still. life. quiet.

The National Hotel, 52 Photos Project {Still Life}

saving the details

I'm naturally a 'big picture' person but I'm becoming more interested in remembering and documenting certain details. Its not a fear of forgetting but more a matter of trying to hold onto a certain feeling or moment before it changes. This is just a snippet of specific things in my grandparent's home that I feel are imprinted somewhere deep in my soul.

PS isn't film just lovely!

melbourne on film

I'm sitting here fumbling around with my fancy new Canon DSLR and I'm starting to panic! I'm so in love with shooting film on my very beautiful and very uncomplicated Nikon FM2 that I think I may struggle getting to know this new medium!

I'm trying to keep in the same headspace of shooting with my Nikon – after all photography has always been about aperture, shutter speed and ISO all carefully balanced to create correct exposure... now, if only I could find those buttons!

Here are few things I've shot around Melbourne using film. Perhaps the next post will be about my love of my new digital camera!

coffee break - alimentari

 

Alimentari, Fitzroy

the end of the roll

 

I always get to about 30 shots on a roll of film then just want to finish it as quickly as possible so I can have it processed. It's almost as if those last 6 shots don't really matter as its all about getting that film out of the camera.

I was in the same predicament the other day so I chose some random objects (including the discards of my dinner preparation!) and snapped away. It took all of 10 minutes. For someone that over-thinks everything - especially when it comes to a creative outcome it was really liberating to shoot away with the freedom of not worrying about the consequences. Definitely some food for thought moving forward!

coffee break - sea circus bali

postcards from bali - details

postcards from bali - faces

postcards from bali - the beach

 

postcards from bali - cocktail hour