Instant Photography Project , Photo 9

As I was walking down the road I spotted this little grocery shop and I loved how bright and vibrant all the different coloured fruits there was outside the shop , I loved the colour , I also love the use of blue and red in the photo too (reminds me of the phone box photo from chester on post 7). Just as I was about to take it the man noticed I was carrying the unusual looking fujifilm instax and popped his head up to see what I was doing as well as helping his wife. Realistically he probably thought I was a weirdo especially with how weird looking the camera was that was in front of my face. But I'm pleased with the shot. An everyday street photograph.

Instant Photography Project , Photo 8

This sweet little snap was taken at the well known Snugbury's! I love all the green and the plants on the right with the slightly hidden door , it reminds me of the secret garden. The couple were eating their ice creams and having a conversation so I thought I'd add them in the frame too.

-Ella- 

Instant Photography Project , Photo 4

This is another one of my favourites from my project. I was walking through the bus stop and I was entranced by the stunning light filtering through all the windows and the harsh shadows it created. I spotted this man on the bench waiting for a bus , I had to capture it. Even though it was relatively spur of the moment , I'm pleased with the central composition of the man waiting and the mirrored panels either side and the various patches of light. Another thing I like about this , is the blues and how they pop so well.

-Ella-

Instant Photography Project , Photo 3

I took this photograph in my nans garden , two reasons I mainly took this is because I had already tried photographing flowers with this camera (for the project) and they hadn't turned out because the camera is a fix focus camera so it stays at the same focal length all the time and so when I tried to get close ups of flowers it was a lot harder than I expected...so I instantly thought to shoot these, I shot them because when I see these flowers I relate them instantly to my grandparents because of them being in their front garden , so it has a little sentimental value behind the photo too.

I also really like how vibrant the purples are against the green leaves and the colours compliment each other perfectly so I thought it would make a great addition to my project.

-Ella-

Instant Photography Project , Photo 1

Maybe it's about time I showed some of my instant work I did for a college project called 'point and shoot' , I briefed the work myself and it  was probably one of my favourite projects to date. Some of you may have seen this before : 

(as it is my blog background image) which shows several of the photos from the collection but I thought I'd do a series of blog posts showing the photos a bit more up close & in detail. So let me know what you think.

Firstly I guess I should start with the first photo I took with my instant camera (Fuji instax wide 210 in case you were wondering what model the camera is)

I was a little nervous about taking my first photo with my instant camera mainly because the viewfinder isn't lined up with the lens meaning what you see isn't exactly how the photo will come out. That's something I learnt to keep in mind more and practice with during the project. To think more about composition knowing if I photograph the subject directly it'll crop a bit off. I was also very excited to use the camera , I had always wanted to use an instant camera , I was eager to see the photo develop in front of my eyes. It seemed like magic. 

I'll give you more information on the project. The idea behind it was to show that you don't need thousands of pounds worth of equipment to take well composed , interesting , story-telling photos. Also that the physical quality of the image doesn't need to have thousands of mega-pixels...also that you don't need to spend hours planning a shoot and that you can literally pick up a camera at the right moment and take a photo to be proud of. I love the idea of spontaneousness & photography going hand in hand.

My first instant shot is of a friend , Mary. The photo was taken in the gorgeous woods of her back garden , the light outside was stunning and I loved the shadows it created , I wanted a pretty relaxed portrait so I didn't think too much about it and pressed the shutter. The first thing that surprised me was how soft focused the photos are that the camera produced , I expected them to be a little more sharp but overall I wasn't too bothered as one of the key points of the project was to shoot with equipment that didn't cost thousands or even hundreds.

Honestly it is SO great watching the photo develop in front of your eyes without spending hours in a darkroom.  And I knew instantly that I was going to love taking more.

-Ella-