Tag: film photography

  • Thrift Store Gem – Olympus Stylus Zoom 80

    When we visited Astoria last summer I picked up an Olympus Stylus Zoom 80 for 5 bucks at the best little thrift shop.  I decided to shoot my favorite film through it, Tri-x, as my first roll. My usual subject being the small town I live in, with a gust appearance by Mt Hood. LOVED…

  • Holga GTLR Take 3 – Holga Week

    Before I’d gotten the results back from the lab, I decided to throw caution to the wind and try out the Holga GTLR for Holga Week back in July. Unfortunately, I didn’t get my act together in time to submit them to the website, but here they are. I am very pleased with the way…

  • Holga GTLR Take 2 – Astoria

    In my last photoblog I posted the blurry results from the first roll through my Holga GTLR. I thought for my next few posts I’d share more results from that camera. Happy to have figured out the error of my ways, I brought it with me on a weekend  trip to Astoria, Oregon.  I had a…

  • Dispatches from a shy street photographer: waiting

    Today’s image in this series comes from Amsterdam. I had a lot of fun randomly pointing my camera at things in that city. 🙂 This was the first outing with my XA. In fact, my friend, Inge had just given to me when we met a few days before.   Geeky Bits: Camera: Olympus XA…

  • Dispatches from a shy street photographer: Man without a face

    I spent a few short hours in Dublin and didn’t take many photos, and the ones that I did take didn’t come out very well, technically (the roll had some development issues). However, it’s such an interesting place and there is so much going on. I am looking forward to returning and spending more time shooting the…