Day 82

Posted on March 18, 2011 by Paula

Visiting the Chicken Coupe

Anyone who’s been around Houston for any length of time knows that every spring there’s a crazy ritual called The Houston Art Car Parade. It’s hosted by The Orange Show. And being the somewhat hip and happening chick that I am, I happen to know someone who owns an art car – Sam VanBibber. I met Sam and her Gournal creating roomie Amie at the First Saturday Art Market in the Heights about a year ago and have since become a steady customer of Amie’s.

I swung by Sam and Amie’s place this afternoon to pick up the next gournal for the Polaroid Project. Amie’s handmade gournals are what I’m using to store the Polaroid Project in until it’s done and book one is quickly coming to the point of having no more pages for sticking images on. I was tickled when I saw that the chicken coupe was parked outside their place.

Besides, it’s pretty hard to be in a bad mood on a Friday afternoon when there’s cleverly created chickens right in front of you.

Day 81

Posted on March 17, 2011 by Paula

Through a Bus Window.

Houston has one of the coolest skylines I’ve ever seen. And there’s something about the ExxonMobil building that always draws my attention to it whether I’m on the bus or driving in my car.

Day 80

Posted on March 16, 2011 by Paula

My first 35 MM Film camera.

My first 35 MM film camera was a Minolta X-9. I got it in 1994. Of course in those days I was a starving student and really didn’t have the money to spend on development of film. My love affair with film began in high school and it continues to this day. Because of the work I’ve been doing with the Polaroid Project and the Rollei, I bought a brick of black and white film (I’d always wanted to do that) for this camera and decided to bust it out of the closet. I can’t wait to see what I end up doing with it.

Day 79

Posted on March 15, 2011 by Paula

Art Supplies.

One of my first successful indoor shots of The Impossible Project’s PX-70 PUSH! Instant film. This film is highly sensitive to light and tricky to shoot with. I’m finally getting the hang of it though. Usually I can shoot a few shots and get the hang of it. Not with this stuff. I find myself praying each time I take the picture. Although the dark slide through the door of the SX-70 to shield the image helps. Once I get that down I’ll be happy and more likely to take pictures outside.

Next up, figuring out a more flexible solution for the One-Step Camera.

Day 78

Posted on March 14, 2011 by Paula

Parking Lot Plant

I think this is an oleander plant. The Park and Ride Lot close to my house has plants growing up out of the pavement in several locations. This one just happened to be next to car.

I really like this image. I like the lines of the plant with the lines of the parking curb and the lines marking the parking slot. I also like the round of the base. It’s a picture I’m happy with.

Day 32

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Paula

Today I bring you the Origami Heart with Quarter created by R. I came home today and found this sitting on my desk. When R does things like this, it always makes me smile and I always feel special.

The fun thing about this picture is I got to try the Polaroid Close-up Stand that came with the Spectra Camera and the image film I picked up from The Impossible Project. Overall I’m happy with the results. The top picture shows what sometimes happens when you shoot with expired film. Colors get a little funky and you end up with lines of demarcation in unexpected place. Yet I really like the colors in this picture. The second picture was shot with the Impossible Project’s PZ600 UV+ Silver shade film. I like the lack of color in it because causes you to focus on the details of the origami.

Carnival of Paula Posts – Day 2

Posted on November 2, 2009 by Paula

Well due to technically difficulties, I don’t have as much written as I wanted. But I have posts.
Don’t Be a Picklebump – Does Anyone Really Know What Time It Is
Sustainable in Houston – A Small Format Change
The Adventures of Pig E. Bank – Chillaxin’

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