A Return to the Visual Art of Photography!
August 11, 2010
Shot with Pentax I-10 with "toy camera" filter.
So, after about eight years, I have finally picked up my camera again! Well, that’s not exactly correct. “My camera” was an old analog 35mm. I sold it about a year ago to some young skater guy who came and carried it away in one hand while holding a 6-pack in the other. “This should pull the job,” he said. I wished him luck. I, on the other hand, was frustrated with 35mm development, finding film, lenses, filters, and, alas, paying for it all!
Today things changed. I bought a little digital “toy” camera made by Pentax (the Optio I-10). A wonderful little camera packed full of features for the urban photographer that I fancy myself to be. 12 mega pixels ensure great enlargements, HD movie camera for when I just can’t resist trying to be Andy Warhol and tons of on-board filters for my lomographic tendencies. All this for a price tag just under $200 at New York cities famous B&H Photo (a store visit which deserves its own blog post).
After coming to a stalemate in my writing I am totally excited to get back behind the lens. Not being a fan of chunky SLRs I was hesitant to get back into photography noting that DSLRs had made little improvement in that regard. Then, I tried analog lomography for a bit and ran into all the 35mm frustrations again. But now, I am free! I have the best of both worlds with my new little toy. I am off to explore my photographic passion once again armed with a neat little camera which can easily “pull the job”. A camera that might make Terry Richardson envious even!
Above is my very first artistic photographic attempt after years of ‘temporary’ retirement. It is called “The Doorknob”. 
