This is the first installation in an ongoing theme revolving around taking photos of the inside of businesses after everyone has gone home and nobody is tending shop. I’ve wanted to start this series for quite a while, after seeing a metal shop after hours in Minneapolis and not having my camera along to shoot it.
Hope you enjoy it.
The new school year started already today. The boys weren't too excited, but handled it well. As it turns out, they both like their teachers and seating arrangements.
The Diana+ is one of the recent lomo cameras in a similar vein to the Holga line. Based on the Diana toy camera from the 1960's, the "+" equals a few improvements, including the pinhole option which is available by removing the lens entirely. It shoots medium format film, and draws some really neat images.
These three images are some of my favorite black & whites so far. The first two are from a photo walk in downtown Portland, OR.
Obama Town Hall Meeting, Aberdeen, SD. If you follow me on Flickr, you've seen these, but I thought I better post them over here too, because I really like the way they turned out. I took these on a Leica M8, a fantastically expensive camera that I happened to be test driving over that weekend. It was really fun to use, but it's really difficult to justify the price point.
Angie's sister had her baby this past week. Lincoln Michael Turner. Great name, beautiful baby. We got the opportunity to go up to Minneapolis and visit while they were still in the hospital, bringing Lincoln's older siblings along for the ride.
It was a great trip. Congratulations to the Turners on the new arrival.
Dan Letsche
Love the theme. Love the pics. Looking forward to more!
Corey V.
Excellent stuff, Stefan. Though I can’t help but think how creepy it must look to people walking or driving by, to see you snapping pictures through darkened windows, like an insurance agent looking for a late night hit.
Stefan Hartwig
Thanks Dan. More coming tonight (store fronts this time).
Corey, yeah, it definitely had that “I’m not supposed to be doing this” kind of feel. It’s about as daring as I get these days.
Michael Lehmkuhl
Great idea for a theme. Beautiful shots. Can’t wait to see what comes up next.
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