Analog Life - Film, and Filmmaking

My travels were set and filled with work as well as vacation until my Canon 60D decided to take a turn for the worse while it was on the airplane. I had it packed safely with me in its case as carryon, so I'm really not sure when it happened. I do know that something in the engine of the camera shorted out and the camera will no longer fire. It's currently at Canon being repaired and cleaned while they're at it. I'm currently wishing I had stayed for Comic Con.

I packed my Canon Rebel 2000, Polaroid SX70 Model 1, Spectra 2, and Silver 1 Shot too...so I was more than prepared to have an analog photo filled vacation, but sadly had to cancel my film shoot that I was really excited for.

I mainly used my Polaroid Spectra2 and was able to capture some beautiful double exposures with it. :)

When I arrived in LAX, I grabbed my my suitcase from the baggage claim and decided to walk outside.

I am beyond excited for my working vacation. I leave tomorrow for California and will be there from July 2nd - 10th. I will be shooting a short film on July 3rd as well as a few other short promotional videos.

From the 6th - 8th I will be staying at Big Bear Lake, where we were able to find a very affordable cabin rental. I love emergency cancelations! It's a beautiful A-frame style cabin that reminds me of one of my favorite photos.

I'm heading back to California from July 2nd - 10th. I've been searching for flight deals, and compared to my trip in March, the cost for tickets has tripled! Thankfully I remembered that I have airline points. My $522.00 ticket has dropped down to a lovely $60.35 round trip!

Impossible Project mailed me packets of PX680, PX70, and PZ680 Color film today! I cannot wait to capture Santa Barbara, LA, San Diego, Big Bear Lake, and all the little places in between with the dreamlike feel of instant film.

I've finally had free time to scan a handful of polaroids from the past few months. They should be on Impossible Project sometime this coming week.

Since I moved into the city, I often find myself restless, and need a change of atmosphere. I love the forest, and find that I actually miss Bucks County. Thankfully, with my job in New Jersey, I've been able to spend more time back in bucks county, and I was even able to find time for a picnic with a close friend the other day. I took some really nice photos with my old 35mm, and I'll be sure to post a few of the pictures once they're developed.

Going back to the month of March, I dealt with a lot of personal, and stressful things in my life. After talking things over with Britt, I left Philadelphia, and the east coast behind and stayed out in Santa Barbara and Los Angeles with her for two weeks.

Okay, so its been awhile since I last posted anything. When classes started up again, that became my priority.

An extremely short summary of things:

1. We wrapped up filming on the 1830s film shoot and are currently in the editing process.
2. I've had a lot of love/hate moments for UArts this semester.
3. At the beginning of March, I left the east coast on a whim for two weeks, and traveled between Santa Barbara and Los Angeles, CA. I'll post more about this later.
4. I've been working for Riverview Studios, a film/video studio based out of Bordentown, NJ.