tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74223866977839807742024-03-14T01:07:16.683+11:00take nothing but polaroidswell thats a lie... if i had more room id say take nothing but polaroids and 35mm slides... shoot from the hip with your lomo and right at the sun with your holga, take your camera everywhere you go, document. live. and dont forget to say cheeeese.Polaroid sophhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08913234440248065337noreply@blogger.comBlogger547125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7422386697783980774.post-1224708995417996992011-08-25T02:42:00.007+10:002011-08-25T02:45:11.543+10:00Underwater housing for the LOMO-LCWJust got my first roll of film back shot with this housing made for the LOMO LCA and LCW series. Was such a good investment I cant imagine travelling with out it. Check out some of the shots or you can see the rest of the roll herePolaroid sophhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08913234440248065337noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7422386697783980774.post-80506332763440773742011-08-08T08:14:00.006+10:002011-08-08T08:36:12.591+10:00Polaroid love
One of my Polaroids I shot a few summers ago is currently featured in the new Nokia Campaign. Just thought I'd share the polaroid love with you all...Remember as long as we keep shooting pack 600 it will continue being produced!
Polaroid sophhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08913234440248065337noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7422386697783980774.post-89803027765063387492011-07-27T19:48:00.003+10:002011-07-27T20:01:11.653+10:00Double exposing slide film....Boy oh boy do i love my new LOMO... it makes shooting half frames, full frames and double exposing neg's so gosh darn easy, its like a ridiculously fun walk in the park :)I went to versailles in paris the other week, former home of King Louis and Marie Antoinette... good god did they ever like to coat things in gold! The palace and gardens were soooooo alarmingly huge, even with a wide angel lensPolaroid sophhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08913234440248065337noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7422386697783980774.post-50236146798445337482011-07-27T05:44:00.004+10:002011-07-27T19:47:34.574+10:00Finally Something to post about...Its been a long time since I have written a blog post.... I had a bit of time off after dad died and then the boyfriend and i hit the road on our 365 day around the world adventure which you can read about here on my website... I have been shooting film since we left on my trusty LOMO LC-W so I finally have something to post about. These photos were taken in Spain where my dad lived for almost 10Polaroid sophhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08913234440248065337noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7422386697783980774.post-88317873756666526952011-04-28T19:41:00.000+10:002011-04-28T19:43:12.485+10:0035mm GoldI just can't understand people who don't dig the sensation of sand between their toes... you know the type - always with the "Oh I love the beach I just hate sand" I've got news for you people they are one and the same. Embrace.I shot the above on my new pride and joy - a Olympus TripPolaroid sophhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08913234440248065337noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7422386697783980774.post-2641970763009781002011-04-28T19:10:00.006+10:002011-04-28T19:40:08.827+10:00My grandmothers houseNone of the Polaroids above are particularly ground breaking but words can not begin to describe how much they mean to me. Having moved a lot as a kid my Nonna & Nonno's house was a rare constant in our lives. As a child it was this big dusty mansion with a dining room that appeared (to the 4 year old version of me) to be the size of a grand ballroom in Napoleon III's apartment at the Louvre.Polaroid sophhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08913234440248065337noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7422386697783980774.post-4728369520163852592011-04-08T19:11:00.003+10:002011-04-09T12:23:49.245+10:00Olympus trip 35 - first rollI shot this roll of film about 3 or 4 months ago and only just had it developed this week. I cant even remember what slide film I used (fujichrome perhaps as it has a tendency to come out all red like) It was the first roll i burned through with my Olympus trip so I was sure to mix shit up a bit just to see how she handled. I shot outside, inside, up and down... with flash and with out and the Polaroid sophhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08913234440248065337noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7422386697783980774.post-72584193570263767382011-04-07T00:59:00.005+10:002011-04-07T01:36:17.354+10:00where did all the time go?Life has gotten away from me this year... I have so much to do and so little time to do it in. I am constantly surrounded by amazing creative's making things happen for themselves...In the past 2 years I have started and now run two successful businesses (and when I say successful I mean I no longer have to work full time logging 8 hours a day behind someon elses desk making someone else's money)Polaroid sophhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08913234440248065337noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7422386697783980774.post-14442339682620827372011-04-07T00:52:00.003+10:002011-04-07T00:58:34.781+10:00I'm miles from where you are...I find the map and draw a straight line, over rivers, farms and state lines. The distance from here to where you''d be is only finger-lengths that I see....Polaroid sophhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08913234440248065337noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7422386697783980774.post-57729804095633908692011-04-06T23:45:00.003+10:002011-04-06T23:50:06.329+10:00secure the catI love nice people, especially really tall ones like Big Dav here who has a sneaky little blog called Secure The Cat (and I've met this cat he speaks of, 'securing' it ain't easy - Archie don't like people much) Regardless this here blog is filled with pretty bloody beautiful double exposure photos immortalised forever on the glory that is 35mm film.Check em out above and see more here.Polaroid sophhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08913234440248065337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7422386697783980774.post-86162777422822912372011-04-05T00:06:00.002+10:002011-04-05T00:15:35.874+10:00Shameless cross promoting...What can I say I'm the devil... Only one of the two projects I am about to mention has anything to do with the fine art of analogue photography however I have my fingers in many pies and I thought I might give 2 of them a quick mention.First up I just got some new designs back from my printer and posted them to daisyandjack.com.au ( a little stationary boutique I call my own) They are inspired byPolaroid sophhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08913234440248065337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7422386697783980774.post-19130540048137676932011-04-04T23:58:00.005+10:002011-04-05T00:03:19.227+10:00The bright lights of summerWe are only 1 day into day light savings and already I miss the sunshine and happy days that were summer. I am going to start carrying around my Golden Half camera again just to keep me happy.I have been shooting a lot of 35mm film recently... It aint cheap but it aint as pricey as polaroid film either. To check out more of my photos click herePolaroid sophhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08913234440248065337noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7422386697783980774.post-49056965476833562922011-04-04T23:49:00.005+10:002011-04-04T23:57:50.423+10:00kodachrome torontoKodachrome toronto 1935 - 2010 is a nifty little research project. It invites photographers to add their Kodachrome slides to this flickr pool help create a shared composite of the city. This project’s mandate is to identify and locate all known archives — both public and private — of photos and home movies made using Kodachrome film media.To find out more about the project please click herePolaroid sophhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08913234440248065337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7422386697783980774.post-10757802137034143442011-04-04T23:47:00.003+10:002011-04-04T23:48:51.418+10:00Development Vs developing?Man I have a shit load of film I need to developed, I just spent a week in spain for my dear old dads funeral and while I cant remember half of it I know I had a camera in my hand most of the time...Polaroid sophhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08913234440248065337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7422386697783980774.post-82366439662329424872011-04-04T23:26:00.006+10:002011-04-04T23:39:18.108+10:003 weeks and 3 days goes by so fast... R.I.P dadOk so big apologies for the lack of blogging this month (ok ok this year) March 1 rolled around and I had a good long look at myself in the mirror and muttered something along the lines of 'Sophie your blogging efforts have been nothing short of hopeless - Sought your shit out' and for 4 days I did just that, I blogged every evening for 4 days straight I was back on a roll again people and life Polaroid sophhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08913234440248065337noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7422386697783980774.post-69782094603524308292011-03-03T23:04:00.002+11:002011-03-03T23:11:27.520+11:00Hey You! Penis!Yep... attention grabbing headline isnt it! Penis! kind of just catches your eye dont it!I have been leaving cameras tied to trees and benches for years! I ask people to take a photo - to think outside the square and be creative so I'm almost surprised it has taken 3 years for me to get my first photo of a penis... sure people have taken photos of there backsides before, maybe even stuck the oddPolaroid sophhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08913234440248065337noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7422386697783980774.post-56354835446013454522011-03-03T22:47:00.002+11:002011-03-03T22:54:50.449+11:00Voigtlander VITO - cross processedSo I have been doing a bit of research lately into how different speeds and brands of slide film turn out after being cross processed... Ill proccess the results in a few days but i think its safe to say Fujuichrome 100-400 speed film comes out red :)I have just posted a whole new bunch of 35mm shots and subsequently deleted all of the digital shots on my website www.killallartists.com.au.... I Polaroid sophhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08913234440248065337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7422386697783980774.post-52901802940164431832011-03-03T21:55:00.003+11:002011-03-03T22:04:41.423+11:00YEN MAGAZINEAs I mentioned earlier YEN Magazine featured the Hey You! Say Cheese Project in this months issue! Its sure to be gone from the news stands in the next week or so to make way for what is sure to be another fabulous issue so if you haven't picked up a copy from your local newsagent drop what your doing and run run run before you miss out!Polaroid sophhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08913234440248065337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7422386697783980774.post-23171413085357049292011-03-03T21:43:00.002+11:002011-03-03T21:55:25.543+11:00Hey You! Say Cheese! goes to falls festivalI have lived in Sydney for 10 years and for the better part of those 10 years I have bought in each new year at Falls Music & Arts Festival in Lorne, Victoria... Far far away from the crowds of Sydney I am surrounded instead by beautiful trees, great music and most importantly good people. I have been to many of Australia’s bigger festivals and it is Falls and Falls alone that delivers year Polaroid sophhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08913234440248065337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7422386697783980774.post-50220392222108113942011-02-04T14:14:00.003+11:002011-02-04T14:41:16.484+11:00Shorpy shot of the dayI would like to kick off a new segment for this blog called the 'Shorpy shot of the day'! Shorpy is a online resource where (once you have signed up for a FREE account) you can upload old photos to share with its large web based community. Of particular interest to everyone are photos from the 1900's to 1940's and after spending a good few hours cruising through the site I am here to tell you Polaroid sophhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08913234440248065337noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7422386697783980774.post-26229906320064726502011-01-20T18:08:00.001+11:002011-01-20T18:09:56.994+11:00ChildhoodA new series by AMAZING polaroid photography Tiffany Teske is making its way onto her blog. A sneak peek above, read more herePolaroid sophhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08913234440248065337noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7422386697783980774.post-66993465502022791712011-01-18T21:42:00.002+11:002011-01-18T21:51:45.910+11:00VITOAlmost forever ago I went camping down the south coast with the boyfriend... attached are a few of the happy snaps taken in one of my favorite south coast towns, Milton.They were shot on my Voitlander VITO. If your thinking about investing in a VITO ( you should they take a amazing photo) and would like to check out some other results click here, here or herePolaroid sophhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08913234440248065337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7422386697783980774.post-34101169694475116362011-01-18T21:33:00.003+11:002011-01-18T21:41:50.374+11:00Cross ProcessingSo i just had a few rolls of slide film cross processed... most of which came out red.... the lower the speed film the red'er they'll go apparently and I was shooting with 100 speed, silly me. Kodachrome 400 is the best for a even albeit slightly saturated effect ala these photos I took in Cambodia a few years ago... but stumbling across a roll is proving harder than finding a needle in a Polaroid sophhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08913234440248065337noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7422386697783980774.post-29563280117197369292011-01-13T20:20:00.003+11:002011-01-13T20:36:54.517+11:00Queenland floods...Hello world. If you have not heard the majority of the east coast of Australia is currently under water. From northern Qld right down to Grafton in NSW, with Victoria on high alert we are one soggy nation at the moment. I know horrible natural disasters happen the world over every day.... and heres the skinny on what this one is doing to us.19,700 properties are flooded, 2100 roads and streets Polaroid sophhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08913234440248065337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7422386697783980774.post-10775668721366526432011-01-12T19:10:00.003+11:002011-01-12T19:15:17.715+11:00Polaroid PortraitsI stumbled accross these fabulous Polaroid portraits on the even more fabulous Jeans Now site. A tokyo based art and pop culture colletive. They were created by Remo Camerota and you can read (and see) more herePolaroid sophhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08913234440248065337noreply@blogger.com1