I love simplicity. I love the fact that my Diana film camera has exposure settings simply for cloudy, partly cloudy, and sunny; and only 3 approximate focusing distances. I love that it is plastic and weighs nothing and I can throw it in my bag while I hike. I love …
May 28, 2010 - 5:15 pm [...] This personal project is purposefully a very simple one: To photograph this bench with my Diana Camera (film) every time I reach the peak of my hike up Runyon Canyon. I will wait only a few seconds or so to anticipate a moment, but the rule is: I must take a picture from a similar vantage point every time I reach this spot (even if I am not terribly inspired and wouldn’t have taken the shot otherwise). [...]
January 9, 2011 - 11:54 am [...] imperfectly-perfect Diana camera (and 5 months before I actually saw the photographs!) As I explained in this post, it happens.. and it makes each photograph something really [...]
if i had to pick a favorite place in LA, it would be this spot above the city where i stand, catching my breath after a steep climb. i can’t count how many times i’ve stood here, and yet only now and then do i sit on this bench and swing my legs, fully realizing...
May 20, 2010 - 12:37 pm [...] first photographed the Runyon Canyon bench with my Diana camera in June 2009. For those photographs, I waited until the bench was empty to fit my vision. I photographed the bench again this past [...]
June 4, 2010 - 3:35 pm [...] Here are the last few photographs from my first roll of film. I loved that for a few days there was a tiny American flag stuck in a crevice of the bench. I loved that May 17th was so foggy; it was like standing inside a cloud. I loved that on May 19th, all I could think of was seeing these horses again and when I made it to top, I was greeted by the biggest dog I have ever seen – a gentle giant, for sure. And I love that a few moments later the bench became lonely again, just as it was when I first photographed it last year. [...]
(last image was shot with my diana: a plastic toy camera that takes 120 medium format film.)
i’ve been feeling a bit contemplative lately.. craving peace and solitude. i took these at the grand canyon in june with my diana camera. long, patient exposures. the first one seems more like an impressionistic painting than a photograph and i wish i could dive right in.”This benefit of seeing…can come only if …
August 27, 2008 - 10:59 pm
- I think a lot of us are feeling a bit lost or unnerved.
I'm not sure if the pictures of peaceful landscapes are enough to stem the tides of dejection, and offer a moment's solace.
August 28, 2008 - 8:00 am - sure, but i hope they inspire a sense of peacefulness and positive change.. even just for a moment. ;)
September 1, 2008 - 7:12 pm
- Well...looking forward for some fun and laughs tomorrow.
"peaceful" probably won't best describe it though...
it’s never a good time to say goodbye to a place you love, to a family, to an era. after 35 years of business, santa monica gymnastics center will close its doors. i have spent two thirds of my life dedicated to gymnastics (whether as a gymnast or an instructor) and i wouldn’t …
February 20, 2008 - 1:29 pm
- these pics are great. i love them.
get ready for cupcake mania!
February 20, 2008 - 1:37 pm
- Gorgeous photographs!
It's a shame not to have shared SMGC with you and the current staff, longer. You, Heather, and Robyn and Lemi (you newbies) have been great! Don't know if we can recreate a similar experience at LASG.
February 21, 2008 - 9:43 pm
- Nice Teri!
^^ I'm in a picture! Yay.
Yah, the whole thing is really depressing.... =(
February 24, 2008 - 1:30 am
- It was sad and sweet, tonight.
Esther made my eyes moist with her goodbye. Not sure why hers, and not others. Something in the way she approached me just hammered home; and she's one of those whom I have known for a long time, there. The feeling happened again when I was going through Isabel's origami giftbox with the Hershey's kisses and memory quotes.
February 24, 2008 - 1:00 pm - yes, it definitely was bittersweet. the memory quotes were adorable, i'm glad you shared some with us. i loved every minute of yesterday and it's hard to believe we will be teaching at LASG this week while our gym empties out. i'm so grateful for all the times we've had.
February 25, 2008 - 2:44 am
- My photos are already up, and a brief, upbeat post.
Thanks for copies of your photos. They are very cool.
it was such a nice break to be home in michigan over the holidays… in the freezing cold, tromping through the snow like old times, and shooting… film.. at 7am.
January 26, 2008 - 12:59 pm - Loving these Teri! I'm hoping to get one myself too! yay!
January 27, 2008 - 1:24 pm - WOW, absolutely amazing work! Beautiful!
January 27, 2008 - 11:02 pm - Great photos! The quality of the images look great....and you call this a "toy camera"?
by Teri Genovese
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