Guava Shop Hawaii from gabriel yanagihara on Vimeo.


How fun it was to play on the beach again with Liz & Kai of Guava Shop Hawaii this past August! This time we decided to MOVE! Thanks to Guava for making it all come together again, to Mahina for dancing on the beach with me even in the rain!!!!! Shhhh.. it never rains in Hawaii!!!! and a HUGE special thanks to Dallas, Gabe and Ed for ALL of their work shooting and editing.
Video Credits:
Shot and Edited By: Gabriel Yanagihara
Second Camera By: Edward White
Special Thanks to: Guava Shop!


...danced...
..and danced...


...in their heads.


Merry Christmas to all!

After "Genevieve and the Beautiful Mistake" (3 posts back) a friend of mine suggested that I try the double exposure trick again, on purpose this time. My goal was to create something that reflected the Holidays without being too cheesy. So, I set out around my grandparents neighborhood one evening in hopes of photographing some great front yard lights with 2 rolls of Kodak VC 400 speed film and the trusty AE1. I snapped away with the ccchhaaa of the shutter crrrrank of the winder, surely stirring a few creatures (maybe even a mouse) on that quiet evening. Noting every shot on my little notepad, I was hoping to frame it all perfectly. The next day I shot Kate and Chance in the forrest with the hope that the trees around them would look "lit" with christmas lights. I have to say that I got very lucky on a few. My intern even asked, "What tool in photoshop did you use to get all of those red thingies in her hands that look like lights?" Another friend said no one would believe me if I just sent out the photo my intern was talking about so, that one stays on the computer. For all of you skeptics out there, including Charls my intern, here is an example of a shot I would have been really happy with had I turned the camera.


Happy Holidays,
Daeja

P.S.
You can see the lights much clearer if you click on the photos to view them larger.



Polaroid film and cameras changed photography, eternally... think of the Polaroid 600 camera every family took on vacation to the stunning 8x10 Polaroid images by Paolo Roversi. Although instant film is still available I don't think anything will ever be Polaroid, the colors, the feeling, the smell, all of it. As I say farewell to my last few sheets of 669 it makes me sad that this will be the last of the true Polaroid film I am able to use. I am glad though, that my favorite red head was home from Paris and willing to sit in a field of flowers with me for a few moments to say goodbye in an ooh so dreamy way. Thanks Gen.


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