Photographs: Springtime

Photographs: Hipstamatic for iPhone

Garbage, Photograph by Michelle Rae

Life's a Bicycle, Photograph by Michelle Rae

As Time Passes, Photograph by Michelle Rae

Of Bony Limbs and Melancholy Moods, Photograph by Michelle Rae

Courtship, Photograph by Michelle Rae

Photographs: Music Sheet

Photograph by Michelle Rae

Photographs: Oktomat Workshop @ the Lomography Gallery Store in WeHo

Photographs by Michelle

Photographs: The Hunt

All photographs by Michelle

Photographs: My first roll with my Holga CMY loaded with an inverted 35mm color film

Published at Lomography.com (http://www.lomography.com/magazine/blog/2010/03/25/love-at-first-sight-twice)

Love at First Sight... Twice...

It's a lot harder to fall in love in real life. They make it so easy in movies that it almost convinces everyone. The fact of the matter is when it comes to the opposite sex, it's not easy to be accepting, patient, and unselfish.

Thank the Greek gods that's not the case with toy cameras.

The minute I opened that busy blue Diana box and I found that gleaming goddess of the hunt beckoning me to be one of her hunters, I fell under her spell and pledged my allegiance. She's been my mentor, my guide, my inspiration, and my motivation since then. She's taught me to be more accepting of flaws and imperfections, to patiently lie in wait until I find that perfect prey (or shot), to be quick and agile when I happen to come across one, and to let go of all my inhibitions and just let the wind carry me. In her company, I am immortalized. I'd found true love at last.

Earth & Sky

Photograph by Michelle

Hoops

Photograph by Michelle

Then I met Holga. She has a face of a child, a blue-and-yellow dress on that reminds me of a Disney princess, and eyes that can change their color at will. She is an immortal too, a minor goddess, a follower of Diana if you must. It is her duty to look for potential hunters around the world.

This is how I sleep (This is how... Series)

Photograph by Michelle

Angel

Photograph by Michelle

She showed me different tricks I could do with my bow and arrows (or films), tricks I never thought I could do. Holga showed me that with imagination and a little faith comes limitless possibilities. Because of that, I am her sister-in-arms forever.

That Old Radio

Photograph by Michelle

Photographs: Play (digital)

Photography by Michelle

"Come and relax now. Put your troubles down. No need to bear the weight of your worries, just let them all fall away."
- Pantala Naga Pampa, DMB

Photographs: Halo (from the Garden Series)

Photograph by Michelle Rae

Photographs: Sailboat by the Window (from the House Series)

Photography by Michelle

"My body's at home but my heart's in the wind..." - Shiver Me Timbers, Bette Midler

Something different for V-Day