Lomo, Pac-Man & Retro
(Picture courtesy of cameras.com)
Street & documentary photography is my all-time favorite topic of photography. And recently I found myself addicted to the poetic Lomo photogrphy. The blur, weird images by the cheap plastic cameras is soo amazing. As an amateur photographer, or weekend photographer for now, I apperently don't have the luxury to develop and mass scan negtives. So I decided that majority of my images would be from digital, including the possible lomo pictures. Online search shows me an insane marriage of a $30,000 Imacon digital back (originally designed for Hasselblad), and a $50 plastic Holga camera, with a rubberband! Well, who says that a civilian can not marry a princess. Here it comes. I certainly couldn't afford the 30 grand digital image back, but I do have a digital sensor inside of my Digital Rebel. I plan to play with the gismo a little bit and keep building a digital lomo camera in mind. Actually I have seen some pictures online with Holga and Canon Ixus-i, which comes out quite successful.
Another great gadget I brought home is a Joy Stick TV game set, Namco 5-in-1 Arcade Classics. The Pac-Man game reminds me of the years when I was still a teenage, which is sadly more than 10 years ago. The ultra simple game gave me so much fun. I even invited some friends over my apartment just to share my pleasure :)
Am I just being old by picking up the memories from old-time or living young by playing the childish games, or the answer doesn't even matter? By looking at the exciting expression on Henglin's face, I know that at least I am not alone :P