photography | second last chance

May 2, 2013
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april favourites

April has been a month of change, but all for the better! Here are some of the things I have been absolutely loving this month (and sometimes squealing about uncontrollably).

aprilfavourites

1. Cardigan weather
I’m so super happy that it’s finally started to cool down enough to wear a cardigan and, dare I say, a coat! I love cold weather so it’s always a delight to be able to wear so many different things. My wardrobe is about 80% full of “I can only wear that when it’s cooler” clothes. Also, for the first time in about 4 years I have bought jeans and worn them, yay! Topshop Jamie jeans live up to the hype, buy some.

2. Sprocket Rocket
I got my new Sprocket Rocket some time ago and in the usual fashion I haven’t yet finished the film but I’m super excited to see the results. I’m only a couple frames off finishing so I’m going to force myself to do that this week and then I’ll share the results when I have them.

3. Another Man
Raising my expectations of how men should dress even more so that no-one stands a chance. Why don’t I read mens fashion magazines more often?

4. Sotheby’s Institute of Art – London
They aren’t just a favourite, I love Sotheby’s. I’ve been accepted to study this September in London and to say I am excited would be a gross understatement. I have been talking about doing the Art & Business course for about 3 years, and talking like I had already been accepted. The two weeks between my phone interview and finding out if I got in was the hardest time ever! As the days dragged on I got more and more worried so finding out I was accepted just made me ridiculously happy, at 4am as well!

5. Lonely Planet London guide
In my whirlwind of planning for London (flights and first 2 weeks accommodation booked!) I thought I should read up on the city that I’ve been in love with for so long. I really like this guide and even though I already ripped the pull out map (twice, hopeless), I’m keen to dive in as soon as I arrive.

6. L’Oréal Paris Colour Caresse Shine Stain in 102 Romy (& 300 Juliet)
I’ve had an aversion to anything glossy on my lips since I was an ignorant teenager trying out makeup on the recommendation of friends who really didn’t know what they were doing, so when I tried these I was a bit worried I would hate them with a passion. Wrong! They don’t glue my lips together and I love these colours, Romy is great for an everyday pinky/nude lip and Juliet is an easy red that doesn’t take all the fuss lipsticks usually do.

7. Maybelline New York Colour Tattoo 24hr eyeshadow in 25 Bad to the Bronze
When I say my morning makeup routine takes 5 minutes don’t be wowed. It’s out of laziness that is takes such a small amount of time and I never really bothered with much other than foundation, concealer, blush and mascara until I got onto these little pots of joy. Super easy to apply I just quickly dab some on my lids and it looks like I’ve put in a few minutes extra into my routine as opposed to the 30 seconds it actually takes me. Hurray for laziness!

8. Covergirl Clump Crusher mascara in black brown
I didn’t mean to buy this in black brown but I’m glad I chose to ignore the packaging and ended up with this. This is perfect for everyday naturally long looking lashes and is great for work because as much as I love my lashes looking super long and black thats not the best look when you aren’t trying to seduce customers into buying things, just casually persuading them will do.

With 4 months to go until my move to London I’m on a pretty official (but flexible) spending ban but I’m sure I’ll have enough to share in more monthly favourites!

March 4, 2013
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a bit of beauty

I recently discovered the work of American photographer Lewis W. Hine. He’s best known for his photographs of child labour from 1920-1940 and was an active socialist but what sparked an interest for me was the beauty of the women he photographed. After looking at many photos of women working I found one which was titled “A Bit of Beauty Behind the Threads”, showing that I was seeing what he intended for his photographs to convey. I just love how immaculately presented these women are even though they are conducting menial jobs in industrial environments.

A Bit of Beauty Behind the Threads 1932-3

Woman sewing ca. 1930

Woman with Machine ca. 1933

Woman Printing, Leaf Relief ca. 1920-1940

Woman sewing ca. 1930

Woman with Loom, ca. 1933

Woman with Loom ca. 1933

Paper box cutting ca. 1906-1938

January 21, 2013
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brownie 127 test roll results

kodak brownie 127

I put a roll of 35mm film into my Kodak Brownie 127 maybe a year before I got it developed, I can’t even remember it was just so long. I am ridiculously lazy when it comes to finishing rolls of film and this is definitely no exception. I just wanted to see if the thing even worked but of course it took me months of having it in my handbag to actually take some shots. Then I crawled into my wardrobe in the dead of night to remove the film (having placed the 35mm film in the camera with tissue holding the canister steady and winding onto the 127 spool) and kept the film on my desk for a while just to make sure I had built up the suspense long enough.
Here are the long overdue results, showing crazy light leaks, strange blurriness and overlapping frames coming from bad internet advice saying advancing 1.5 turns was enough…it wasn’t.

1271 Creepy mannequin shadow, nice colours. 1276 Indescribable foliage. I cannot remember enough to figure out what it is because I took it so long ago. 1275 The city and bad film cutting technique. 1274 The back of my brothers head in a park? 1273 Fremantle street. 1272 Fremantle light on the street.

I might try this camera again, maybe spend less time taking the photos and more time winding the film on but I’m glad to have experimented anyway!

January 13, 2013
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south trip: part 2

After Esperance we drove to Albany where we spent New Years Eve. It was just as disappointing as any other New Years Eve I’ve ever had but a change of scenery and judging bad outfits in the local pub made it somewhat better. We stayed in a backpackers in Albany and thought it was nice because it was clean but then there was an over-friendly guy with a mullet (creatively named ‘Mullet Guy’) who seemed just a little bit too interested in where we were going and what we were doing so we spoke as vaguely as possible. We did the usual touristy things like go to Frenchmans Bay, the blowholes which weren’t blowing as it is summer and the weather was too calm, walked around the main street and then hit the op shops on the 2nd before heading to Pemberton. I’ll be doing separate posts about the op-shops we visited as we went to 10 in about 6 or 7 days.

southtrip020 Church in Albany. southtrip021 southtrip022 Town hall in Albany. southtrip040 Frenchmans Bay southtrip045 Near the Blowholes southtrip048 Sunset over Albany southtrip051 The Gloucester Tree in Pemberton. There is nothing to do or see in Pemberton that does not involve trees. southtrip052 More trees. southtrip053 And finally, a tree.