Seeing as how this winter is brutally cold and I really haven't had too much of an opportunity to get outside and take photos, I find I am giving myself little projects to do inside. This time around, I chose one of my old cameras, the Polaroid 320 camera, to photography from different angles.

I also wanted to see if I could use just one light, in the case a lamp, to create some dramatic and interesting lighting. Well, you be the judge. It does got to show you that you don't need expensive strobes or studio lighting to create unique photos.

In case any of you are wondering, the camera does work. I actually have film for it and I have attempted to take some photos. Only a couple have turned out but it's fun to experiment nonetheless. The key is to have a lot of light with these kind of cameras.

The following photos were taken with the X100s using a single desk lamp. They were then processed, as usual, in Lightroom 5 using VSCO.

I had about 30 minutes to kill before lunch today so I figured I would take a quick walk in the brisk cold. Not too many photo opportunities but I did come away with a few interesting shots. All files below are processed with the VSCO film pack. I have been playing around more and more with the filters and I am actually quite liking it. I just bought the new Polaroid pack which definitely has some interesting filters. I don't like to go overboard so I usually find myself applying a subtle effect and then tweaking it to my liking using the handy toolkit. I'm still trying to figure out if I will end up using it for my wedding and portrait photography... time will tell I guess. As always, all photos are taken with the Fuji XE-1 and 35mm 1.4. My favourite photo was definitely the birds on a tree. It was a bright sunny day and I was kind of going for a silhouette effect. I didn't quite turn out as planned but the lens flare really helped give it a completely different feel. I also rotated the photo a bit and cropped it in. Very minimal post processing as well. Just some colour enhancement and contrast using the VSCO pack.