Film photography

It used to be such an important thing for me to take film photos. Such a comfort to use something that was part of my past, something so unpredictable and also so “real”. At some point, this interest started to slowly fade for me, never completely, but the time that it took to finish a roll of film was longer and longer. I was thinking these days that it will come a time when I won’t be able to process my films any longer and that this is not so far in the future. I really want to use this sunset time, to shoot more film, while I still can. Here are some photos from the last two years, some of them taken with my Welta Weltix and some with Diana Mini.

During the first lockdowns, in 2020, when the city seemed such a distant place, full of regret and longing, one of the many things that I was worried about was that the place where I process my films will never reopen.

Trying this again

I realised that I really miss this space. It coudn’t be the same as when I started it, with all the interactions and social aspects of it, but this blog is an useful archive for me, an account of my hobbies, my collections and some of my thoughts. So, I decided to try to update it again, from time to time. It is a nice way to show my friends what I am up to and also a way to memory keep for myself. 

It’s summer, always a season of mixed feelings for me. Hydrangeas are beautiful this year.

Spring

…in our urban garden.

I was soooo busy these last months and I will still be, but this long weekend is all about resting and relaxing. 

Breathe

Some mornings, on my way to school, the sky is full of crows. The forest is nearby. I love this view, it’s one of my favorite things.

These days are strange to me, with so much hope and so much doubt in them. Also with a strange connection to my nineteeen year old self, realising that some long forgotten aspects of my psychology stayed the same. I have been before in a similar situation, facing an important exam in which many things are up to me and in many aspects I just need to hope for the best. The outcome was good last time.

Meanwhile, I try not to get overwhelmed, rest and relax and prepare myself to think that my life is good and safe and full of love, no matter what.

 

Orchid

It’s finally blooming!!

Chestnuts

I pick these up every fall.

 

Okra

…Blooming in our urban garden.

 

Some new drawings

It’s really relaxing to me to make these drawings from time to time and just observe small scenes from our house. Also, I get to use my big collection of all sorts of colored pencils (I’m slightly obsessed with color pencils, I should make a post with all my sets, some found at the flea market and some bought new). The last set I bought have multiple colored leads, actually they have a few nuances of the same color in each pencil. I really like them and I use them a lot combined with other pencils I have. 

Storm

…Finally…

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Ursa minor

This is something I made as a school assignment in June, but also something that I was interested to make, anyway.

Our world and it’s starry sky that is almost lost to us.

It was quite demanding on my eyes to work on such a dark canvas, and I was on a deadline, so I was quite stressed at some point about the outcome, but in the end it turned out ok. The “stars” that are placed in the shape of Ursa minor are a string of battery operated led lights, sewn in the back of the canvas.