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May 26, 2008
I went to Kennywood yesterday and used a disposable camera for the first time in at least five years. I started using a cheap Kodak point-and-shoot sometime around 11th grade.
There was something kind of cool about being limited to twenty-seven shots. Where I would usually take five or six pictures to get something right, I only took one.
If my hair got in the way, I couldn’t delete it.
Coincidentally, I value and (surprisingly) like them a lot more than any of the digital pictures I’ve taken in a pretty long time.
Categories: Daily, Pittsburgh
May 26th, 2008 at 8:20 pm
I’m glad you and Derrick got to go finally after our weather debacle!
May 26th, 2008 at 8:33 pm
It never fails to amaze me that you can find things through a camera lens that are so amazing. Thanks for inspiring me to take more pictures!
And we have to plan that day of picture taking soon!
May 26th, 2008 at 10:05 pm
heart!
May 26th, 2008 at 10:16 pm
I grew up in Pittsburgh, so these pictures are making me have intense Kennywood school picnic flashbacks. I miss that place!
May 26th, 2008 at 10:24 pm
Cool photos. Nice sunburn. :)
May 26th, 2008 at 10:33 pm
Cynthia - It’s Kennywood. It’s inevitable.
Dawn - Thank you, and you’re welcome.
May 26th, 2008 at 10:56 pm
Guess I’ll have to explore Kennywood someday to complete the Pittsburgh experience. Looks like you had a blast!
May 26th, 2008 at 10:58 pm
Those are really great pictures, how cool that they are from a disposable!
May 26th, 2008 at 11:10 pm
love the new header!!!!
May 27th, 2008 at 1:38 am
Geez, even your disposable shots look good. Color me jealous.
K.
May 27th, 2008 at 8:01 am
Oh man, you went to Kennywood! I want to go to Kennywood! I haven’t been to Kennywood since…. last summer!
Actually, I’m going in a few weeks, with the boy’s family for his dad’s company picnic. What does that mean? It means free admission and I think a free picnic. Yay!
May 27th, 2008 at 9:05 am
I still love my real-film camera more than life itself. It takes better pictures. I love technology, I’d die to have my photographer sister’s kickass $2000 piece, but… there’s something about film. There just is.
May 27th, 2008 at 12:32 pm
Man, Kennywood! Do they still have the Logjammer? I loved that ride.
Also, “logjammer” sounds gross when I think about it.
May 27th, 2008 at 3:48 pm
Aw, you look so purty!!
May 27th, 2008 at 4:37 pm
Heyyy these are terrific!
May 27th, 2008 at 7:45 pm
Oh, Kennywood. How I love thee… and your potato patch fries…
May 27th, 2008 at 8:57 pm
How did you take the picture of people behind you on the Wave Swinger without turning around? Hmmm interesting!
May 28th, 2008 at 12:32 am
Chris - Oh yes.
Eric - Well, I didn’t. I turned around. :)
May 28th, 2008 at 8:17 am
Digital, not digital–those photos turned out great! I can see why you fancy them.
May 28th, 2008 at 8:23 am
I really agree with this. I feel very cavalier with digital photos. They are easily deleted and often remain on my computer never to make it into prints. Regular photos even taken with the cheapest of throw away cameras sort of get this sacredness you get with prints.
I haven’t used one in years and years, but this really makes me want to go out and grab one.
P.S. - Thanks for stopping by my site! :)
May 28th, 2008 at 6:42 pm
Look at you work the disposable camera, those are amazing pics… better than I could take with my digital… or my camera phone. I love it!
When I was at “Fiesta Texas” I was reminscing about the same thing… disposable cameras and how fun they are b/c you are inevitably surprised with what you get at the end.
May 28th, 2008 at 10:41 pm
Lindz - That’s a really good point. I remember getting home late and being like, wait, damn, I can’t look at these immediately.