jorem's posts with tag: beach
|  | this is a collection of photos shot with different film cameras. shooting with film is still a different experience. since i shoot digital most of the time, i long for the suspense of shooting film. sans the instant view, i don't really know what i have until after developing the roll. that's what's exciting about it. but i don't shoot with just any regular film cameras, i prefer the non-traditional ones like pinholes, lomos and classic cameras. this further heightens the experience since most of the shots you'll get are somewhat different or least interesting :)
this is also a good way to train myself not to "chimp." Chimpping is the term used when photographers check the LCDs at the back of their cameras everytime they shoot. they tend to look like "chimps" when they do that. hence the term :)
another good thing about shooting with film is the discipline. when i was starting out, i tend to shoot a lot then choose later. this is a headache afterwards since i have to go through hundreds if not thousands of photos. now i really think about my shot even before i lift my camera.
FILM CAMERAS I OWN
Canon AE-1 - circa 70s
Olympus Trip 35 - circa 70s (thanks to littlephotographer!)
Vivitar Ultra Wide and Slim - got it from ebay :)
- http://www.flickr.com/groups/57074580@N00/pool/
Pinhole camera - from Toys R Us (thanks to littlephotographer!)
Color Splash
Frogeye underwater camera
i'll be adding more photos soon. |
| | Here are some sample pieces that Sheila and I did for the Peninsula Manila last year entitled "Timeless Filipino." These are currently on display in the newly renovated rooms of the hotel.
ARTISTS' STATEMENT
It has always been how we have used our photography—to go into a busy situation and find quiet spots, small details and moments that can hold all the meaning in the world.
We need not go far to find objects that have long since represented the word “Filipino.” We went into our kitchens, out on the streets, and to the local palengke. This is a closer look at these things we often overlook now. One can be surprised that they each have their own niche in our everyday that no modern and imported update can ever fill.
Of course, these are Filipino, even without having to learn them from textbooks in school. These objects have preceded us—existing even before we were thoughts in our parents’ and grandparents’ minds. In this age of globalization, these things still tell of our identities as Filipinos just as they had always done before.
They won’t be relegated to “relic” status anytime soon, being still so embedded in our daily lives. And no matter what we say, these things do matter to us, as Filipinos, no matter at what period we maybe in time.
JOREM CATILO + SHEILA JUAN
(Thanks to Stef for the write up) |
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