coffee break - alimentari

 

Alimentari, Fitzroy

summer colour winter days

52 Photos Project {Gallery 9: Summertime Colours}

A touch of summer colour for this very average wet winter Melbourne day...

lost between the greys

I love shooting black and white film. There is something lovely about stripping away the colour so all that you are left with is shadow and highlight... which I guess is photography at its purest.

It's been a particularly grey and wet week here in Melbourne and I haven't really had a chance to get out and shoot anything new. This week's 52 Photos Project prompt is 'Black & White'. I've taken it as an opportunity to look through my archives and see some of my pictures in a different way. It's strange how a little bit of space and a fresh eye makes a previously discarded image seem completely right at this moment in time.

reasons i love melbourne - marios

Marios Cafe

I go to Marios so often that my coffee arrives in front of me seconds after I've sat down. Definitely proves I'm a creature of habit. I find this especially comforting on those days I don't feel like speaking to anyone.

polaroid for breakfast

Polaroid SX70, Polaroid 600 film with ND filter

while i stand still

52 Photos Project: Week 4 – Movement

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!