Finally Here

That's right. The Holga 120WPC has finally arrived at Fresstyle. Though I haven't picked one up (yet) I hope to add it to my collection soon enough.

Price is $49.99

"The Psychedelic Experience"

'Cause everyone should enjoy a psychedelic experience ;)

Thought this would be something fun to check out!

Filter and Mr. Musichead Rock Art Gallery Present "Karl Ferris-The Psychedelic Experience." This will mark Karl Ferris' first LA photography exhibit and will honor the 40th anniversary of the release of the Jimi Hendrix masterpiece "Electric Ladyland."

The opening night reception will be held on Saturday, October 18th from 7-10 pm. The event is free and open to the public. The exhibit will continue to run through November 8th with gallery hours: Mon-Sat 11am-6pm.

Mr Musichead Rock Art Gallery
7511 W. Sunset Blvd
Hollywood, CA 90046
323-876-0042
url: http://www.mrmusichead.com/artists/ferris_tease.html

-Maggie

Take advantage of these!

On October 4th & 5th, twenty four museums will be free! I had to share this juicy bit of information I just heard of recently. Also, reminder that the Detour Festival is October 4th with probably innumerable (great) shots waiting to happen! I'll be going to that too! :) Why not go to the festival on Saturday and then your choice of museum(s) the next day!

here is the link of all the museums that will be offering free admission:
http://museumsla.org/news.asp

Detour Festival link:
http://detour.laweekly.com/

♥,
Maggie

What's Big and Black and Not My Cock?

The La Brea Tar Pits! That's what.

so this is short notice i know... but hey, that's just how we roll around here. total spontaneity. but we're going to be checking out the pits this saturday the 20th, meeting around 11:00am. kinda like what we've been doing all along now, meeting up in front of the Page Museum and then just exploring the place and the surrounding area.

so come one, come all and join us for our third official meeting. hooray!

schools in

so it turns out that a gallery in downtown has an upcoming course offered which teaches about toy cameras and what amazingness they have to offer. it's going down on october 11 from 12:00-4:00. the downside about it though is that it'll set you back $165 for the 4 hour course (i mean come on, doesn't that go against the code of plastic photography?). but it's taught by a photographer who apparently has gotten some serious recognition for her work with plastic cameras, so it may be worth it but know once can really know.

the gallery is called studio 538 and you can find info on the course here. and you can look into the instructor's work here. the pic bellow is a sample shot of her work.

i sadly can't make it that day, so if you happen to you'll definitely have to let me know how it turns out.

last second i know...

but it's the thought that counts right?

tomorrow is the Downtown LA Artwalk. you can get all the lovely details here. i'll definitely be checking it out later on in the evening, so let me know if you're also planning on heading out or maybe i'll bump into some familiar faces.

also, definitely be sure to check out SWITCH Gallery. a buddy of mine works with them and promises some good shit. if you need more convincing, get a taste here.

something smells fishy

so i finally got a couple rolls of film back that i shot with the fisheye lens that i posted about awhile back. if you have any send them on over (lomocore@gmail.com) and i'll be sure to post them.

those damned kids and their spacetube!

so we're really trying to kick things into high gear and keep this momentum rolling. we're also still stoked to see that nearly 70 people are planning on coming to the event on the 18th. but why settle for 70 when we can have 700?!

well maybe not that many for the first event.

but in an effort to penetrate into the furthest and darkest reaches of the internet we created a facebook group for all our fellow cyber-nerds. basically think of it as an extension of the blog where you can post ideas/shots and keep up to date with future events. so feel free to join and we'll get this revolution started.

come one come all

here it is. the beginning of something beautiful. so tell all your friends and don't be afraid to make some new ones. we're meeting in the park to just hang out, picnic, meet fellow lomographers, and most importantly share ideas as to how we can come together as a lomographic community. don't worry if you can't make it right at 6:00, we'll be there well into the night so come whenever you can.

"every generation needs a new revolution" - thomas jefferson

so today was definitely a step in the right direction methinks.

the other day a fellow lomographer contacted me (and some of you i'm sure) about wanting to get something official started here in the LA/OC region. so margarete (who just returned safely from europe the other day) and i (who just finished summer school safely the other day) met up with this avid lomographer by the name of mat (ca_vant) for some coffee this afternoon. needless to say, we're all on the same page. but he brings to the table something i've been trying to get for some time now: actual contact with lomography headquarters.

so we sat down and talked for a good two hours trying to devise a plan to legitamitly kick things off for all us lomographers in the area. and from mat's exchange with headquarters it sounds like if we want to ever get official recognition we need to start meeting and having events on our own and basically prove to them that we have a cohesive group. so in an effort to get things started, we're planning on meeting at clover park in santa monica on monday the 18th in the afternoon/evening (tentatively around 7:ooish). basically we want this to be a chance for everyone who can make it to come out and meet some new people and fellow lomographers and just hang out/eat some food/take some pictures/play some kickball and basically start sharing ideas for what we can do in the following months to come together like lomography communities in other cities. more details will be available in the next few days. we'll keep everyone posted.

so come ready with some ideas and don't be afraid to introduce yourself, we'll only be strangers for the first minute. after that i really do hope that we can combine our collective brain power and get things rolling.

await our signal LA!