Friday Film Fav: Tomojiro

Wow, it's been a while since my last FFF post. These photos were taken by Tomojiro, who describes herself as "a Japanese woman who loves cameras". Her photos have a peaceful, thoughtful quality and she shoots with a lovely range of different film cameras (so envious!).

Have a good weekend, everyone!

Flying not falling

Natsumi, the creator of the Yowayowa Camera Woman Diary, takes photos of herself in many different settings, with one constant - she's always in mid-air. Unlike most levitation self-portraits, her photos don't create the illusion that she is floating, but instead capture a sense of motion.

There's something about these photos that makes them look like stills from a film and they remind me of the Japanese animated movie The Girl Who Leapt Through Time. I love her creativity and admire her willingness to do what it takes to get the shot she wants.

(Found via Jayhan, all images by Natsumi)

"Make something already!"

..is something I often say to myself and I think projects and competitions are great ways to get started. So here a here's a round-up of a few that are happening right now:

Azzari's holding a lovely spring photo swap over at The Sweet Light. Be quick, it ends today (April 1)!

Doodlers Anonymous invites you to draw a calendar for the month of April, with a chance to be featured in their illustrated calendar if you win. There were some amazing entries for February - they made me feel like doodling right away! This ends on April 6.

If book-covers are your thing, the Re-covered Books contest by The Fox Is Black is for you. This time, the tome undergoing a makeover is The Odyssey by Homer, which should be fun! It closes on April 15.

Or, if you're feeling ambitious, you could try making something everyday instead.

Have fun snapping/doodling/designing!

P.S. Try typing 'Helvetica' into the Google search bar! Happy April 1st!