Vintage Cameras

I think I need somebody to pinch me right now, because I can't even believe this post is real. A few days ago, my boss (from the hotel) text me to say that he had picked up some vintage cameras from his moms house in Florida, and that he wanted me to have them. I was thinking two, maybe three cameras, so when I got work a few days later and saw that there were SIX vintage cameras in all, complete with their original manuals and everything, I was beyond excited! I still can't believe that someone would just hand all of these treasures over to me. Time to start digging on Ebay for some film.

If you're reading, THANK YOU so so so much, LEE!

Congrats to Kenzie Faith! You're the winner of the Shopbop.com giveaway. Thanks to everyone who entered! You guys made that my biggest giveaway ever.

Perfect Imperfections

Since school is beating my toosh this week, I thought, what better time to show you some of my favorite photos of the moment? Thanks to all who commented on my photos yesterday. I've been making an extra effort to explore the sights in my neighborhood a lot more with less concern for my outfit and more attention on nature and buildings that have survived throughout history (no worries, I won't abandon outfits all together like I did in the dead prime of winter).

The photos I'm showing today are (WOW) some of the best I've seen from a non professional in a while. They remind me a bit of Ellen Rogers work based on the colors achieved, only rather than using a film camera and extra tricky darkroom techniques, these were taken on Coney Island with a Polaroid camera and a pack of expired film. Can someone say amazing? I mean, look at those colors and all the perfect "imperfections".

All photos by Anniebee.

UPDATE:
Okay. I just found out a little bit about Ms. Anniebee thanks to Diane over at Our City Lights. Not only is Annie a really great photographer, but she's also played a big role in something near and dear to my heart: saving Polaroid film! Please check out the Save Polaroid site and contribute what you can to this cause. I don't even want to imagine a world that doesn't have the resources to experience Polaroid pictures.