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Perk up your outfit with this snaptastic pendant because sometimes Lomos are just too heavy and bothersome to have hanging on your neck all night long.  Get yours here.

Sardines ahoy!

As you already know, I am well obsessed with toy cameras.  The Lomo Society launched their latest camera, the La Sardinia, last month and while I've been trying to resist, I really cannot stop myself from wanting these cutesy fish tins.  

I know some people immensely dislike sardines.  I, however, have always not so secretly enjoyed them - that said, I haven't eaten them in around 10 years.  Perhaps it is why my eyes (not nose) are immediately drawn to these colourful (film) snappers?

Captured by Diana

This weekend's camera roll

And here's an subject appropriate accompanying track.  It was only Washington song I knew, and she didn't play it.

An addiction I just can't kick

I love a good toy camera or Lomo, as some might call them. It's not as if I even use my Holga or my Diana Mini all that often, not as often as I would like to anyway. I've probably only gone through around 10 rolls of film since I got my Holga five years ago. But these colourful plastic cameras are just so pretty, every time a new design gets released, I have to resist the temptation to buy. What can I say? I'm addicted.

There's a certain excitement you experience when you shoot with a Lomo.  There's something about not knowing how your photos will actually turn out. There's the thrill you get racing off to get your film developed and then racing back to the store to see the results.  There's the result unobtainable via digital means - the soft vignetting, eye-popping colours and the slight blur of images that makes it look like you just stepped out of a Sophia Coppola film.  

Want proof of it's addictive nature? I can gladly say that since I've owned my first Lomo, I've managed to convert at least seven of my friends to Lomo Owner status. Maybe the forces of the universe are trying to telling me something.  Some addictions are just too good to kick?

My current faves:
Hello Kitty fisheye, Diana Mini Wonderland and Lomography Fisheye Competition Camera.

Baby, I've got the blues

Blue skies and sunny days, I eagerly await your return. If I surround myself with pretty blues will you do so?

Pamela Love necklace, Pantone mug, Giles & Brother by Philip Crangi bracelet, Diana Mini camera, Happy Cloud pen, Giles & Brother Braided Tiny Hex bracelet, Lego keylight, Bloom nail polish in Kate, Diary from Pigeon Hole