uk – Orangette https://orangette.net Thu, 24 Dec 2015 22:06:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.2 October 16, 17 https://orangette.net/2011/10/october-16-17/ https://orangette.net/2011/10/october-16-17/#comments Mon, 24 Oct 2011 20:09:00 +0000 https://elitemporaryblog.wordpress.com/2011/10/24/october-16-17 I love the mistakes that come with using film. Often, I like the mistakes more than the shots that turn out. That’s part of why I started shooting film. For the surprises. Whenever I pick up a roll at the lab, it’s like Christmas morning. Of course, it’s sometimes a sad Christmas, like the year when I found two sweatshirts in the box that I was sure contained a Cocker Spaniel puppy. But I’m learning to take what I can get. My friend Gemma has the most beautiful hands. I will never have hands like that. And while we’re on the topic of beauty, two words: bacon and sandwich. I hope your week is off to a very good start,…

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]]> https://orangette.net/2011/10/october-16-17/feed/ 112 October 15 https://orangette.net/2011/10/october-15/ https://orangette.net/2011/10/october-15/#comments Fri, 21 Oct 2011 10:08:00 +0000 https://elitemporaryblog.wordpress.com/2011/10/21/october-15 Hi, friends. I’m in Paris now. I know I just typed that as though it were nothing, but what I meant was: I’M IN PARIS NOW! That sentence should always be written in all caps, with an exclamation point. I took the train down from London on Wednesday, and I’ve been staying with a friend. From where I’m sitting on the pullout sofa in her living room, I can hear a moped in the square outside and Night Moves on the stereo in the kitchen. She and her husband are sitting in there, at the counter. He’s doing a crossword puzzle, tapping his fingers in time. They’ve been good to me. I shot a whole roll of film in twenty…

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