Cherry Blossoms & Fishing Line (1-3)
2358 MRKT is hosting a photography show, Beauty in the Mundane, this month. It took a long while to decide what to submit.
I finally decided on Cherry Blossoms & Fishing Line (1) & (3).
And there’s a few reasons for it. Firstly, these were shot on my Diana F+. A toy camera, made of plastic and with no quality control, is pretty textbook mundane.
Secondly, the subject (flowers) is mundane.
Thirdly, they’re probably are the best examples I have for why I love toy cameras.
Because of how cheaply toy cameras, like my Diana, are made, there’s more opportunity to experiment within the camera body itself.
There aren’t electronic parts; it’s the simplest of mechanical actuations. With a low cost for the camera, you’re also less likely to treat it as precious.
Like, maybe you decide to shove a bunch of fishing wire inside.
I expected this to be a disaster. For the fishing line to scratch the film, leaving abstract streaks. It didn’t.