“I know you think you understand what you thought I said but I’m not sure that you realized that what you’ve heard is not what I meant” – Alan Greenspan

[Don't think I have a relevant photo to go with this, but here it one. She kinda look like she's thinking I suppose]

What I’m about to babble on about pretty much applies to EVERYTHING ! Everybody have certain things they like, whether it is music, books, films, foods, phones, shoes, shirts, even simple thing like socks, you get my point, anyway these things are all different and not everyone else in the world will like the same things you do. However it is NOT “crap” in any ways, a lot of people still doesn’t understand the simple concept of how different mind works differently and that not everyone’s going to think that, that certain thing lets say its music, is “crap”. The thing you have to keep in mind is that by all mean to your opinion you have all the rights in the world to say that it is “crap” or it is “cool”, but when sharing these opinion you have to bare in mind that theirs might be far off yours.

A simple situation of one of these would be:

This is the [what I think] is the more civilized way of handling the situation. If someone was sitting in a room listening to music doing whatever they’re doing and you enters, all is well, on the other hand you’ve notice the music and does not like it. Now it is not wrong or right for you to not like this music, you may ask the person to change it, turn it off, or put a head phone on. Simple and everybody is happy.

Now this is the [what I think] is the worst way for someone to handle the situation. Let’s say it’s the same scenario as the one before, music playing you enter the room, doesn’t like it. This is where things goes wrong, first obvious thing that the person enters the room will do is say something like “what is this ?” (usually with the word “crap” or “shit” at the end). Which is fair enough if you want to know, what is this sound made by the vibration coming from the speakers, produced by the electrical current submitted by the programing of the computer/iPod/phones/etc. But you know its making noise at a certain notes, with certain beats to go along with it must be music of some sort. Unless you find it hard to recognized music, at which point I suggest you see a physiologist or a doctor. Okay now after the person already in the room explained the music t them, the usual response is “This is SHIT!” This is where a argument starts, not because either wanted to cause a fight, but it’s because both different people have different interests. Sometime the person who dislike the music (in this case) knows what reaction he will get by expressing how much he dislike this music. By doing this he purposely provoking the person who likes the music to explain their reason for liking the music, just so that they can once again express how they feel in a different way to they and persuade that person to think how they do.

Now what they have to know is to act correctly in situation like this, like I said anyone have the right to hate/like anything they want. On the other hand it’s not right to just presumed that everybody’s going to like/hate it too. The simple facts is if they don’t like it, you going to them “This is the shit man, its amazing have a listen[look, watch, etc.]” isn’t going to change their mind. In-fact it might make them hate/like it even more than before. It is that simple thing you can do to respect other people’s opinions. Yes, discuss it with each other but also keep it in the discussion that it’s each person’s opinion, not the whole group will have the same answer to something. I think that just throwing your opinion out there not discussing the differences, likes and dislikes. then take in consider other people’s opinion in any ways shape or form and just expecting it to be find is just unacceptable.

So please people, respect other people’s opinions too. In the end yours is not the only one that matters when it comes to living in the world where different opinion matters too. There are many different way thing are being seen by many different people. “Wow” I’ve put a lot of “different” in here.

Remember my earlier post about making friends ? When I mentioned that I made some new friends from the Lomomission ? Well this brilliant musician just happen to be one of them….

[Yes the mysterious man behind the sandwich is the man I'm talking about]

His name is John Budding, a Student, musician, songwriter & photographer. John have some of the best music I’ve heard in a while, so why not have a quick listen. John have a website of his own www.johnbudding.co.uk go and check it out….. I’m sorry i can’t really say too much in this blog, like I said he’s a new friend.

Alright this is just one of those subject that don’t apply to everyone, but you’ll probably end up in this situation at some point. Mobile phones are used for mobile telecommunication (assisted transmission of signals over a distance for the purpose of communication to or from a mobile device). However some people just seem to missed the purpose for this technology, mobile phones to some people are not for the purpose of communication but are an accessory. It’s become a fashion statement, it’s something that is used just to show and in some circumstance give an illusion of having a high social status.

Now the reason I wanted to write this blog is because, today when I left my Graphics lesson to go to lunch i tried to call my friend who did not pick up her phone. I have a free lesson after lunch that i thought would be very brilliant to use for filming some Media work, however i could not get a hold of her. So i tried another friend, she did not pick up/text back either and another, and another. Non of them picked up but one texted back and this make me think why have a mobile phones but never actually using it when it’s needed ? Or having a phone but never picking up just using it as gaming device, camera, entertainment etc.

Yes a mobile phone is not only build for calling but also have additional services, and accessories, such as SMS for text messaging, email, packet switching for access to the Internet, gaming, Bluetooth, infrared, camera with video recorder and MMS for sending and receiving photos and video, MP3 player, radio and GPS. However those are only accessories to the main function of the mobile phone, which is to allow you to communicated wirelessly where ever you go ( within the coverage distance ). No one seems to be using it only for this purpose anymore.

Having a mobile phone myself I know that me personally I only use it mainly for calling, texting and emailing (communication). So I think that people to have fancy looking phone that have 1.7GHz processor, or a multi touch function on their touch screen , or an App that can tell them what the cat is saying needs to know the real purpose of having this device. But not to have it only so they can say “Look at this awesome App I got” or ” Look my phone is faster than your computer.” I want it to be use as a mobile telecommunication device not a fashion statement. This way when someone really needs you they can get a hold of you, rather than panicking over the fact that they need to do the work but doesn’t have the people they need to do the work with there.

I think my Graphics teacher hates me. Reason for that:

I don’t like kids ! Not like i hate them, but well it’s more like I’m scared of children. Yes I’m not so far from a children myself being 17 but I’m talking of the really young children. I don’t like them because 1: I’m afraid I’m going to make them cry & 2: I don’t know what to do when they come up to you, being the youngest in my family I haven’t had a little brother/sister to looked after. Now to why I think my graphic teacher hates me, I say she hates me i don’t literally mean that she “hates” me. I have a pretty solid idea that she knows I don’t like children, yet we have came to a decision to do my exam work on Toys. Which the idea of doing it on Toys, to me, sounds like a great fun. However this will mean I would have to spend a great amount of time either, go to places that sells toys (this usually involve kids) or visit children’s museums.

V&A Childhood Museum is the first place that came to her mind. Yes it’s “Childhood” Museum, of course that place is going to be full of kids.But i gave it a go. I went there on the Wednesday 24th (the day LC-A Instant back+ was launch) the museum itself is very nice and simple, literally just toys in a glass cupboard in some sort of a massive warehouse. However there is this big piece of Art work at the entrance that caught my eyes. It was a “bridge/rainbow thingy/some sort of a shelter/who knows what” made from just wooden chairs !

[Look at the little devils running towards me.... "arrgghhhh"]

This was amazing as you can see, not the most exciting thing but I just wasn’t expecting something like this in a museum that sounds quite boring. It not only the chair that amazed me at this museum, the boring toys i was there to take photos of were not as boring as I thought. The toys were not just old teddy bears and wooden cars, there were all sort of toys thing like game console to collectibles. If you don’t know this I am a bit of a Star Wars fan and have a massive collection of unopened action figure from Star Wars, back home in Thailand. So seeing them was nice, also things like the Play Station 1 (the original one) brings back memories of when I’ve played those old games with my brother whom I haven’t seen in a while.

Conclusion: if you have free time why not visit this place, it might be a little far(ish) if you live in Central London. It only took me about 35-45 minutes to get there and I say that’s not bad. It’ll bring back memories when you look at those old toys if you do see ones that you’ve had in the pass like I did.

Another thing that I should mention is their cafe looked very good. I didn’t have time to see it because I was rushing to go to the Lomo Store to get the brand spanking new LC-A Instant Back+ & The “No Nukes” LC-A+. Which by the way is an amazing addition to the LC-A, as amazing as the Diana Instant back is, it’s nowhere near the result you’ll get with the LC-A Instant Back+. With its signature vignetting and the crystal clear images (with a Tunnel Vision like effect ) made by it’s glass lens still included in the instant photos that comes out, its a “must have” for LC-A owners. I really do highly recommend this LC-A Instant Back+ !

[Just see what I mean when I say it's a "must have"]

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Taking photos isn’t just done by walking around on your own like some sort of a pedophile. Taking photos with other people is more than double the fun ! Especially when you don’t know the other people, but have similar interest, you’ll really enjoy yourself. Talking about experiences, camera, photograph, because if you already know the people your walking around with, yes its fun, but you’re only gonna talk about the same old crap. So try going out meeting new people…..

I myself have made a few friends during my life changing discovery of my Lomo obsession. I have made great friends at Lomography London, and met people in there too. I know it might sound to you I’m just constantly promoting Lomography, I’m not I only showing what Lomography have actually given to me. Keeping on the Lomo subject I have also made some very nice friends on Lomography’s own community “Lomo Homes“. So I think that cameras is a great way to socialized not just capturing moments…….

[He might look crazy but he is very friendly, he's also a photographer so that explains that...]

You don’t know how to interact by taking photos ? Well there’s a few way to do this, one of the way is easy but I’ve got to admit a little scary is when taking picture in well known public places you’ll always see at least one or two other photographers there. Go up to them (not in a scary way of course) talk to them about the cameras, that is why you’re both there right ? Because you’re taking photos, yes ? What’s the worst thing that could happen ? You’re in a public place, the person ain’t gonna grab you and run off ! If the conversation doesn’t work out the, who gives, try talking to someone else. Another way is that I found is the more enjoyable way for me, is go to an organized event or meet ups. Something like the Lomography Workshops or Lomomissions for example.

I have in the pass participate in a few of these Lomography workshops before, which was fun, but i just wish the people in it were more relax and just talk about the camera, photo, jokes, whatever. They tent to either come in groups or by themselves, no problem with that, however they make no attempts to interact with other groups/individual that are there, even though that’s the point of these workshops. This made the workshops not as fun as i hoped it to be, but yesterday I joined the group in LGS London (LGS = Lomography Gallery Store) in the Lomomission one – The Wien in London. Walking along the river with complete strangers. The best thing is this group is the friendliest group yet ! We all……wait for it……. Interact with each other, this was great ! This made the Lomomission amazing fun, I made friends from it and that just make photography more the fun to do.

So remember if you’re ever lonely, like me, because none of your existing friends enjoy photography. Go out and find new friends, its not as hard as you think and it’ll make photography more fun. You’ll get to know more about it also from exchanging knowledge you each know about photography……..

Last Christmas I went to Carnaby street with my cousin who wanted to buy his Girlfriend a present. He said she wanted this camera and since I do photography and he knows nothing about it he asked me to go along with him. It wasn’t till we got the the Lomography store that I realized it was the Lomo LC-A+ he wanted to get. At that time I have incredibly little knowledge of Lomography and their cameras, But I did see in the store the Lubitel 166+ which i fell in love with ! I walked around for a bit thinking if I should buy it, already convinced that I want it. That day I bought myself a Lomography camera which set off my obsession.

Since then I’ve been taking a lot of photos not just lomographic but photographic also, I’ve fallen in love with Analogue cameras and it have completely changed that way I take photos and live my everyday life. I have not yet once left my house with out at least one or two cameras with me, started at Christmas. I have made this video which to me is very important, it just shows what I have done since Christmas and not only that it also shows how me and my new friends really have connected within the space of 3 months. It just also shows what some one can accomplish if you’re passionate about the things you do.

So if you do like photography but only always just shooting on a digital I really think you should try out a bit of Analogue. It really is something, Because with Analogue I personally feel that you get more involve in the actual photographing itself. Rather than just seeing the image, think that its too exposed and just take another shot straight away or just taking a plain photo because you just going to Photoshop it, Photoshop is brilliant and I love to use it with my digital work but it’s not really “Photography” to me that is. I think if you’re really want to truly get into the world of photography, it’s getting involve with taking the photos itself and taking it so it looks interesting, rather than just taking something plain and making you made interesting by editing it. From my experience you can also experiment more when shooting with film that when shooting with digital, one of the example is my older post.

Check out my photos @ www.flickr.com/khuge or www.lomography.com/homes/huge666