I like to take photos…lots of photos! I usually have my beloved Fuji X100s with me, but one feature that it doesn’t have is the ability to transfer images over WiFi, which means I have to wait till I get home to upload any of my shots. If I need something quickly…usually for uploading onto […]
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Gadget Review – Fujifilm Instax Share
By Sarah in Gadgets, Photography 1 Comment Tags: Fujifilm, instant film, Instax Share, photo printer, SP-1
Even though I love the idea of instant photos, I still can’t seem fully embrace the concept. I have the Instax Mini 90….a fab, fun, retro camera…but I still baulk at how much it costs per print, and you do have wastage because with no previewing, you can’t avoid printing dud shots. Then last year, […]
Book Review – Retronaut : The Photographic Time Machine
By Sarah in Book Reviews, Photography 1 Comment Tags: Chris Wild, National Geographic, photography, Retronaut
My family knows how much I love vintage and photography, so they were spot on when they selected this book as a Christmas present for me! Retronaut is the creation of Chris Wild, who is the curator of the popular website of the same name. Wild chose the name “retronaut” to refer to someone “who […]
Gadget Review – Bigshot Camera
By Sarah in Gadgets, Photography Tags: Bigshot, build a digital camera, camera, digital camera, DIY Camera, Do-It-Yourself Digital Camera, Kimera
I love gadgets, and I love photography….and I have found something that joins these two loves together… Let me introduce you to the Bigshot camera! If you just look at the specs of this fairly basic camera, you would be missing the point, as this a camera with a big difference…you actually build it yourself! […]
Gadget Review – Fuji Instax Mini 90
By Sarah in Gadgets, Photography Tags: camera, Fuji, Fuji Instax Mini 90, instant film, Instax
I am a Fuji fanatic…currently I own 5 Fuji cameras, and one member of the “family” is the Instax Mini 90! I actually bought this camera much earlier in the year, but have never really got round to using it, let alone write a review. But at the wedding we went to recently, there was […]
My Friday Five – I am an Instagram Addict!
By Sarah in General, Photography 3 Comments Tags: Insta-addict, Instagram, My Friday Five
I admit it….I am totally addicted to Instagram….sorry Facebook, I have found a new love! If you want to know where online I spend most of the time….it’s on Instagram! And here are five reasons why… See the World Because of my husband’s health issues, our traveling days came to a total stop. Now he […]
The Necessary Selfies
By Sarah in General, Photography 3 Comments Tags: blogger, selfie, selfies
I hate taking selfies…I feel awkward in front of the camera…I don’t know how to stand….how to smile…it just seems so narcissistic to be taking photos of yourself! But when I started on this new journey as a blogger, I quickly began to realise that taking selfies seems to come with the job description! See, […]
Book Review – Read this if you want to take good photographs
By Sarah in Book Reviews, Photography 2 Comments Tags: book review, Henry Carroll, photography, Read this if you want to take great photographs
I picked this book up when I was at the NGV, visiting an exhibition….and yes, it was the title that caught my eye! I have to say I like a title that gets straight to the point….and this one does, albeit a rather long one…”Read this if you Want to take Great Photographs”! OK…I will! […]