Bits Of My Weekend
(letting this last one be vertical all by its lonesome due to the importance of the content.)
It’s here! The weekend, in film! This is my first-ever roll with the Canon A-1 that Billy’s uncle gave me. I officially love it to death. The camera has the strangest aperture/shutter speed settings where you can choose one or the other to be auto, or both. I was nervous things would come out shitty because of this confusing set up, but am so so happy with how they turned out. The only thing I regret is that most of these I didn’t put too much effort into the subject matter, after losing a roll of precious lomo film to loading the film wrong. I’m weary now. Next time, I’ll get my ass outside more and put more effort into it. This will not be the last Bits Of My Weekend in film, that’s for sure!
The weekend: a trip to Flushing for Lacey’s MFA thesis show (amazing), jogging in the wind for the first time in two weeks (painful, but I’m not sore at all, which is a good sign, right?), staying indoors to clean and make necklaces while the wind went NUTS outside and shook the building all day, Sunday brunch with my dad and step mom who are in town! Yay! A wonderful trip to the Highline, and then some serious laziness the rest of the day while I was a huge baby about the temperature dipping below 60 after an amazing week of shorts and sandals. But I’ll make up for said laziness because I have two glorious days of vacation later this week where I will play tourist with my parents. I can already taste that vacation, my friends.
May 10th, 2010 at 5:26 pm
I love these! Also LOVE how evil Wendy looks.
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May 10th, 2010 at 5:27 pm
Wow, sometimes we forgot how much more awesome analog is. looks beautiful!
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May 10th, 2010 at 5:27 pm
Oh yeah. You and your film camera need to hang out more often. Good things happen.
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May 10th, 2010 at 5:28 pm
Oh kate! I love. The subject matter is just perfect. From the sheets to the gingham slippers to the succulent.. It’s all just lovely.
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May 10th, 2010 at 5:40 pm
Maybe I’ve mentioned this before but I have an A-1 (used to be my dad’s) and I love it. Love it. I wouldn’t be doing my thing now without it, even though I don’t use it as much any more.
The first picture is so lovely!
Camera tip: if it turns on but doesn’t want to shoot or its acting weird at all just change the battery. That usually solves the problem.
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May 10th, 2010 at 5:42 pm
um is wendy feeling ok? that picture seriously scared me/made me laugh. oh and thanks for the tip about that creepy cat site…luna was fast asleep in my sock drawer and came tearing around the corner as soon as she heard the meowing. so entertaining. x
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May 10th, 2010 at 5:57 pm
This is pretty great. I think my mom has an old Canon AE-1 lying around from when she was younger. I used to take photos of model horses with it, hahaha.
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May 10th, 2010 at 6:05 pm
There’s nothing like the real deal. These are super awesome Kate. I am also wishing I didn’t sell every single arrow I came across last year. I really want some for my spare bedroom. I don’t know what I was thinking!
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May 10th, 2010 at 6:09 pm
these are so great!
it’s the first time i’ve seen ‘real’ pics of the high line, which is fantastic, as i’ve just worked on a translation for an architecture book featuring it. it looks somehow smaller and yet so lovely!
p.s.: it’s fab you’re camera lets you choose between fully automatic, aperture or shutter speed priority. you’ll love the aperture priority program on your camera, i did when i got my head around it!
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May 10th, 2010 at 6:27 pm
Hooray for film! They look gorgeous. Really love the tones. And the shot of the kitty is awesome! :)
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May 10th, 2010 at 7:13 pm
seriously beautiful film pictures! looking forward to more :]
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May 10th, 2010 at 7:18 pm
love it-especially the cat.
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May 10th, 2010 at 8:09 pm
these are incredible kate! may be my fave up to date! looking forward to more film shots!
j.
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May 10th, 2010 at 10:08 pm
very nice.
and, no apologies on the subject matter. aren’t (lovely, rich, film) shots of the mundane the best?
wow. what did you do to wendy? i thought *I* was posting a fierce kitty pic.
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May 11th, 2010 at 2:14 am
Loving the entire film edition of your weekend but especially that vast sky.
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May 11th, 2010 at 3:30 am
Officially the best camera ever, right? These are SO GOOD. Next time I am in New York we should have a photo day together.
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May 11th, 2010 at 3:52 am
Wow these came out great! Especially love the kitty picture and the one of you holding the arrows! And that sunset/skyline photo’s awesome!
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May 11th, 2010 at 6:06 am
bits of your weekend looks great in film! really amazing pictures. analogue photography is the best! :)
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May 11th, 2010 at 6:40 am
I love all the photos of all your bits!
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May 11th, 2010 at 10:40 am
oh man these photos are perfection…film rocks!
sounds like a good weekend ;-)
xo
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May 11th, 2010 at 11:38 am
these are so great, you are inspiring me to get my old film camera out! can’t wait to see more!
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May 11th, 2010 at 12:05 pm
Those are some arrows with serious attitude.
Isn’t the Highline wonderful?
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May 11th, 2010 at 1:37 pm
i ♥ FNL and tim riggins! unfortunately i overindulged and finished all three seasons before i even knew what happened. so now i have to wait and watch each new episode as it comes out on nbc.com. viva la dillon, TX! hahaha!
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May 11th, 2010 at 2:39 pm
i think this is my favourite off all your ‘bits of my weekend’ sooo great
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May 11th, 2010 at 2:50 pm
I’m loving your nail color!
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May 11th, 2010 at 9:57 pm
Whoa, hilarious! I didn’t know you had a Canon A-1 and I JUST got one in the mail today (after a month of waiting). I’m so happy to see these pictures! I’m amped about learning to use it. It’s heavy! Complicated! But now I know that it takes beautiful pictures.
Oh and Meowmania?! Amazing!!
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May 12th, 2010 at 10:36 am
loving these bits from your weekend! perfect weather this weekend for the Highline, even though it was a bit windy. I definitely know what it feels like to not be completely satisfied with a roll of film. Can’t wait to see some more bits of your weekend on film. :)
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May 12th, 2010 at 3:35 pm
What kind of film are you using with your A-1? I have one that has been sitting on a shelf for a while. You have me wanting to bust it out now!
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