meet my holga, nena.

nena.

hubby and i are a bit of anomalies.  he's a hard core video game nerd who also loves punk music and playing guitar. i consider myself to be hippie/vintage chic but that doesn't stop me from listening to the classic rock station or decorating my bedroom in a shabby chic country way. it took me a long time to just be comfortable with me and the things i like and do/have what makes me happy.

case in point: my holga. i am not artsy (not that i wouldn't love to be but i just don't have the talent for it). but i had to have this perfectly-imperfect vintage film camera from the moment i first read about it on someone else's blog.

my birthday is in october so hubby tends to buy me everything i hint at wanting for the whole month (i'm so spoiled) and that included a Holga 135BC camera which we named nena (after the lady who sang 99 luftbalons) since hubby that holga was a sucky name.

i love this camera, and i love these shots from it:

downtown

our apartment complex and some trees

some of these pics are what's called 'cross processed' - i have a friend who is a photography major who does cool developing stuff for me. and in the interest of full disclosure, a couple have been run through picnik.com for added color boosts.

but i love walking around with my cool vintage camera. and i love not knowing exactly what the shot is until i pick up the film, sit down with a hot chocolate and peruse. and the fact that i love it is all that matters to me :)

so i'm off to put on a vintage dress, play the led zeppelin playlist on my ipod and walk down to the store for a country scarecrow for the patio. what will you be doing today?