OKTOMAT CAMERA – SHOOTING INTO THE SUN AND SEQUENCING

The top image was taken while I was sitting in traffic on a bridge overlooking the water at sunset. This is why all of the frames look the same. The camera nor the subject were moving while I was exposing the film. The second shot (below) was taken while the car was moving. Notice how trusses of the bridge got into random shots. That is because each lens fires at a slightly different time giving you time to get new subjects in front of the frame! By doing this you will get eight mini images that are all slightly different (or very different depending on how quickly you can move your camera before all of the lenses fire!)

I also tried shooting right into the sunset with the Oktomat camera. I had no idea what to expect, but this actually turned out better the I though. The images were very red and orange. It does add quite a mood to the images though. It is almost like they were shot in some desert area as opposed to Seattle! You might also notice on the image on the right that there is only six mini shots instead of eight. This is because the film ran out on this shot, but I really liked the black and red strip at the bottom. It goes so nicely with the colors of the photo!

If you want to experiment more with sequencing your images, here are some ideas to get you started:

• Click the shutter release button and then move the camera around while the lenses are firing!
• Have your subject move while you hold the camera steady then click the shutter!
• Get crazy and have your subject move while you move the camera! Whoa right.
• Put your camera on something while it moves (like your dogs back, a tiny sailboat, window of your car, etc)
• Click the shutter release button and toss your camera in the air

OKTOMAT CAMERA – SIMPLICITY WILL SET YOU FREE

As I said in the previous post, you never know what you are going to get with the Oktomat camera. Truth be told, I love minimalistic photos. They really have a calming effect on me and I love the mood they create. There is no real subject matter in these, so just enjoy them for what they are. Try not to think about what they could be. Just let them be. It’s so freeing.

LOMOGRAPHY OKTOMAT CAMERA – HORIZON PHOTOS

These were taken on my first outing with my lomography Oktomat camera. This camera has eight separate lenses that fire in a set sequence using 35mm film. By having the eight lenses fire, you get eight little mini photos all in one frame! The camera itself is really simple to use, probably as easy as it gets. All you need to do is load the film and start shooting. There are no settings to worry about (although if you like settings, this camera shoots at a f/8 with a shutter speed of 1/100 sec). The viewfinder is a little flip-up window that really does not do much to help you see what the pictures will come out looking like. Once you get the roll developed, it is like what mamma said, “It’s like a box of chocolates, you never know what you gonna get.” Hah! Some of my images came out with quite a bit of red, but then other times everything was evenly exposed.