Sushma's Wedding

Lots o' stuff to talk about so I guess I'll start with this event.

Once upon a time, there was a girl who went to UIC. This girl was a pre-med Biology major who also played the flue. One day, girl meets boy and the so the story goes. Flash forward and the girl is now a student at Midwestern University and it close to finishing up her courses to become a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, but before that could happen, she gets married. She had decided to have a traditional Hindu wedding and tried to make it as authentic as possible this side of India. She hires a decorator that turned a simple conference room into a Hindu wedding shrine. She hires a couple of guys to play traditional Indian music to set the atmosphere. She hires caterers to cook up traditional (and vegetarian) Indian food. She hires Indian tailors to sew traditional Indian clothes and hires a couple of Hindu priests to make sure she does indeed get married that day. Everything was set. Everything was perfect. Everything was beautiful. Everything was ready. She was so excited and I was equally as excited to be able to attend and get as many pictures as I could of this truly unique wedding. So why can't I remember the groom's name?

Bride




Groom


Decor




One Second Before They Say "I do."


"I Do."


Bridesmaids


Guests






And they lived happily ever after. The End.


Full photo set here.

Sushma's Wedding
Stevenson Convention Center
April 25, 2009

Analogue Love

Presenting the Yashica Mat-124 G Medium Format Twin-Lens Reflex Camera!







Isn't it cute?

I found this baby at the Randolph Street Market Festival last Sunday. Well, truth be told, I can't take all the credit. I had previously visited the vendor where this camera was sitting and had totally passed it over. It wasn't until Meng went back with me to check out the vendor did I see this camera.

I couldn't believe I actually found one.

I had been wanting to experiment with medium format film for quite some time now, but I never mustered up the minerals to buy a medium format camera. Even when I was face to face with this camera, Meng had to be the one to convince me to buy it. She's so sweet and supportive that she had even offered to give me money to buy it if I didn't have enough on me =)

So, here goes nothing. My first three rolls are Black and White 120 film that I picked up from Urban Outfitters (Memorial Day so Calumet was closed). I'm thinking about doing my own processing later so I could hopefully cut costs, but that's another adventure for another time.

Specs:
Top Lens: Yashinon 80mm f/2.8
Bottom Lens: Yashinon 80mm f/3.5
Shutter Speed: 1/500 to Bulb
Focus 1m (3.3ft) to infinity
Can handle 120 and 220 medium format film