Demo & Oliver

My friends Demo and Oliver came by my house last week to have a drink before going out. There was still enough light so i took a picture of them, Demo enjoying a drink and Oliver smoking a rolled cigarette.

All images © Christos Spentzos 2009. These images may not be used without written permission under any circumstances.

120 Film

Since buying my Mamiya 220 ive been shooting black and white film rolls steady. I tried a colour roll but I found the colours not very powerful and I just ended up converting them to black and white and they looked a lot better. My film choice is the Ilford Delta ISO 400 Professional 120 BW Film. And as i prepare to embark on my trip to Greece I have to buy supplies. As you can see one of those things is the 180mm lens i recently purchased which can be seen below. But i also bought 10 rolls of film - 5 rolls of the Ilford Delta ISO 400 & 5 rolls of the Ilford Delta ISO 100 - because it is quite sunny in Greece.

New lens for Mamiya + Street Photography

Just yesterday i purchased a 180mm f/4.5 Mamiya Sekor lens. Today i was able to go out and shoot using my new lens with Thomas Dagg. We walked around and shot some street photography. You'd be suprised at how many different kinds of people you will see. The thing is you wouldnt normally notice them unless you had a camera in your hands. Also, i found that if you really want a shot of someone all you have to do is ask, theres no harm in asking. Me and Thomas asked a bunch of people if we could take their photo and most of them were more then happy to model for us.

Got my spark of film back

This past year i learned a lot about different photographers that changed and shaped the world of photography. The cameras they used were some of the best cameras ever made, sturdy almost built like tanks, and had amazing image quality. When i found a Mamiya C220 TLR for sale, i knew i had to have it, and when i went to see it i just fell in love with it. Bought it instantly! Best $300 i ever spent.

Messing around

Heres a picture i took of my brother while i was in my backyard BBQing.

Became a blogger

Well, I finally decided to start a blog, i thought i would never become a blogger but things change. Plus, it will be a good way to keep up with my trip to Greece this summer. It will help organize and document the different people and places that i will be photographing, as well as keep people informed.