Beginners Collection

My goodness I have been so busy lately I can't wait for winter break! Im soo super excited... my aunt and her family is flying from Hawaii to surprise my dad for his birthday :D shhh it's a secret. Hopefully there is enough snow in the mountains to go snowboarding. It will be a blast.

Lately I can't seem to stop my thrifty shopping at goodwill and value village. I have been lucky to find these awesome cameras at goodwill for under 15 dollars!! :D Whenever I go thrifty shopping I go straight to the electronics to find some cool cameras. Then I look at the bags, figurines, and then clothes. Makes me want to open my own vintage shop. Hah!

My collection all started last summer when I visited Hawaii. My aunt gave me a huge black leather case with four cameras in it. I was so super excited because I knew I wanted to take photography sometime. When I got home I found myself going to goodwill and finding cameras. It is now a hobby. I have to find shelves to display my hobby now.

Next quarter I start photography 101 an I can't wait! I have no clue how to use a 35mm ...so this will be interesting and fun at the same time.

This nikon was given to my by my aunt

This little Minolta I got for half off .. $1.00 It just has a different look to it.

I have never seen this kind of camera!! It's an Ansco Flash Clipper and it came with it's original leather case. I bought it at value village for $10

Kodak pony!! So cute this camera. I found it with it's original case at the Seattle Goodwill for $12

My baby...the Asahi Pentax K2. My aunt also gave me this one. I have to go get it fixed though.

Look! A 420 Polaroid Automatic Land Camera! With a case, manual, and flash. All for $12 at the Seattle Goodwill.

This is the Kodak Duraflex II with a flash! Also found at the Seattle Goodwill.

So fun! Good luck thrifty shopping!!

-katie

Trying to be a Strobist!?

Specs:

• Guide Number
  120-ISO 100ft. / 36-DIN 21m
• Auto Range
  3-70ft. / 1-21.3m
• Flash Duration (Auto)
  1/1000 - 1/30000sec
• Flash Duration (Manual)
  1/1000sec
• Vertical Illumination Angle
  20-53°
• Horizontal Illumination Angle
  27-70°
• Color Temperature
  6,000°K
• Connections
  Hot Shoe, Shutter Cord
• Weight (without batteries)
  423g
• Dimensions
  100mm(W) x 130mm (H) x 105mm (D)

After taking all those senior portraits without a flash and only relying on good light from the weather, I knew it would star raining soon. I was right! So my solutions was to find a good flash that is not only cheap but a good bang for the buck. With a little research I found nikon flashes that were excellent, but it did not meet my criteria! They are so expensive...well for me anyway. It did not take me long to find a cheaper flash that I could buy for $50 on Ebay. The Vivitar 285hv! I searched and watched many flashes on Ebay with no luck in winning any bid :( For several weeks I watched Ebay and Just two days ago I WON ONE! :D I'm so excited to get my flash! I have several more senior portraits to take including my own...so I'm hoping the flash will be here in time.

I found that many beginner strobists ( a technique using an off camera flash) use the Vivitar and I have read many reviews.

*Pros:
- It's more affordable
- You get more bang for your buck
- Easy to use
-Sturdy
-Powerful

*Cons:

-Heavy

-Bulky

-Battery hog unless you have rechargeable batteries

I wan to be able to do this... :D


AnNamir™

Terra Kate

I just LOVE the soft light it gives portraits... beautiful!!

Nikkors n Chips

Matthew Bohrer

www.TristanLeger.com

I love the lighting and how it creates neat shadows and detail.

Senior Season!

I started with one friend and then it led to 11 more hahaha!! more practice for me. As long as they are happy with it..im happy :D

I used the materials I had available... what I wanted to use tho was a vivitar flash and a reflector :/ i used the silver side of my circular car shade...but it wasn't strong enough : (

A lil bit of me...Flickr

MyFlickr

It's an illusioooon. ;)

Hey there! Hows everyone's sumer?? Enjoying the weather? Staying crafty? :D

Look!! It's honey girl! My sisters little chihuahua. She loves to run around unleashed. She goes crazy sometimes where she will just run and run around you...it's so cute.

Just the other day early in the morning while at a friends house we received a call from a neighbor saying that they were going to have another alpaca baby. They invited us over to see the birth but we got their just after. The baby is so cute! so precious. Chelsea Farms is a well known alpaca farm loaded with champion bloodlines and superb alpaca fibers. Not only are the alpacas such great animals but their owners Beth and Randy are fun people to be around. They truly love their animals and treat them well.

This beautiful butterfly was found on the road while I was biking my dog. It couldn't fly so i took it home and after i took pictures i put it on a bush and in the morning it was gone.

AnimatedCupcakes custom listing was of safari animals which I supplied and she made these wonderful cupcakes!!

Have Fun. Stay Safe

-katie

Summer Lovin

This sumer I told myself that I didn't want to be bored and stay home doing nothing. So i try to figure out ways to keep busy. Of course there's always a need to make more stars :) But recently Ive had this new thing for vintage cameras..... you gotta LOVE goodwill. I found some old camera lenses that still work at goodwill for about 5 dollars a piece. I then looked up on ebay how much they were and found one lens that was going for 30! So my recent discoveries at goodwill are making me ich for more.

When I know im not doing anything or really don't have anything planned then I go to Cj's and go horseback riding. My Passion! I love LOVE love it! :D I ride a horse named Keize and she is about 11 years old. She is so wonderful!!

MMMM Seattle on sunny summer days...see its not always raining!! haha

MMM Baklava

Iknow Avas loving the sunny weather...it means shes outside playing :D