Lomography Lubitel 166B

This is my new camera! 

It's a Lomography Lubitel 166b - Medium format, twin lens reflex camera.

Made in the 1980's in Russia.

I brought this camera to help me learn more about film photography & get to grips with all the manual operation. I already have a standard 35mm film camera, however the benefit of the twin lens is that it allows me to focus the camera & monitor the exposure through the viewfinder throughout the exposure time [SLR camera block out the viewfinder throughout the exposure, because the mirror has to move to expose the film].

I brought this camera from Ebay for £35 Bargain! I did want a more desirable medium format, like a Rolleiflex 2.8, however I do not have those type of funds & this will do fine to get myself familiar. Although the lubitel 166b is considered a 'toy camera' because of its low build quality, it still has the ability to take fantastic pictures! And it still has a cooke triplet lens :) [eliminates most of the optical distortion on the outer edges of the lens]. 

So anyway, I've got my fingers onto some film, loaded it & now I can't wait to try it out tomorrow!

Formal Intervention

I thought it was about time I actually started using my blog! So here goes...

For my project I started looking at the intervention of urban living within nature. After several shoots and idea developments I'm really starting to enjoy my work. I'm currently looking at nature taking back space. 

Here are some of my favourite images from todays shoot! 

Comments Appreciated :) 

Created a blog!

Here is my blog, which I've created to record my findings for my work based learning project. In this project I aim to research the areas of employment surrounding photography & the expectations that these professions entail. I will be considering the skills required, the experience & how to progress in these careers. I will be investigating how to approach these business opportunities, including professional methods to contact the employer. My first task is to collate some basic knowledge of the separate areas of photography I am interested in & how these can be progressed.