see me run.

similan-richeliu liveaboard trip with flyingfish/mv koon, 28 jan – 01 feb 2010

holga 120 cfn
kodak ektacolor pro iso160

Copyright© 2010 Siripannee Supratya
all photos are copyright protected

pantomime

i’m the soubrette,
vain and girlish,
mischievous and coquettish,
lighthearted and gossipy,
a confidante alongside pantaloon

center the stage,
blinding lights,
the audience sees colombina,
the little dove flies

and there you are,
the rake,
so,
the little dove never gets to far

innamorati, will we?
harlequinade, shall we?
the cad and the foil, are you?
are you harlequin?

return to roots.

hey,
i’ve been immensely considering the possibility
of switching to film photography lately

…and why shouldn’t i?

the digital age begins to tire me
i grew weary of stereotypical photography wannabes
of the people who mistaken expensive, over-the-top tools
for the ability to take good and better photos

of the growing trend to take excessive photos of a single shot
just because it is digital
(only to select and edit a few good ones in photoshop later)

well,
i don’t discriminate against digital cameras lowering their margins
thus, become more accessible to the public
and welcome more enthusiasts to the once exclusive club
but it’s the mindlessness and thoughtlessness that disgusted me deeply

what is the point of having a 5D mark ll with bazooka L lense
and take some shots that i could have taken
(with better results at that)
via a compact camera?

anyway,
digital cameras, however manual it is,
still restrict many things i want to experiment in photography

and i don’t consider myself amongst the much hyped lomographic society
i’m someone who is still have much to learn in film photography
and lomography is simply part of the bigger picture

ps.
it is kind of weird
but last night, when i was going through my portfolio
i found that the ones i tend to favour
are the ones made to be like film photos

“At the end of the day we’re all photographers
and what should really be important to us is
that we choose to take that light tight box
and point it at something that we felt was important
enough to take the time and effort to record
even if it’s seemingly nothing,
or shot from the hip without any regard to what might actually show up.”

“I’m tired of hype.
Some of the toy and film camera enthusiasts
are as snobby as their megapixel countin’ cousins.
The whole point is that photography should be fun, educational,
an artistic expression, and a method of recording facts and fiction.
When it becomes a fashion statement/accessory or conversation piece
then it loses it’s whole point.”

derek
holgablog, posted on May 28, 2009