Christine Chang Photography

Thank God it’s Friday!  This week has been a busy week.  I’ve been fielding inquiries for the upcoming wedding season as well as playing around with medium format film cameras.  A few days ago I shot a few portraits in studio with a Mamiya RZ.  It was alot of fun.  It’s quite a departure from the digital age.   I kept on forgetting to take the dark slide out before releasing the shutter–the darkslide is this thin metal piece that kind of reminds me of a coaster, except thinner.  I also got a kick out of framing my shots in squares, since medium format film results  in square photographs, unlike 35 mm films, which results in rectangular photographs. 

I love the sound of the shutter releasing, but even more I love learning new things.  I think as people grow older they tend to want to settle into things and do a routine that is comfortable.  Not everyone of course, but in general it’s uncomfortable to be out of our element as we get older.  But for me the payoff is that it satiates my curiosity.  I hope I never lose that part of me.

And another thing I tried this week: fresh cut coconut.  I squeezed a wedge of lime on it and eh, it’s okay.  I love coconut juice so I thought fresh cut coconut would be a nice extension.  But the fresh coconut was crunchy and very mild-tasting.  I probably wouldn’t get it again, but maybe it’s an acquired taste.  Or maybe Mexican coconuts are different than Thai coconuts.

Here’s to trying new things.

Christine.