Cleveland?
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Very exciting stuff
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Sao Paulo is bad but not as bad as Ohio
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as I mentioned over in my intro post from time to time I dabble in photography using a game boy camera - here are a few of my fave shots!
if you want to see more I also keep an (irregularly updated) gallery on my website <3
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gameboy camera is so cool. Thanks for sharing!
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thanks!
fancy looking place there!
That is Catedral da SĂ©, considered the (x,y) = 0,0 of Sao Paulo.
Today i was there because the city hall is helping some organized civil societies and the national homeless associations plan for the âLatinAmerica Homeless Dayâ.
This event which happens every August 19th takes place in that Cathedral Square because in 2004 occurred a massacre that killed 7 homeless and left others with major injuries. The perpetrators were never caught nor any investigation was made at the time. Some witnesses say the police did it.
Since then, the homeless began a political movement for human rights. One of the (if not the first) homeless-made movements ever.
Also, 2015 in the Cathedral stairs, a homeless gave his life to save a hostage woman from a very violent criminal.
That square has many meanings for the homeless population history. Today, specially after the pandemic, Sao Paulo has nearly 54,000+ people living on the streets.
This is a picture of when the Cathedral was opened to the public (still unfinished) in 1954.
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I have a question for the other film photography appreciators.
So, I bought a cute little film camera for myself as a birthday present last month, a Kodak EKTAR H35 Half Frame Camera. Been since college I shot in film, or indeed on anything other than my phone. Itâs very sweet and I hope it takes decent photos; I took it with me everywhere on a trip to the coast.
Anyway, I just stopped by the quirky local film shop in the Cool Neighborhood where I live. They wanted 20 bucks to develope a single roll of film. No prints, just an email of scans.
Is this the normal rate? I know I just turned 34 and am definitely becoming prone to an occasional Back In My Day attitude but surely this is robbery right? What are yâallâs experience with contemporary pricing? Should I just bite the bullet? Thank you!
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most places around us charge around 15-20 for develop and scan. my wife does develop only and scans them herself so itâs cheaper but obviously a larger up front investment for the scanner.
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Itâs always been 15-20 for me too. Very unfortunate!
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My local place is $17.
So be it. I just looked up Walgreens and itâs seventeen there so⊠Well, I hope the mousy art student who got hit with the full force of my Old Manâs Incredulity wonât mind me coming back lol. Thanks yâall for the input! Looking forward to sharing some shots when I get them back <3
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would it not be more cost effective to develop at home. At least for black and white?
I learned B&W development in art school, so I donât feel completely at a loss but I donât think my current space could cheaply or easily be made lightproof. Not that closet developers arenât a thing of course, Iâm saying this without researching the at home methods. So maybe!
fwiw we tried the at-home thing and the initial cost of set up + storage + space + chance of error ended up making professional development much more appealing. but i learned B/W development in school too and under the right conditions itâs a lot of fun.
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I mail mine to a lab in Florida, Reformed Film Lab, itâs $12/roll for small scans (plus shipping there and negatives back). They have a rewards system that adds up pretty quick and a phone app thatâs easy to use. Hoping to try a local spot next (would still need to mail thanks to traffic lol). My understanding is Walgreens and CVS wonât give you negatives back just the scans but havenât tried them myself.
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