Blatherskite

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I am a Children’s Librarian living in the Portland, Oregon area. When I am not Children’s Librianing I like to play with cameras and film. I also like playing the ukulele, knitting, sketching, and hiking.

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June 19, 2015
Today’s photoblog is a self portrait I took last month with the fabulous Terrapin Bijou using Lomo Purple film. I don’t know why, but I like this image. It kind of evokes a general feeling about work that I’ve been feeling these past few weeks. It’s not necessarily a bad feeling at all, just a tired feeling. I’ve been very busy getting ready for the Summer Reading Program and it’s exhausting. I have so many blog posts half written it’s not even funny. But there is always time for a photo post! And, apparently, there is time for a pinhole photo at work.

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Geeky bits
Camera: Terrapin Bijou
Exposure: 6 minutes 53 seconds
Film: Lomo Purple (exposed at 100 ASA)
Development: C-41 at Blue Moon Camera And Machine.
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Ghosts in the forest

June 12, 2015
Today’s pinhole self portrait was taken the same day as this one – at Trillium Lake on Mt. Hood. It was my second outing with the Terrapin Bijou, a camera gifted to me from Todd Schlemmer, maker and creator of the camera, on WPPD. I have since gone through about 4 rolls of film in this camera. I love it and can’t recommend it enough. The 4.5 x 6 format is new to me but it didn’t take long for me to warm up to it. It doesn’t hurt that you can get 16 shots on a roll.

Expect to see lots more results from this camera on the blog!

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Geeky bits
Camera: Terrapin Bijou – 25mm configuration
Film: Fuji Acros 100
Exposure time: 1 minute 25 seconds
Development: Stand developed for 1 hour in Adonal, 1 + 100.
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June Postcard Swap

June 9, 2015
The June Postcard Swap is LIVE! And I don’t have very many people signed up yet. So if you like getting interesting mail, sign yo-self up! It’s been a fun way to connect with other photographers by sharing actual prints of our work.

Digital and film photography welcome! We don’t discriminate here. Join us! It’s fun! And please share this with your friends! You have until the 15th to sign up.

The featured image in this post is the postcard I received this month from Carter Mahnke. I met Carter a few months ago via this postcard swap! And I’ve since been enjoying his Instagram and Flickr feeds. Check out more of his work on his website.

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Self At Hug Point

June 5, 2015
Today’s photoblog image is another paper negative, taken a couple of weeks ago when I visited Hug Point on the Oregon Coast. This is an interesting place. I shot a lot of pinhole there and am hoping I can squeeze a Pinhole Obscura post out of my visit there.

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Geeky bits:
Camera: Zero 4×5; 25mm configuration
Paper: Illford glossy something or other
Develop: Illford multigrade
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Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day

June 3, 2015
Way back in April, (the 26th to be exact) there was a meeting in Portland of pinhole photographers from around the world. It was an epic day. It started at 6:30 am with a sunrise meetup and ended around 10:00 pm and bowling. So much fun was had by all. It was completely awesome to meet several of my online friends for the very first time, and to see other online friends again. Next year we are planning on meeting in Barcelona for WPPD and I can’t wait. Raf and I are already making plans for our holiday there! (If you’ve been there and have ideas for things we must see let me know!).

There is a really wonderful set of images from everyone who attended our #GitTogether that day on the Pinholeday.org gallery. Check it out here!

It was really hard to choose the photo I wanted to submit for WPPD gallery, but in the end I chose the Keep Portland Weird photo I featured on my blog a few weeks ago.

Here are more pinhole images from the day.

The Human Statue. Terrapin Bijou and Ektar 100.

The Florist. Terrapin Bijou and Ektar 100.

The Violin Player. Terrapin Bijou and Ektar 100.

The Cat and the Monkey. Zero 2000 and Acros 100.

Gretchen at Newspace. Zero 2000 and Acros 100.

Bowling for Bagdad (accidental double exposure). Zero 2000 and Acros 100.
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