I’m fairly new to pictures, I inherited my first digicam in 2022 after the passing of my Grandfather — an Olympus OM-10. Beforehand I’d probably not loved pictures and simply took snapshots on my cellphone as mementos of locations I’d been. Nonetheless, in receiving his digicam and slide assortment, and seeing the care he’d taken over them, I used to be immediately drawn by the concept of with the ability to repeat his work by photographing my kids utilizing the identical digicam and lenses he had lovingly carried out so round 40 years earlier.
My first roll (hand-rolled Agfa APX 100) was donated by a pal and the godfather to my son, he even developed it for me. The great thing about the outdated lenses with swirly imperfections, the identical physique that had been within the arms of my grandfather and pointed at me… nostalgia gave an additional degree of that means to outcomes I used to be already pleased with. It’s a disgrace I can’t say the identical in regards to the second and third rolls, however no less than I’m studying.
Shifting on simply a few months and sadly, the 40-year-old Olympus OM-10 locked up while winding on. The repairs could take months, however fortunately I discovered a brief alternative. These 5 frames are a results of a take a look at stroll of the “new” Olympus OM-10, however utilizing the trusty outdated lens.
The youngsters have been taking their afternoon nap, so I simply had a few hours. I needed to attempt one thing somewhat totally different from the household portraits I’ve been doing up till now, and the chilly snap had led to some sensible lighting situations in addition to extremely uncommon frost build-up.
These frames are my first foray into the world of extra summary pictures, an try to show the wonder in very mundane objects like my backyard gate or a cobweb on the aspect of the home. It’s clearly very onerous to be actually authentic, however the climate situations have actually helped to make the outcomes one thing I’m to indicate.
Shot on an Olympus OM-10 and Zuiko 50mm f/1.8 with Agfa APX 100, self-developed in Rodinal 1+50. The digicam picture is the unique, not the unit I used to be testing, however a mirror selfie by my grandfather appeared like a becoming tribute to why these 5 frames even exist.
~ Thomas
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