Christmas Photo Project
12 or so days ago, Amber, Lisa and I set out on a Christmas photo project. The task was simple. To each get ourselves a disposable camera and take two photographs per day for the twelve days of Christmas. Other than that, we didn’t really set out any other guidelines. To tell you the truth, I don’t think I have even used a disposable camera ever in my life before! I didn’t even know what to do when it came time to get it developed….take the film out!?…leave it in!?
But in the end, all worked out well. I may have cheated in the project a little, because I actually used two separate cameras…my little Fuji disposable….and my favourite ol’ timer the Olympus Trip 35. I just didn’t cart the disposable camera around with me at all times with discipline like a true photographer would. However, for some reason, I always have my Trip 35 slung over my shoulder.
So, without further ado, I present to you my 12 days of Christmas in 24 photos. Each day is represented by one shot from the disposable, and one shot from the Olympus Trip 35. If you really want, you can see all the other rejects from the disposable camera at the full set on my Flickr page. And gazillions of photos from my Trip 35 here at this set.
Merry Christmas everyone!
Feel free to let me know how I did!….Film is fun…but prohibitively expensive to develop!
Amber’s photos can be found at her website HERE.
I will post a link to Lisa’s ASAP.
Day One: Crowds & Ships in the Storm
Day Two: Two different bikes
Day Three: Sunsets and Pizza
Day Four: Picnicking in the park and Seabirds
Day Five: Native Trees and Architecture
Day Six: We took these at the exact same instant 
(ok, we did two takes…that’s why our cameras are at different angles – and I cropped too, whatcha gonna do!?)
Day Seven: Puppies and Rooftops
Day Eight: Bird’s Eye Lunch and Domestic Goddess Mom
Day Nine: Fisherman and Ducklings
Day Ten: Santa and Nephew Isaiah
Day Eleven: City by both sea and land
Day Twelve: Beach and home again…
So I posted my photos and rushed out to dinner… before getting a chance to comment and say how awesome your photos are! I like the Trip shots, I really want to pick one up – the focus is so clear. My favourite shots of the bunch are Day Nine and Day Seven – so adorable. Did you just get them scanned straight to CD? I find that makes my film work heaps cheaper – $12 sometimes. Yay, thanks for playing Alex!
Hey, thanks Amber!
I did just get them scanned straight. And it used to be $12. Now it was $15….plus $6.50 to develop….plus $15 for the film/camera……plus, I did like 6 films at once.
It’s all good. It’s fun…and that’s the main thing. The trip 35 does focus well doesn’t it. It’s funny too, cause mine is the most beat up, cracked, fungus on the lens example around…but it still takes ok photos. Happy Holidays!
Taking photos without a subject or thematic focus is an interesting project – I liked the idea of a chronological day by day M.O.
Neither of you tried to make a narrative or succumbed to one inadvertently – which is nice.
Each day is like a new world view – and the pairings add a sort of incomprehensible challenge to make connections.
Enjoyed the glimpse into your summer living.
And just like that my Trip 35 is dead. The aperture stopped working automatically on my summer vacation. I need to find another! we had such great times together