"The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera." - Dorothea Lange

Friday, March 21, 2008

lensbaby 101


To celebrate the arrival of spring and my feeling better, I bought myself a "lensbaby." It kind of turns your SLR camera into a Holga or Diana (cheap, plastic "toy" camera). Kind of...

Anyway, here's my first foray into the lensbaby world - an abstraction of the beautiful orchid sent to me by a good friend while I was in the hospital.

2 comments:

Max F. said...

From the Lensbaby description offered by the manufacturer:

"Lensbabies loosen me from creative doldrums and force me to see the world differently. Lensbabies are challenging, imaginative, and fun."

Sounds perfect for you :)

Billie Mercer said...

It is fun to play, isn't it? Sometimes just what we need when life has been intense or boring and sometimes what we need just because we want to play.