Photography... It's for the birds!

I was setting up my Canon A-1 for a shot that I had previously taken on my Smartphone, and had stepped away from the camera for a moment, and my Conure decided to hop over onto the A-1...
Well, since he was on it, I grabbed my 40D to try to get a photo of him on the camera.

What does the little bugger do when I go to take his photo?  Well he goes and starts pecking at the shutter release on the A-1!

When Canon said that it was so advanced, it's simple.. I don't think that is quite what they meant!
Sure enough, though, the camera never trips the shutter, but it did make for an interesting photo.

The Canon A-1 was all set up with a Halinex 135mm ƒ/2.8 and Polypan F 50ASA film loaded.  Good thing the shutter takes a bit more of a push to trip, as I'm sure this little guy wouldn't have had too much difficulty in releasing the shutter if it didn't.

Until next time, keep those shutters firing!

A Film Shot on Digital

Before you say, "But you can't shoot digital film!" that is true..  Absolutely, but here's the thing.  I just find myself disliking digital images more and more, especially in B&W.  Colour, sure, it's nice, it's clean and fancy, but ultimately, B&W just is ...  yuck!

BUT there is a cure for this.  It's called Alien Skin Exposure.  It does help a fair bit, and will give your photos a film layer that can mimic a lot of the film properties.
Except it's not film, it's digital, and not quite what film would be.

The big thing is, why shoot it digitally and then add a film layer and why not just shoot it on film to begin with?

Simple.   I didn't have my film camera, nor did I have any loaded with a fast enough film.  In fact at 3200ASA on 35mm, it would have looked grainy and messy...  Not something I'd want for this, but hey enough of that...

Until next time... keep those shutters firing!