Recently, my mum kindly passed onto me two vintage cameras…a Kodak Box Brownie which belonged to my Nan, and an Agfa Synchro Box which belonged to my uncle…both who have now sadly passed away. Unfortunately, I can’t get film for the Box Brownie, but the Agfa is a medium format camera, taking B2 or the […]
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What I Wore Roundup – Edition 50
By Sarah in Fashion, Op Shopping, Vintage, What I Wore Tags: everyday style, ootd, op shop fashion, vintage fashion, What I wore, Zinc Style
A milestone has been reached…this is the 50th edition of What I Wore…which means about 350 images! I can assure you that it isn’t 350 different outfits…my wardrobe would explode if I had that many! Instead, there are some that are on regularly rotation. Some even get worn across the seasons, thanks to the magic […]
Zeiss Ikon Contina 1A – First Film
By Sarah in Photography, Vintage Tags: 35mm film, classic camera, film photography, vintage camera, Zeiss Ikon, Zeiss Ikon Contina 1a
Recently, my father in law kindly gave me his old cameras, one of which is a Zeiss Ikon Contina 1a…bought on the ship that he and my mother in law emigrated on back in 1957…. This particular model was made in Germany between 1954 and 1958 and is a solid, well made point and shoot […]
What I Wore Roundup – Edition 49
By Sarah in Fashion, Op Shopping, Vintage, What I Wore Tags: oot, op shop fashion, vintage fashion, What I wore
Welcome to What I Wore – Edition 49…only a few more and I will have been featuring my outfits for a year! I am having a bit of an “I don’t know what to wear” patch…which is crazy since I have a wardrobe bulging with outfits. But I seem to have lost my fashion mojo […]
Bumpers By the Bay – May 2016
By Sarah in Melbourne, Vintage 1 Comment Tags: Bumpers by the Bay, car show, Melbourne, Sea Shepherd, vintage cars
In case you didn’t know, today is National Motoring Heritage Day…so what better way to mark the occasion then to go to a car show. Hosted by the FX FJ Holden Club and held at Seaworks, Bumpers by the Bay was open to all makes and models of chrome bumper vehicles. Plus, the event assisted […]
Rescuing Vintage Film Cameras
By Sarah in Photography, Vintage 5 Comments Tags: camera collection, film camera, Fujica, Ikon Zeiss, Miranda, vintage camera, Yashica
Over the last few months, I have fallen back in love with film photography. I used to shoot film when I was younger, but like many others, quickly switched to digital as soon as I could. But the call of the past has got me, and I now use film cameras alongside my digital of […]
What I Wore Roundup – Edition 48
By Sarah in Fashion, Op Shopping, Vintage, What I Wore Tags: everyday style, ootd, op shop fashion, vintage fashion, What I wore
Another week…another edition of What I Wore. Still getting the hang of this very blonde hair, but am enjoying the fact I can wear just about any colour without it clashing with my hair colour. What I Wore…Monday 2nd April – Sunday 8th May Started the week wearing a short skirt I found at a […]
What I Wore Roundup – Edition 47
By Sarah in Fashion, Op Shopping, Vintage, What I Wore Tags: everyday style, ootd, op shop fashion, thrifted fashion, vintage fashion, What I wore
My first full week as a blonde…it sure is taking a bit of getting used to! And it means I can be a bit more adventurous with my wardrobe as I don’t have to worry about things clashing with my hair colour. But for some reason, I am still wearing far too much black…this is […]