Around home
July 31st, 2012
Yesterday I wrapped up my first legit photo shoot for my jewelry line for my first legit seasonal collection (all grown up, sniffle), and in preparation I tested out a new finder for my Mamiya (metered prism, the jam!) to make sure it worked and was up for the job, and the lighting situation in my apartment as we shot it here – all on film! I didn’t have time to give much thought to the shots as I needed to blow through it asap, but I decided to capture some little things around our new place I like. I’ve grown to love this place already, and am really into our new neighborhood.
Photos by Kate Miss, taken with a Mamiya 645 with Kodak Portra 160 film
July 31st, 2012 at 9:32 am
such beautiful light! can’t wait to see the shoot!! your work – and your space – is so inspiring.
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Kate Reply:
July 31st, 2012 at 10:59 am
thank you!
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July 31st, 2012 at 10:50 am
I love how bright your place is! God, those last two photos are beautiful!
How do you like the metered prism? I have the waist level finder and love it to death, but yeah, having a metered finder is very convenient.
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Kate Reply:
July 31st, 2012 at 10:58 am
I love it so much more! My waist level’s focusing screen was broken so it was just a little black circle, making focusing totally impossible. I like how nice it is to frame a shot, but I like that with this one now I can do vertical shots and align them easier, before it was so tricky. And having a meter is kind of a dream. I got it on ebay for only $100, which I thought was kind of a steal for how convenient it is.
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July 31st, 2012 at 11:11 am
Yeah, I bet it would make a difference in framing. I’m never sure how straight my shots are going to be and I’ve never been able to take a straight shot, so the wlf isn’t an improvement for me. $100 isn’t bad at all! Does it go to 1/1000th?
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Kate Reply:
July 31st, 2012 at 11:30 am
My camera only goes to 1/500th, so no.
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July 31st, 2012 at 11:21 am
great shots! i love peaks into living spaces, and i luuurve your anchor! where is that from?
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Kate Reply:
July 31st, 2012 at 11:30 am
it’s vintage!
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July 31st, 2012 at 1:48 pm
Beautiful photos. I can’t wait to see your new collection! Congrats on the print shop, too!
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July 31st, 2012 at 3:21 pm
Have you read the hunger games? The first shot reminds me of it! I’ve been wanting to shoot a bow and arrow soooo bad since reading the series. :)
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August 1st, 2012 at 6:36 am
the bedside lamp is absolutely gorgeous!
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August 1st, 2012 at 12:38 pm
Your house looks beautiful. You style is so well.
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August 1st, 2012 at 1:00 pm
That’s it! I’ve had enough! I’m ordering a new Pentax. My lens is busted, and it’s just cheaper to buy a new cam than fix it. All of your film hullabaloo has gotten the best of me. I’M SO INSPIRED I’M GOING TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.
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Kate Reply:
August 1st, 2012 at 4:00 pm
yay!!
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August 1st, 2012 at 3:56 pm
I love that anchor!
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Kate Reply:
August 1st, 2012 at 4:01 pm
Isn’t it cool? The thermometer on it works, too.
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August 1st, 2012 at 4:08 pm
If you ever get tired of it….
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August 1st, 2012 at 9:19 pm
The lighting in that last photo of the plates is so lovely. Thanks for sharing!
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August 3rd, 2012 at 10:28 am
inspiring photos! :3
thank you for sharing!
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August 4th, 2012 at 11:04 am
LOVE.
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August 5th, 2012 at 12:36 pm
So calm and warm. Love these images.
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August 7th, 2012 at 9:06 am
the new place looks FANTASTIC kate! you must be so excited about having everything coming into place while you’ve been so so busy….
congrats!
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