What Is She Wearing?! Teresa Cisneros Posted by Unknown |

Teresa wears a white blouse from Cos (similar here), cardigan by H&M Trend (similar here), trousers by Yohji Yamamoto from eBay, patent leather Converse All Stars, a faux pearl necklace from a thrift store customised with an eBay cameo and rings bought in a boutique in Texas. A big fan of eBay, she also shops the high street where she seeks out bargains for £35 or less. An Education Curator at Iniva gallery during the week, the Mexican American Teresa runs her Mexican bakery Los Pastelitos in Bethnal Green at the weekend where she bakes and sells 'pan de dulce' pastries.

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Getting Back to Film With A Canonet QL17 Compact Rangefinder Posted by Unknown |

To my shame this beautiful 1970s Canonet QL17 compact rangefinder by Canon has been sitting in a drawer for almost a year now. In a fit of 'I must learn how to properly use a film camera' (that I can't is quite embarrassing; but a rather unsuccessful stint with a mini Diana convinced me of my ineptitude) I sought for and purchased this model on eBay. It's quite heavy (for me) but has a wonderful rangefinder view where you line up two images to focus. The aperture at its widest is 1.7 and hopefully with this should produce some lovely looking photos if I can work things ok with light. Anyway, I'm going to load it up with some black and white film and make sure I use it then develop the pictures and try not to get too discouraged. I think in the end I will always love digital more – the immediate results, the delete button and the instant gratification of uploading and sharing. But some beautiful film shots by a friend have convinced me it's time to try again. What about you? Do you prefer film or digital? Have you had good results with a film camera? What model do you use? I'd love to know your experiences!