Mamiya C330

I'm thinking about getting myself a new camera in the very near future. I currently use a Panasonic Lumix G1 and have bought and had bought for me, various camera accessories for it. Now, I was thinking about getting some new lenses for it in a few months time and then thought it was maybe time I joined the Canon/Nikon crew! Anyway, Canon/Nikon/Panasonic, it got me thinking about the other camera's I've had the pleasure of using............

Ahhhhh, this little beauty, the Mamiya C330 camera. Absolutely beautiful piece of gear, if you ever get the chance to use one. I loved everything about it; the look, the feel, the film. I was allowed to use it when I was doing my photography course at college.

It's a Twin Lens Reflex Medium Format camera so it uses 6x6 negatives and the images come out a square shape. You use one lens to focus and the other lens is used for the shutter. It was really, really easy to use and produces some really lovely images.

The images are not as crisp around the edges as other cameras but actually, I think that this really adds quality because it draws your eye to the centre of the image where the subject is very clear. It makes the camera really good for still life and if I got my hands on one again, I'd definitely do some portraits with it.




Here are some of the images I took with this camera. As I said before, I used the camera to take still life pictures. Those being of graveyards!

Some from Easter?!

 I was sat at home looking at ALL the chocolate I seemed to have accumulated for Easter. Not bad for a 20something adult, eh?!

Every day it was all sat on the table, staring at me, just willing me to gobble it all up with it's lovely bright packaging. So instead of giving in to temptation, I thought I would take photos of them. Mmmmmmmmmm it makes my mouth water just looking at this one. That cadbury's purple gets me every time!








Then I thought I'd do some experimenting. To be fair, it didn't turn out how I thought or had wanted it to but I really like them all the same! I used long exposure and was moving the camera around whilst exposing. Neat, huh?! The one on the left I actually zoomed in and out as I was exposing, rather than moving the camera itself. I like that it has a kind of 'Creme Egg halo'!

This one is my favourite, I just love how it doesn't look at all like an easter egg or chocolate and the colours look brilliant. In my opinion anyway! Hope you like them. I'm just going to go and raid the chocolate cupboard. Laters!

My sisters baby shower cakes

We recently held a 'Mum-To-Be-Tea' for my expectant big sister and once again I was able to combine two of my favourite things; photography and cake! I love the vibrant colours you get from food photography and it also gave me the chance to experiment with my 45-200mm lens which I recently bought. Mmmmmmm, making my mouth water just looking at these photos again! I made the pram cookies and my other sister, Emily, made the rest of the amazing cakes on offer for us. You can visit her blog and order her cupcakes to help raise money for her charity bike ride around India for Amnesty International you can go to her blog by clicking these links: www.emcupcakescharitycycle.blogspot.com and www.facebook.com/pages/Emcupcakes-Makes-Bakes

Actually, this is marshmallow, not cake  and these were shop bought but they still looked great alongside the homemade stuff!

Spring has Sprung!

Every year we have a lovely, vibrant red Japanese Acer come out in the garden and this year I thought I'd make a little photo diary to share you with you all.