Staying Creative

One of the things I love most about photography is how creative it is. But lets face it, anything we do for a living can become a job no matter how much passion we have for it. Please don't get me wrong. I love what I do and photographing your wedding is a great honor. To keep photography from ever turning into a 'job' I have found that working on personal projects make me a better wedding photographer and keeps me inspired. I'm really pumped about my newest personal project and I want to share some of it with you.
A few years ago I had heard other photographers talking about these really funky plastic cameras made by Holga. Because they are made out of plastic their light weight, inexpensive, and come in 120 or 35mm. The down side, they notoriously leak light. Naturally I purchased one. At the time I was terribly busy though with what I can't remember so my poor little Holga sat waiting for me to get unbusy. Anyone who has visited Santa Barbara in December knows how beautiful State Street is with lights and decorations brightening up the sidewalks. Last night as Dustin and I were walking downtown I was inspired to break out my Holga and begin a new project. Having never used it before I have no idea how the light leaks will affect the final shots but I think this will be part of the fun. My objective will be to shoot one roll of film per week for the next four weeks and share the best image of each roll with you. I hope you enjoy seeing my images as much as I enjoy making them.
xo,
Kandie