photomonomania - street photography by evangelo costadimas

hiatus

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 21:00:23 +0800

Tomorrow i leave for a journey that will take me around the world over a two month period. I will have to resume this project once I am back in Hong Kong.

finally had to give in

Fri, 05 Jun 2009 00:12:44 +0800

Update: It has been more than three months that the viewfinder in my camera broke (mirror fell off). I thought this would fit nicely with the concept of 'shooting blind' but in the end I really need to have this camera fixed so that I can use it for all the other projects. So I finally had to give in and took it to have it fixed. That means that for the next week or so, I will either have to use an older camera (lesser quality) or go back to shooting film in order to maintain the same 'look' of the series.

hongkongers series (2009 - ongoing)

Thu, 05 Mar 2009 23:54:03 +0800

fix the camera or continue shooting?

Sun, 01 Mar 2009 00:12:44 +0800

Update: I just can't find the time to take the camera in for repairs. I am sure it will take a few days to say the least. I start to ponder if it is more important to fix the camera and break the 365 day series or to keep shooting. I can't afford to buy a new camera, renting one for a few days is an option but then It seems like I can continue working this way indefinitely, perhaps this is a good thing for this project, it will force me to shoot the entire project without looking through the viewfinder. The only downside being that I can't use the camera for anything else.

shooting blind

Mon, 23 Feb 2009 00:16:51 +0800

Update: as of last week, my DSLR's mirror fell off and I was too busy to get it fixed. Since I shoot mostly from the hip, I continue to work on the project. I can no longer check my exposure meter so now I have to guess the apperture/shutter speed combinations as well as the focusing distance and the framing/composition.