If we don’t, remember me.
If we don’t, remember me is a blog that features the most subtle and beautiful animated gifs we have ever seen. Showcasing some cinematic classics, it is a pleasure to spend a few moments having a little look through. Highly recommended viewing.
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Dark Side of the Lens by Astray Films
If you haven’t already seen this, then we can highly recommend spending the 10 minutes or so to have a little watch. Superb.
“If I only scrape a living, at least it’s a living worth scraping”
Illustration Spotlight - Mr Peter James Field
The super talented Mr Peter James Field was approached by the BBC earlier this year to present six short videos that showcase a selection of drawing techniques.
These videos are superb and well worth a watch. To be honest, I have learnt more about pencils in one minute than I have in the last ten years and never again will I look at a 2H pencil with such disdain! For a longer, better and more humorous write up you can read more about the filming by visiting Peter’s blog here.
We have ‘embedded’ one of the videos above for your kind perusal but if you have a moment or two, do head over to the BBC website to watch the others. The link is here.
Finally, we heartily recommend a visit to Peter’s website for a little look around and perhaps stopping by his shop for a spot of early Christmas Shopping! Lovely.
Mackerels and Dorys
Will you have a look at these little beauties!
Exclusive to us and featuring the drawings of a certain miss Nicole (aka one half of Hooper & Shaw). They are designed to be used as coasters, but can (if treated correctly) be used also as ‘feature’ tiles.
These are hot off the press and will be added to the website shortly (of course if you’re reading this and they’re still not there please do drop us a line instead).
So far these are proving a touch on the popular side and are now featuring in the latest Homes and Gardens Magazine.
Click here for more information…
Pip Pip.
The LCA Zenith
Lomography’s a funny old term, a photographic ‘movement’ that seems to be loved and/or hated in equal measure. The marketing hype behind it is massive and really quite effective (or off-putting) but, irrespective of the debate, at the heart lies a nifty little ‘zone focus’ camera known as the LCA.
What we have here is known as the LCA Zenith - a rebranded LCA Zenit for the UK market. I do like the way adding a ‘h’ makes it supposedly more ‘English’, like Kenneth or, er, Glennith?
Anyway, these days it is possible buy a new model of this camera either as a refurbished model or in the guise of the newer LCA+. Buying from the lomography website / shop is convenient if a touch expensive. Trawl through ebay however, and you might get lucky - which is where I found this little fella. Obviously, the only thing about buying one of these second hand though is that it may not work 100% and the older versions tend to have a few foibles that are worth bearing in mind. As examples, the shutter is often ‘sticky’ (it can fail to fire, meaning blank shots) and the light seals may need replacing - these are not major problems, but can definitely ruin that new camera excitement…
Now, here’s the point of this post. My camera worked well for a year after I bought it. Sure, it needed a little encouragement now and again but on the whole it was great. However…the other week it had a meltdown and simply stopped working. Absolutely nothing I did would make my comrade work…boo. Until that is, that I remembered I had been recommended a ‘Russian Camera Specialist’ by the name of Roger Lean. ‘Google’ his name for further details, but I can heartily recommend his services - my camera came back serviced, shiny and smelling better than ever. Seriously, it smells new…
The service from Mr. Lean was impeccable and the camera was returned with a hand written letter listing the work carried out - it feels heartwarming when things are done this well. A craftsman and a true lomo lca legend - many thanks to you Mr Roger Lean.
FRED & NICK
Well hello, will you look at this. Our good friends FRED & NICK have only gone and got themselves a MTV V.M.A (a video music award that is) nomination. Fantastic news and well deserved - their video was shot on a tiny budget yet sits shoulder to shoulder with the big guns. BOOM!
For more of their work check out this link.
Pulled this from the ‘archive’ (hmmmn, perhaps that should read - found it in a drawer). It was back in December and up on the moor and we were testing some expired film.
Shooting with his ‘blad and a 80mm uncoated lens. Chilly.
