(I think she hate it) She is an Irish-enthusiast, loves shamrocks and I bet Dropkick Murphys too (no?), bicycles and photography. Actually, she runs Midsummer Cruisers, a blog about honeys -I mean girls- in bikes, such a nice topic.
When I got questions about Photography Jay is my girl-to-go, she is also my Lopez Burger buddy. Few days back she posted a link at TWTR, a flick of a beach scene, dope B&W image (below)
Two weeks back I was thinking do a Q&A's via Messenger with her, like any other chat, so sent a text asking her and she answered "yes", right after she asked "what topics?", I told her "SEX, DRUG, AND MONEY", but I know she knew I was joking: "strictly Photography and Lopez Burger".
Last Wednesday nite I logged on Messenger and Jay was online, "are you available?", "I'm reading a book, but I am" she said, few minutes later the questions started to birth and she gave me back what she thought:
Do you remember the first picture you took and the camera you used?
I think it was a typical evening at home, rain had stopped and evening was coming, the skies looked like fire, with an Advantix my mom gave me, between 2000-2001, I still got the picture.
You use Canon right? Why? And why not Nikon or other brand?
Hahaha, I don't know, I got a Canon Powershot as Christmas present right after I took that (first) picture and kept with it, but being honest I've been considering switch to Nikon, them handle light better and create less grains than Canon -as I hear, but have to test that. Nikon -supposedly- is stronger; but recently I read an article about a Canon that survived from a 3,000 feet fall.
WOW! I thought Canon was your "favorite-brand-ever". Somewhere I read or heard that Canon are best for sports/moving scenes, and Nikon for portraits and shootings.
If that's true I'll switch to Nikon, hahaha.
What is your favorite film?
Time Zero (SX-70), but are no longer produced, it was instant film and the emulsion did'nt dried for weeks, allowing you manipulate it. Manipulated looked like a Van Gough piece. Beside that Kodad HIE, an infrared film, but is no longer produced neither. [SADFACE]
So what film are you using for freelance and/or works?
Mostly use digital, but I use my Holga alot too, so I use Kodak E100GX, got a $5 dollars film lot-sale, seller wanted get rid of them. Also got Kodad Portra 160NC and I'm crazy to use it with my college's medium format camera, that's what Jil Greenberg use for her pictures.
[Jay tells me about Jil's infamous works]
I thought ask you about Holgas and Dianas. What you like about them?
What attracts me is their lack of perfection. We are saturated with perfect pictures, more colorful than real world it is. Holgas and Dianas, and all the Lomography is the only hope we have for the film to survive -I think. Their product brings us back where the Photography started, first pictures were not perfect but were beautiful, had scraped borders, some light entering, it's like more raw but beautiful.
Is a new trend to use expired films or is a long-time underground practice?
I think is an underground practice, I don't know from how long. I used expired film for long and later I was reading somewhere in the Internet that you get better result with expired ones; that don't apply to instant film, sadly.
[Serious statements and points about instant film and the instant film industry were discussed, but I promised to Jay I'll edit that]
Did you used your Holga with expired films?
Yeees, them work better (than non-expired), used with Kodak E100GX films I got from the $5 bucks lot-sale.
Where is your favorite spot to take pictures?
In some far forest, forgotten, the outdoor; I don't like much the studio.
Where and who or what you'll like to shoot?
Hmmm, is a hard question. i don't know who right now, is hard one, let it hold for later...
[I'm still waiting at this moment...]
Tell me about how would be your "perfect day"...
Hmmm. Would be a Summer day, not too hot, don't know what for breakfast but have to have coffee, later take care of my plants and take a ride on my cruiser bike to my boyfriend's home, then go in the car with him and travel to some place with no previous direction and film the place, some hang out at nite and beers (dark Heini's)
What are you working on right now?
I'm doing freelancing for myself, shooting some landscapes, and working on some wedding's pictures to set up my website and business cards. Also I'm in my college's Photography Association Board.
Your deep thoughts on Lopez Burger...
I don't go as often as I should, hahaha. Is the best burger I've tasted! Since first time we went I took my mom and my boyfriend there. I've been taken to "good" burger places around the Island but naaah, except El Hamburger at Old San Juan.
Some Jay's networks:
http://midsummercruisers.blogspot.com/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeighmee9/
