Testing out Rolli
I was really spoilt at Christmas… my husband bought me a Rolliflex Tele Twin Lens Reflex Camera. A beautiful old film camera!
The best part of it is that it really gets those photography cogs working… remembering back to college and light and lighting classes and making educated decisions around exposure etc (especially without a light meter).
I named her, Rolli… maybe not the most original name, but I have another old twin lens camera that I call Grandpa (because it was my Grandpa’s and once upon a time he was a Police inspector and also a crime scene photographer). Anyway, you get the idea, that I don’t have a great deal of originality with naming my cameras.
So, I’ve finally taken Rolli out for a test run… she uses 120 film, so I bought a stack of Black & White from Ikigai Labs. I also had the negatives processed there. There is still much tweaking to be done with getting the right exposure etc, but i might have to start using a light meter instead of relying on intuition alone.
I do really enjoy the process and it does force me to slow down and take my time.
Can’t wait to get out and about with Rolli again :)
2021 International Color Awards
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
14TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL COLOR AWARDS HONORS PHOTOGRAPHER MICHELLE LAKE FROM AUSTRALIA
LOS ANGELES (27 March 2021) - Amateur photographer Michelle Lake of Australia was presented with the 14th Annual International Color Awards Nominee title in the category of Still Life at a prestigious Winners & Nominee Photoshow streamed Saturday, March 27, 2021.
The live online gala was attended by industry leaders and the photography community from around the globe who logged on to watch the climax of the world's premier event for color photography. 14th Annual Jury members included captains of the industry from Bonhams, New York; The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles; The Art Channel, London; Netflix, Los Angeles; Koller Auctions, Zurich; Preus Museum, Norway; Cramer Mitterrand Art Advisory, Geneva; Fila, New York; Calvin Klein, Netherlands; Kolle Rebbe, Hamburg; NBC Universal, New York; Feldbusch Weisner Rudolph Galerie, Berlin; Newsweek, New York; and Ridley Scott Associates/RSA Films, London who honored Color Masters with 622 coveted title awards and 826 nominees in 37 categories.
"I was delighted to be involved in such a worthwhile and renowned competition and that given the very high standard of material submitted, judging winners proved extremely difficult." Said Juror Laura Paterson, Head of Photographs at Bonhams, New York.
"It is an incredible achievement to be selected as the best from the 6,109 entries we received this year," said Basil O'Brien, the awards Creative Director. "Michelle’s photos of “Chrysanthemum” and “Innocence” are exceptional images entered in the Still Life category, represents contemporary color photography at its finest, and we're pleased to present her with the title of Nominee."
INTERNATIONAL COLOR AWARDS is the leading international award honoring excellence in color photography. This celebrated event shines a spotlight on the best professional and amateur photographers worldwide and honors the finest images with the highest achievements in color photography. www.colorawards.com