Maokong & Calla Lilies
The last time I dropped off my film, the lab owner noticed my penchant for lomo films and asked if I wanted to buy some expired film stock to experiment with. At NT30 (US$1) a pop, I said Sure, why not?! (Who would say no?) I’m liking the purple skies (underexposure + cross-processing) and the […]
Tri-X & Shitty Processing
But I still love how smooth and soft the film grain is. Like in the reflection and surface of the glass.
Taiposaka Paridon
or Taipei + Osaka + Paris + London Beautiful grain and unpredictable color shifts aside (yay for Lomo and expired film), I love shooting film because it’s like the photographic equivalent of opening Easter eggs. Sometimes, pictures of July 4th at Grandma’s are lumped in together with cooking lessons in Thailand and visiting the Louvre […]
España y Portugal
The thing I both dislike and like about shooting film is that unrelated occasions frequently end up sharing the same roll, like reluctant bedfellows. Particularly when I’m shooting 35mm and, in my eternal impatience, each roll seems to take forever to finish. Anyway, this is how my camera dept interning days ended up clumped with my trip to […]
Tropical Centuries
Traveled to Kalibo, Philippines to shoot Brett’s doc on the Ati-atihan festival. It’s a week-long, non-stop festival dedicated to Sto. Nino filled with giant plaster statues, beautiful garish face paint and elaborate group costumes. Kinda pissed I only brought my Lomo La Sardina. On the one hand, I’m pleasantly surprised the photos actually turned out and […]