Hello,
I am Megumi, currently living in Kyoto.
I came to this forum through Martin Henson's great YouTube Channel.
I got a Fujifilm X20 in the early 2010's, aiming at learning photography, but I ended up using the auto functions and taking mostly high resolution archive pictures that died in my hard drive disk. I sold it 3 years ago and thought smartphone photography would be enough, but I kept remembering how my camera motivated me to go outside and explore.
I wanted to get a new one, and noticed how the photos I took with my analog plastic point and shoot camera I was using when I was a kid (in the 90's) were much more meaningful, even though they were just snapshots. 2 years ago, I was gifted a Nikon FM2n, an analog SLR, and a year later got a Rollei 35 SE because it is lighter for me to carry. I also bought recently a Holga 120n (thank you Martin for introducing me this great camera!), my first medium format camera.
I am a novice in photography, but analog cameras taught me the basics of exposure and since I use the Rollei without batteries, I am also learning zone focusing.
I started with colour negative films, but I now prefer using black and white, except for shooting Autumn colours or the early Summer green leaves : I use Provia slide film.
I cannot develop myself the negatives (yet), but I scan myself the 35mm negatives with a dedicated scanner (PlusTek Optic Film), and then use Lightroom and Photoshop.
Photography for me is less a hobby than art, and my goal is to convey through my pictures how wonderful and beautiful Japan is.
Inspired by Martin Henson (and Steve O'Nions) YouTube channel, I also filmed my photo walks where you can mostly see woodlands, mountains and temples. Those videos are my journal where I put my pictures in their context:
I joined this forum hoping to learn more and maybe later I could help others too.
Here is my favorite picture from my latest roll, it is a "floating" temple on Lake Biwa called Ukimido in the city of Otsu.
PS: English is not my native language so there might be mistakes
I am Megumi, currently living in Kyoto.
I came to this forum through Martin Henson's great YouTube Channel.
I got a Fujifilm X20 in the early 2010's, aiming at learning photography, but I ended up using the auto functions and taking mostly high resolution archive pictures that died in my hard drive disk. I sold it 3 years ago and thought smartphone photography would be enough, but I kept remembering how my camera motivated me to go outside and explore.
I wanted to get a new one, and noticed how the photos I took with my analog plastic point and shoot camera I was using when I was a kid (in the 90's) were much more meaningful, even though they were just snapshots. 2 years ago, I was gifted a Nikon FM2n, an analog SLR, and a year later got a Rollei 35 SE because it is lighter for me to carry. I also bought recently a Holga 120n (thank you Martin for introducing me this great camera!), my first medium format camera.
I am a novice in photography, but analog cameras taught me the basics of exposure and since I use the Rollei without batteries, I am also learning zone focusing.
I started with colour negative films, but I now prefer using black and white, except for shooting Autumn colours or the early Summer green leaves : I use Provia slide film.
I cannot develop myself the negatives (yet), but I scan myself the 35mm negatives with a dedicated scanner (PlusTek Optic Film), and then use Lightroom and Photoshop.
Photography for me is less a hobby than art, and my goal is to convey through my pictures how wonderful and beautiful Japan is.
Inspired by Martin Henson (and Steve O'Nions) YouTube channel, I also filmed my photo walks where you can mostly see woodlands, mountains and temples. Those videos are my journal where I put my pictures in their context:
I joined this forum hoping to learn more and maybe later I could help others too.
Here is my favorite picture from my latest roll, it is a "floating" temple on Lake Biwa called Ukimido in the city of Otsu.
PS: English is not my native language so there might be mistakes
