Blackbird Fly
I’ve had a really intense urge to make new photographs lately but have not been able to wrap my mind around what I want to shoot.
Going out with the old DSLR has kind of lost all the original magic it had when I first discovered it.
Projects and bodies of work are what give me that passionate drive. Lately however, I have been uninspired, tired and distracted.
A distraction from my distractions is exactly what the doctor ordered.
I bought a new camera and it came in the mail today. I needed something fun and easy to get my creative fix.
This is the Blackbird, Fly … A little Japanese masterpiece. I went out today to shoot my first roll. After being out for about 20 minutes a rain storm spoiled my fun, but not before I got some cool stormy shots. I love this little camera.. and I have not even developed the photos yet. Everything about it is a toy. It is small, colorful, plastic and fun. I feel like a kid on Christmas with a renewed love for photography. Hopefully this little toy will be the gateway to finding some new inspiration. I am excited to be working with film again, there is jut something about the process that is so satisfying to sink your teeth into. It is less fleeting and more enriching.
I find this to be such an exciting machine for it’s simplicity. I love it in the same way I love a bicycle. It is entirely mechanical. No batteries required, only the little ingenious mechanisms.
