Fun With Photo
All of the photos on this site were taken with cameras costing under $100.00. Most were under $20 and several were less than a buck. The point being, you don't need to spend oodles of money on high tech equipment to make a pleasing photograph. For example, the pintoid, is a pinhole camera made from an altoid tin. You can make these yourself, and have the added enjoyment of the mints, or they can be purchased online from Marcy at Junk Store Cameras. Take some time exploring her site, she has some wonderful photographs and lots of interesting cameras. Be sure to check out the gala cameras, fun! Click on "buy stuff" to get to the pintoids.
If you are interested in having some fun with photography consider picking up one of these old cameras. Check tag sales, flea markets, and Goodwill. One of my favorites, I "won" on ebay for $1.84 (plus $3.85 priority shipping, still a bargain in my book). Finding film for these cameras can be tricky, and the odd sizes will be a little pricier. A good source for 127 roll film and 126 instamatic film, is The Frugal Photographer. I have also found 127, 828 and 620 film at B & H Photo in New York, and FreeStyle Photo on the west coast has some hard to find films as well. A cheaper alternative to the 620 film would be to rewind 120 film onto the 620 spool. I have also had luck using the 120 film in the 620 cameras as long as the take up spool is a 620 spool. I did have some trouble using the newer plastic 127 spool in the Falcon Miniature. I had to rewind it onto an older metal 127 spool, then it worked fine.
The sprocket shots are some of my favorties, and were taken with the Holga, a plastic (toy) camera with a plastic lens. Holgas are inexpensive, and now widely available. They take 120 film, and can be "modified" for 35mm film... the sprockets. Some info for how to do this can be found at Holga Mods, as well as a variety of modified Holgas, and lots of other related interesting stuff.
The panoramas were shot with the Holga as well. You can achieve this "panorama" by not advancing the film quite all the way, and slightly overlapping your frames. Different methods of this technique are illustrated at Toy Camera. This site also has a lot of fun information, and a book of toy camera photographs is also available there.
I have no affiliation with the sites posted here, other than I have used them, and purchased from them and have been happy with their service.
Prints of all images on this site are available for purchase, email me for pricing and additional info.
Thanks for stopping by and shoot more!
Lisa
Pintoid ~ Lunch At Johnny Ad's, Old Saybrook, CT
All images on this site ©lisa m sanderson 2003 & 2004. Images may not be used or reproduced without expressed written permission. It's simple... email me.
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