We were in BIC Camera, a large electronics department store just outside Kyoto Station. Pinky and I had stopped in, as she had promised her coworker she would bring back a specific lens for her DSLR, which can be found much cheaper in Japan than just about anywhere else. There, in a low bottom shelf, nearly hidden amongst the electronic gadgets and camera gear, we found a pair of cheap plastic toy cameras, marked down on clearance. We bought the pair; mine, a white plastic Diana Mini, and hers a La Sardenia toy camera. With the price and the cheap quality of the cameras, we knew what we were getting into, besides, I was already a bit familiar with Lomography. The next day, we took our new cameras out to Himeji to test them out. We had no idea what to expect, and got back some interesting results.
Pinky's camera has a wide-angle lens, and slightly oversaturated the colors. It also produced a few random light leaks. Unfortunately, it jammed after just half a roll, but it produced a few really cool images!
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| the queue at Himeji Castle (with light leaks) |
She took two photos of the same scene. One had the light leaks, and the other didn't. I actually like this one better! I don't know why...
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| Shinkansen Bullet Train |
I had been carrying around a roll of 35mm Ilford 400 black and white film, a gift from my brother, in my shaving kit for the past year. In Himeji, I finally had the chance to use it! My camera produced a few really odd quirks, but also some interesting and decent images.
Thanks to my brother, Kyle, who actually processed the film and made a few prints for me! The images from my Diana Mini, especially in black and white, are a bit more difficult to interpret.
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| sake sales at Himeji Castle |
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| sakura Japanese cherry blossoms |
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| Himeji Castle |
That last one is my favorite from the shots I took! Due to a winding error, it ended up double-exposing a portion of the frame. I think it turned out really well because of that!
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