That's a Nice One.

I can't decide whether I feel bad that I'm a bit behind with my recent updates - so many photos, so few days in the week - or whether I'm pretty happy to have a little back log to refer back to when lacking inspiration. I'm pretty sure that I'm the latter, the weather has been so nice all week and I've been so sleepy (and grumpy) so would rather be in bed or enjoying the sunshine.

Rest assured that there's a pretty good amount of things to catch up on, but things are so satisfying when they're done in chronological order, so, and because I wanted to do a quick little post, I thought I'd share my Glastonbury Instax photos first.

I know I say this whenever I share photos from this camera with you, but I really love it and it's probably one of my favourite cameras that I own. As well as taking great photos - pretty superior to any Polaroids I've ever had, not to mention cheaper - I also feel like I total bigshot when I carry it around because people seem to be so intrigued by it, the amount of enquiries I got about it at Glastonbury were pretty fun. I feel like I should know more about it other than it being generally hard to find - really not bad for something left behind by one of my Mum's employees.


Leo and Mooney Moon brushing their teeth.


DtR killin' it.


Just happy to be there.


Flags, flags flags / Crowds, crowds, crowds.


From The Crow's Nest.


Arcadia Spider.


The Rolling Stones.


Glastonbury Tor in cardboard.


Kind of Mumford & Sons.


Campfire.

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I'm so pleased with these photos, given the phenomenal cock-up with my 35mm photos from Glastonbury, I'm glad I have these physical images worth keeping - again, a Glasto 2013 album is something I hope will materialise soon, although I've yet to finish my Turkey one and that's over a year ago now (omg, sadface!).

Film photographs, of almost any kind always make me want to take more as soon as I can, but then I lose steam and half a roll sits in my camera for another half a year - that's something I would really like to change. I'm so pleased that my blog gives me an outlet and a place to put all my photos because even though I'm not always printing off and making albums like I wish I had the time to do, I've still got something to look back on.
Cheesy bloggush over, what do you think of film photography, do you prefer to convenience of digital?

In an Instax.

It's been a long time since I've posted anything actually 'Photography'-related on here. I think I'd like to get back into the swing of things, my intention of creating this blog was to use it as a digital scrapbook after all.

I really love my Fujifilm Instax 600 AF, next to my DSLR it's my favourite camera. I have had Polaroids in the past but they just don't compare. I'm looking forward to testing the sister-camera I found at the car boot a couple of weeks ago, I'm undecided on selling, but there's no way I'll be getting rid of the 600 AF as it was a gift from my mum, even if it was a freeb. I've noticed Urban Outfitters are now selling Fujifilm cameras and film, naturally for cray-cray prices but it's given me something to think about as my money situation isn't a good one for saving up for a new digital camera (#pauper).

As well as some instant photos, I'm also sharing some 35mm photographs - all of these photos were taken in Turkey - taken on what used to be an underwater camera I picked up in Hong Kong last year. I say 'used to be' because the casing decided to pack itself in, I still used it in the water a little as I wasn't so fussed if it got damaged. I think it's totally had it's day and I've since chucked it as it wasn't very nice under it's casing anyway, and there was a bit of hassle rewinding this roll resulting in losing a few photos.

Thanks to this morning's browse on the Urban Oufitters website, and being slightly inspired by the potential behind these 35mm photographs, I find myself lusting after a La Sardina. I've seen a few example images on my favourite photography blogs, and I love the double-exposure effect. I've used Dianas before but never really got the hang of them, the La Sardinas seem really simple to use though and they come in such pretty designs. My favourite is the Marathon one although it's really hard to choose. I might be popping one of these on to my birthday wish-list.


The Pool.
These first few photos were taken with a special-edition packet of Hello Kitty film I picked up. In hindsight, it was a silly, novelty purchase, and for some reason she's missing eyes in the scans. My inner-child is still ridiculously pleased though.



On a boat.


Favourite.


The Pregnant Church.



Içmeler.


Içmeler.


Taxiboat to Turunç

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Little sad that this has a little light-leak, but it's probably my favourite too.







Cow.

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I'm dipping in and out of my Turkey photo album, probably the last time I go for a sticky-paged album, it's such a chore. Saying that, it's coming along really well and mostly I'm enjoying it.