When we visited the Analogue Academy in Geelong to get some film developed, they had a little gang of Olympus XA cameras on display. I had been looking for a smaller vintage 35mm film camera for times when I didn’t want to take a big camera with me, and this looked to be the perfect […]
I have fallen back into the shopping rabbit hole that is eBay. But it isn’t just the treasures I am finding that is addictive…it is watching the parcel’s subsequent journey across the world until it lands in our post box. Over the last few months, I have bought two vintage cameras from overseas and I […]
This little camera caught my eye when it appears on Film Never Die’s Instagram feed, and I was lucky enough to be able to borrow it for a few weeks. Borrowing it made me fall in love with it, so when I sadly had to give it back, I was quickly onto eBay to find […]
We love discovering places where we can indulge in our new found passion for film photography. One thing we have discovered about going retro when it comes to taking photos is the friendly community. In Melbourne, we often hang out at Film Never Die, talking all things film, drinking chai and making new friends. And […]
The National Gallery of Victoria is host to the first ever exhibition to feature over 200 years of Australian fashion…it is currently on display at The Ian Potter Centre at Federation Square. The work of over 90 designers and makers is beautifully displayed over four galleries…the result is over 120 items on display drawn from […]
Welcome to Edition 52 of What I Wore…a summary of my outfits every week for a year! And as there was a few months ago, there has been another complete hair colour change…started the week as blonde, finished with grey/blue hair! Now it’s time to go through my wardrobe and see what I can wear […]
This edition of What I Wore saw the arrival of some really cold…and wet…weather. I think we just missed Autumn and have gone headlong into Winter! Which means it is time to switch my wardrobe around…put my summer gear away and bring out my winter outfits. However I am already counting down the days till […]
I have been able to run some more films through my Yashica Mat-124G and this week, I finally got them processed and digitally scanned. I am absolutely loving using 120 film…although more expensive plus the fact you only get 12 shots, the quality and depth is so much more than the more well known 35mm […]