2020 366 PROJECT 19-22

19/366/2020 - A random bit of graffetti in Leeds

20 & 21/366/2020 - I used to walk to the dock in my lunch - I always liked the Royal Armouries building and the second day I walked a bit further and discovered the cute free library.

22/366/2020 - I met a friend and her darling little baby for lunch. ‘Member going for lunch?

Camera: Canon EOD 750
Film: Kodak T-Max 400- sent to me by Kodak Alaris and developed and scanned by myself (hence the water stains - such an amateur ha)

people in lockdown

Getting photos of people is something I’ve always had to consciously push myself to do. But now that we’ve seen the streets empty, it feels like I was really missing something important in not showing the world I see as it really is - as a place usually full of people. Maybe when things get back to normal that won’t be something I take for granted - or frankly got annoyed with when taking photos - like I used to.

Camera: Canon EOS 750
Film: various colour films developed and scanned by Take It Easy Lab in Leeds

single frame: the vivitar ghost returns

Another charming little quirk that I somehow forgot about with the Superheadz Wide and Slim - and the Vivitar camera that the Superheadz is a clone of - is that it has a ghost! I figured out in 2012 what actually happens with this camera and was pleasantly surprised to have another visit from the ghost on the latest roll of film I developed from it.

Funnily enough I think the photo from 2012 was taken at Kirkstall Abbey too - so double eerie!

Single frame series, as always, inspired by my blog friend Jim Grey (who is so much more consistent at blogging than me and has shared some great posts lately - I know I share this link everytime to his blog - but do check it out - its great!)

Camera: Superheadz Wide and Slim
Film: Agfa Vsita 200

an old friend in lockdown

On one of our summer walks around Kirkstall Abbey during lockdown, I spontaneously grabbed my Superheadz Yellow Wide and Slim (which a quick Google tells me you can no longer buy?! wtf. wow). I haven’t used this little camera in 5 years so I have no idea why I picked it up now - perhaps because I needed something a bit simpler during this time - but I’m really glad I did grab it. And I’m also glad it still works!

Can you believe that I forgot how much I like this camera - sure the landscape shots aren’t really my style anymore - but I still love how this camera captures the details I have focused on (all the rubbish for example - people suck) and gives it a context other than just what I’ve been drawn to. And those lens flares… gosh I miss sunshine right now!

I’ll definitely try and remember to pick this camera up more often going forward - especially as my poor old LC-A seems to be beyond repair now.

Camera: Superheadz Wide and Slim Yellow (a classic now it seems, and going for crazy prices on ebay!)
Film: Agfa Vista 200
Location: Kirkstall Abbey