo-fi aspects of shooting with my Holga is a wonderful departure from the world of 1s and 0s and instant gratification. Shooting with the Holga forces me to slow down and really look before shooting and the results are always eye catching."<br /><br />~Robb Albrecht</p><br /><a href="http://www.sloshutter.com/"></a>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13062437918120384433noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2202181542161100447.post-14428231830378730942010-10-10T11:51:00.001-07:002010-10-10T15:47:11.059-07:00A Polaroid a DaySpeaking of Polaroids, my cousin Melanya pointed me towards <a href="http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/26f8Ia/www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/15131">a blog post</a> about a man named Jamie Livingston. Jamie took a Polaroid a day for twenty years (!) until his death. <br /><br />I thought about writing a piece that would draw my own conclusions about how I feel about it, about capturing an instant in your life with an instant medium, about what it would mean to have daily photographic evidence of a large continuous portion of your life through your own death, but I think you should just look at <a href="http://photooftheday.hughcrawford.com/">the pictures</a> and draw your own conclusions. Words just don't do it justice.Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13062437918120384433noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2202181542161100447.post-51899286648705543832010-10-04T10:42:00.001-07:002010-10-10T15:47:40.205-07:00Kerry Ball's PolaroidsHave you ever been a passenger in a car, kind of bored and sleepy with road hypnosis, when you just happen to look up at the sky right as a hawk flies overhead with a <span style="font-weight:bold;">live snake in it's talons</span>?? Yeah. Seeing <a href="http://www.kerryball.com/">Kerry Ball's work</a> was kind of like that. <br /><br />I came across Kerry's work while I was trolling the "blogosphere" (my brain just started to bleed writing that) for interesting toy camera photography. You can see most of her work on her <a href="http://www.kerryball.com/">website</a> and in her <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/kerryandhercamera">Etsy store</a>. She has a ton of great photos shot on her Diana Mini and Lomo Fish Eye, and even some cool TtV (Through the Viewfinder) shots, but I was really stunned by her Polaroids and am looking forward to seeing her collection grow.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBMrpflZK8_AMJM3x09AcGpHQ65dHdpOtpQa28KyZfRi9FdYlyjWbO7_dJBNLNxf3jOLgNwm1Nl0-sLubKeAG1IGsydJXQ-ecUONnM7Gzqb9sXQRl3T_Ez_Ocu6mAAZfabqSb8ljPM9AEp/s1600/Dead+Blue+Jay.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 265px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBMrpflZK8_AMJM3x09AcGpHQ65dHdpOtpQa28KyZfRi9FdYlyjWbO7_dJBNLNxf3jOLgNwm1Nl0-sLubKeAG1IGsydJXQ-ecUONnM7Gzqb9sXQRl3T_Ez_Ocu6mAAZfabqSb8ljPM9AEp/s320/Dead+Blue+Jay.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524248208730304738" /></a><br /><br /><p style="color: #787878; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0;">Dead Blue Jay<br />Polaroid SLR 680 on Polaroid 600 film <br />©Kerry Ball</p><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQZF75FDtUKSp5Y0ri4ALVpwHXfmZkfGMI_VjqsEiDfmzpmg9iHddC3fbsNv5msV5drfY4pWFkkRGmeBmY9KqPfaDQzUzFDDS6Lf-bnS_ElP29ig_i5LHbQnIPZmeShmi0ncClWvBvRZ6D/s1600/Bowling+Shoes.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 261px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQZF75FDtUKSp5Y0ri4ALVpwHXfmZkfGMI_VjqsEiDfmzpmg9iHddC3fbsNv5msV5drfY4pWFkkRGmeBmY9KqPfaDQzUzFDDS6Lf-bnS_ElP29ig_i5LHbQnIPZmeShmi0ncClWvBvRZ6D/s320/Bowling+Shoes.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524248074555094914" /></a><br /><br /><p style="color: #787878; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0;">Bowling Shoes<br />Polaroid SLR 680 on Polaroid 600 film <br />©Kerry Ball</p><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyGYxYS2qrzqYB6fOPSu1FBcJa_Cc_FRRaY9g7h0RuQVP2eB2oW4h5dTUs6JK-V52n4mO1belLcw9EKKod2sW7HZLo_mUm4D59Kue5eAod6iwJyHY4e-5jc-DEGa1H_YdJTidQtRs7XBWp/s1600/Red+String+of+Destiny.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 196px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyGYxYS2qrzqYB6fOPSu1FBcJa_Cc_FRRaY9g7h0RuQVP2eB2oW4h5dTUs6JK-V52n4mO1belLcw9EKKod2sW7HZLo_mUm4D59Kue5eAod6iwJyHY4e-5jc-DEGa1H_YdJTidQtRs7XBWp/s320/Red+String+of+Destiny.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524248450130417650" /></a><br /><br /><p style="color: #787878; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0;">Red String of Destiny<br />Polaroid SLR 680 on Polaroid 600 film <br />©Kerry Ball</p><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuA4pdSItPYzSAHVrw1lVzHYsm1rTunGV_o8p7Di5fEJyl3554iuhUVM4aHRJLFSWN2EZrebQJNC16ASBACe4AZbgh05Jknwv87Xx9rnU2z-wxbntewYazusdwrMHXOpaVEzUAvMvzCffP/s1600/TATTOOS.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 269px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuA4pdSItPYzSAHVrw1lVzHYsm1rTunGV_o8p7Di5fEJyl3554iuhUVM4aHRJLFSWN2EZrebQJNC16ASBACe4AZbgh05Jknwv87Xx9rnU2z-wxbntewYazusdwrMHXOpaVEzUAvMvzCffP/s320/TATTOOS.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524248585479205650" /></a><br /><br /><p style="color: #787878; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0;">TATTOOS<br />Polaroid SLR 680 on Polaroid 600 film <br />©Kerry Ball</p><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNk2t9CFqxjt3W5ggYfktKiKB8-QDQxdbGFOHj_Hb4xHmVc71bwpcw5tG5qdr9NzSOSVDKMKSf-7mwKQWEEm7B21xgNFK1DirzBPMgaCmb_gAylBmrKvLeePlOgB3He4ynTG1gqbr6bwhl/s1600/Laqueefa+Bitch.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 265px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNk2t9CFqxjt3W5ggYfktKiKB8-QDQxdbGFOHj_Hb4xHmVc71bwpcw5tG5qdr9NzSOSVDKMKSf-7mwKQWEEm7B21xgNFK1DirzBPMgaCmb_gAylBmrKvLeePlOgB3He4ynTG1gqbr6bwhl/s320/Laqueefa+Bitch.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524248333265906322" /></a><br /><br /><p style="color: #787878; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0;">Laqueefa Bitch<br />Polaroid SLR 680 on Polaroid 600 film <br />©Kerry Ball</p><br /><br /><p style="color: #787878; font-size: 15px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0 0 20px 0;">"Kerry Ball is a freelance photographer, born and raised in South Florida. Living with her boyfriend and their two cats, on the same block that she grew up on, she spends her time collecting antique skeleton keys, seashells, anything with the number 5, and tattoos. She has a penchant for vintage Polaroid cameras and shooting with toy cameras (Diana Mini and Lomo Fish Eye). Her obsession with photography started around the age of 9, when she received her first camera, a Fisher Price model that used 110 film. From then, it continued with her first Pentax 35mm SLR and then eventually to digital cameras- most recently a Nikon D40x. She can often be found driving the streets of Miami in search of new graffiti murals, urban landscapes, or coastal scenery to shoot; Miami influences her both as a person and as an artist and always will be her home. When not taking pictures, she also enjoys expressing herself through the creation of unique, emotional, and expressive mixed media collages."</p>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13062437918120384433noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2202181542161100447.post-21690312915532899962010-09-29T19:41:00.000-07:002010-10-10T15:48:22.030-07:00Jeff Soderquist, our first toyeur (well, besides me.)Let's give a warm Toyeur welcome to our very first toyeur, <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/38713602@N08/sets/72157623965063913/with/4897986239/">Jeff Soderquist</a>! Jeff had a pretty great collection of Holga shots just laying around in his <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/38713602@N08/sets/72157623965063913/with/4897986239/">Flickr account</a> and was kind enough to share them with us all. It's enough to make you want to go out and grab a case of Portra, right? <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4042/4619749708_8b2afbeede_d.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 490px; height: 500px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4042/4619749708_8b2afbeede_d.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><p style="color: #787878; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0;">Pink Tulip Field<br />Holga 120 with Kodak Portra 400 film<br />©Jeff Soderquist</p><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4146/4838417622_84a36dbcf6_d.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 493px; height: 500px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4146/4838417622_84a36dbcf6_d.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><p style="color: #787878; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0;">Grass Blades (Original artwork by John Fleming)<br />Holga 120 with Kodak 400 Tmax film<br />©Jeff Soderquist</p><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4122/4897986239_6e3050c767_d.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 493px; height: 500px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4122/4897986239_6e3050c767_d.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><p style="color: #787878; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0;">2010 Darrington Kickball Classic - 1<br />Holga 120 with Kodak Portra 400 film<br />©Jeff Soderquist</p><br /><br /><p style="color: #787878; font-size: 15px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0 0 20px 0;">"Learn as I go photographer living in Seattle. I have been dabbling with photography for about a year and a half. Landscape and street photography are my primary focus, but am becoming increasingly interested in photographing food. I love the Holga120 for its simplistic unpredictability. It forces me to rethink the way I photograph the world, getting closer to my subject matter, becoming obsessed with available light (cause the Holga needs a lot of it), hoping my next click of the shutter will be that one magical photograph I’ve been dreaming of." <br /><br />-Jeff Soderquist</p>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13062437918120384433noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2202181542161100447.post-72937189545072649642010-09-25T19:33:00.000-07:002010-10-10T15:48:49.026-07:00RayKo call for submissions<a href="http://raykophoto.com/">RayKo</a> is holding a call for submissions, solely for Kodachrome film. Check it out, and let me know if any of you enter!Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13062437918120384433noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2202181542161100447.post-11962509751068174332010-09-24T07:26:00.000-07:002010-09-30T20:12:56.191-07:00Taking submissionsWhile Toyeur.com is in the works, I'd like to start showcasing some of the amazing works on film shot with plastic cameras that I know are out there. I only have two rules: It must be shot on a "toy" camera, and it must be on film. If you have questions about whether your camera fits in the "toy" category, just message me and we'll discuss. We're working on the honor system here, so please be respectful. <br /><br />Please submit 3 or 4 JPEGs to sarahemckinney@gmail.com along with a short bio and info about what camera and films were used and I'll start posting!Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13062437918120384433noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2202181542161100447.post-71658729259427311962010-09-23T21:34:00.001-07:002010-12-08T15:12:35.379-08:00Toyeur on Twitter and Facebook<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0aRxpWZAwI6sRMPWyyi6H-TJUTii2a5Jxm0xJmoJw5KY9omsmG3P1WOPiSsJO88DLKuezFAwekujruBz0joNve5WZWH7fdswuam0Hhh9CJdsXkB82PXfnvljSAHut56mD9U_d-xK-0pPp/s1600/71540005.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 315px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0aRxpWZAwI6sRMPWyyi6H-TJUTii2a5Jxm0xJmoJw5KY9omsmG3P1WOPiSsJO88DLKuezFAwekujruBz0joNve5WZWH7fdswuam0Hhh9CJdsXkB82PXfnvljSAHut56mD9U_d-xK-0pPp/s320/71540005.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520334144293374690" /></a><br /><p style="color: #787878; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0;">©Sarah McKinney 2010</p><br /><br />I'm gearing up for the design and launch of Toyeur.com with the help of the wonderful John Reed. More photos to come in the mean time. Keep watching!Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13062437918120384433noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2202181542161100447.post-5667626245505280572010-09-08T18:16:00.000-07:002010-09-30T19:11:51.463-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_9vPNGBTpgjrYGc7NCr9meJZWSy_x0H52vv9nO_83cqAKXuayzqRl9DsWuA3onKyT1RhOOsAFtAR8zuZ5AxClwGNEvRQeKpOT1iuAP6pZv9ojAp1uOt0ZhMbooMO0ymYqPBfX4ZgNjgy6/s1600/71530009.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 315px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_9vPNGBTpgjrYGc7NCr9meJZWSy_x0H52vv9nO_83cqAKXuayzqRl9DsWuA3onKyT1RhOOsAFtAR8zuZ5AxClwGNEvRQeKpOT1iuAP6pZv9ojAp1uOt0ZhMbooMO0ymYqPBfX4ZgNjgy6/s320/71530009.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514716550867659938" /></a><br /><br /><p style="color: #787878; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0;">Lake Tahoe Seagulls<br />Holga 120s <br />©Sarah McKinney 2010</p>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13062437918120384433noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2202181542161100447.post-49875086534501858832010-09-06T21:04:00.000-07:002010-09-30T19:12:12.361-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE4uCmIYRM8kiCoBmYvpIETdJX6o3uS_PapjsbNrTZLd2KKmzh0Kz8jEehTHzz4S99olB43SaHn8BNULXn5-LRc1YyLI7080fj_PH8g3Q-pQ91u2xxuyWMhbDztTfXCV9O1VgiHx2HoQ2T/s1600/71540008.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 315px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE4uCmIYRM8kiCoBmYvpIETdJX6o3uS_PapjsbNrTZLd2KKmzh0Kz8jEehTHzz4S99olB43SaHn8BNULXn5-LRc1YyLI7080fj_PH8g3Q-pQ91u2xxuyWMhbDztTfXCV9O1VgiHx2HoQ2T/s320/71540008.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514017818117821810" /></a><br /><br /><p style="color: #787878; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0;">Pride & Joy<br />Holga 120s<br />Expired Fujichrome Provia 400F Color Slide Film (C-41 processed)<br />©Sarah McKinney 2010</p>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13062437918120384433noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2202181542161100447.post-17666150115671000222010-09-05T15:45:00.000-07:002010-09-30T19:12:27.172-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_tvjJlIYEax9ORUib3XKFGSTdSL7jWF2HybY7lun-Jkmogb-6IwPB5sderRK8EG1MxkspTQ1RhMec42Oac8BNUVN4JdrnDYdXO6PhAl9KtAV04AGqt0exKwpCL2bEmXKzeSu2fSI37Cgb/s1600/Golden+Gate+Fields.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 315px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_tvjJlIYEax9ORUib3XKFGSTdSL7jWF2HybY7lun-Jkmogb-6IwPB5sderRK8EG1MxkspTQ1RhMec42Oac8BNUVN4JdrnDYdXO6PhAl9KtAV04AGqt0exKwpCL2bEmXKzeSu2fSI37Cgb/s320/Golden+Gate+Fields.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513564616131727570" /></a><br /><br /><p style="color: #787878; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0;">Golden Gate Fields<br />Holga 120s<br />Expired Fujichrome Provia 400F Color Slide Film (C-41 processed)<br />©Sarah McKinney 2010</p>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13062437918120384433noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2202181542161100447.post-20654305201501757362010-08-25T08:16:00.000-07:002010-09-30T19:13:05.557-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijyieHWPnP1oM6vzgAEcy54TQWVG9HGKghDPraAfWEMcqf7FNPRpksiah8zai5lczd9FweuZNEklbq6uEV5ubkNC8sg3SJs7rKqTBibeqg4pKhIN_iIy51V5pb2ZQ-m_X0qaW0E_C_8Mbe/s1600/michael+and+tom.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijyieHWPnP1oM6vzgAEcy54TQWVG9HGKghDPraAfWEMcqf7FNPRpksiah8zai5lczd9FweuZNEklbq6uEV5ubkNC8sg3SJs7rKqTBibeqg4pKhIN_iIy51V5pb2ZQ-m_X0qaW0E_C_8Mbe/s320/michael+and+tom.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509367059358726546" /></a><br /><br /><p style="color: #787878; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0;">Michael and Tom<br />Holga 120S<br />Expired T-Max 400<br />©Sarah McKinney 2010</p>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13062437918120384433noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2202181542161100447.post-70129259232430012942010-08-20T09:26:00.000-07:002010-09-30T19:13:42.176-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUM2P-v8yvjkShoeMncICOde6RytPE0ph52RMKKOwMNjyJonCJh9KagyLQeMnQo3PNwq1k-KNymsOp8dgRKbaz4VEbicop8BXsozO0m9vI0MjiIgRFYdF5V4EUCbzWGD9-N8zsDbILE_R2/s1600/nittwitt.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUM2P-v8yvjkShoeMncICOde6RytPE0ph52RMKKOwMNjyJonCJh9KagyLQeMnQo3PNwq1k-KNymsOp8dgRKbaz4VEbicop8BXsozO0m9vI0MjiIgRFYdF5V4EUCbzWGD9-N8zsDbILE_R2/s320/nittwitt.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507529404134769506" /></a><br /><br /><p style="color: #787878; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitt_Witt_Ridge">Nitt Witt Ridge</a>, Cambria, CA<br />Holga 120S<br />Expired T-Max 400<br />©Sarah McKinney 2010</p>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13062437918120384433noreply@blogger.com0