It's twice as much fun when you look back on it as it is when you take it.
I think that both the performance you visit and the book as a physical object are physical, analog experiences rather than digital ones. Are you particular about these things?
Hasumi: Theater is analog, but even though it's analog, it doesn't remain in a tangible form, so I'd like to make a DVD of it someday. it's the weakest record of all, that it doesn't remain unless you make a DVD or something. I envy books because they remain in their original state. In the case of theater, we can't leave it as it is. I think that's why theater was not very popular.
Obara: I usually buy e-books as well, but I think the information aspect will be stronger. I think physical books are better because they are stronger as memories.
I heard that the "instax mini 99™" you used this time is focused on the fun of analog operation.
Obara: It's cute both as a camera design and as a thing. With this texture, it is easy to hold even for adults. This is light and easy to use.
Hasumi: It's nice, and it's a weight you can carry around.
How did you feel when you took the pictures? The "instax mini 99™" is equipped with four LEDs inside the camera, and features a function called "Color Effect Control," which can produce six different color expressions by directly illuminating the film.
Obara: When I first inserted the film cartridge, the inside of the camera lit up, and I was so surprised that I closed it (laughs). (Laughs.) When I took the pictures, I found that even if I aimed too high, sometimes they didn't turn out as I had imagined. I would get a "what the heck? So I think it works better if you take pictures with a light heart, just thinking, "This is how it's going to look. I think it is surprisingly better to take pictures without getting carried away.
Hasumi: There are six color effects, but at this point, I don't think it is absolutely necessary to use these colors. I think it would be fine if all of them were used.
A photo taken by Hasumi with the "instax mini 99™".
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Color Effect: Light Leak (LL)
The light leakage from the film camera is fantastically reproduced, and the color rides randomly. This is a piece that evokes a sense of narrative. -
Color Effect: Soft Magenta (SM)
Photographing "Obara-san's Photo Shooting in Progress" in soft magenta, which is reminiscent of the reddish tint that appears when a photograph is taken with film. This was the moment when my interest shifted to the dog while I was distracted by the plum blossoms. -
Color Effect: Normal (N)
The first one I took was a normal shot of a car maintaining the park. -
Color Effect: Light Blue (LB)
Leaning all the way back to the plastic bag, the light blue color is characterized by its pale blue color. Abstract atmosphere. -
Color Effects: SP
This playground equipment is often found in parks. Perhaps Mr. Hasumi was nostalgic for the old days when he took this picture with retro color effects. -
Color Effect: Faded Green (FG)
This is a shot taken while giving instructions to Mr. Obara. The faded green reproduces a classic film tone with a slight green tinge.
Do you mean that the "randomness" of color, light, and angle of view that happens by chance is conversely fresh and new to you?
Obara: With an analog camera, you can't immediately re-shoot or look back. I thought this was a new experience. Because my generation has grown up with smartphones since we were in elementary or junior high school, it was natural for us to take a picture and then immediately re-shoot it, thinking that it doesn't look like this or that it would look better this way. But with this camera, the viewfinder is slightly different from what you can actually see in the picture, so the angle of view is not exactly the same as in the viewfinder, so it was interesting to be able to capture the subject in a casual way.
One of the features of the "instax mini 99™" is the "vignetting mode," which allows you to adjust the amount of vignetting by physically placing a feather at the lens aperture.
Hasumi: There's a sense of perspective that stands out.
Obara: Yes, the atmosphere...I think it gives off a vibe (laughs). I like "Vignette Mode" a lot. There is a photo of Ms. Hasumi in the distance, and it's cute, with a distinctly poofy look.
I see a slight difference in your two perspectives, even within the same park. Mr. Obara went to take pictures of the shadows...
Obara: But if you look closely, you can see Mr. Hasumi coming into view in many of the photos (laughs).
A photo taken by Mr. Obara with the "instax mini 99™".
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Color Effect: Faded Green (FG)
When Mr. Obara tried to photograph the shadow of a building, Mr. Hasumi came into the picture to take another shot. The faded green reproduced a classical film tone with a slight green tinge. -
Color Effect: Sepia (SP)
In sepia, which recreates old-fashioned photographic expression, he photographed NYSSA, a border collie who was taking a walk. -
Color Effect: Soft Magenta (SM)
Mr. Hasumi over the plum blossoms. Soft magenta, which reproduces the reddish tones produced when photographs are taken with film, emphasizes the color of the plum blossoms. -
Color Effect: Light Blue (LB)
The light blue color, which has a refreshing atmosphere without being cold, is used to capture Mr. Hasumi, who is alone and far away. Even if you focus on the center of the image in "vignette mode," it is still too far away to be found. -
Color Effect: Normal (N)
With a sign that is a gourd of Mr. Hasumi. The N on the dial means normal with no effects at all. -
Color Effect: Light Leak (LL)
In one of the many shots chelated with the help of a girl blowing soap bubbles in the park, Hasumi was again in the back of the picture. The light leakage from the film camera was reproduced, creating a fantastic atmosphere with random color rides.
How would you like to enjoy Chekiprints™ taken with the "instax mini 99™"?
Hasumi: I want to put my favorite Chekiprints™ in the back of my phone case. I would also like to save them in a messy order, so that when I look back on them after a while, I can think back and wonder why I took them in the first place. I think it's interesting that there aren't many things nowadays that remain in a proper form.
Obara: When you look at the printed photo, at first it is a blur, and then gradually (as you watch the image emerge) ahhhh! Aaaaah!!! and I enjoy the time it takes for that gradual image to emerge, as if this might be a pretty picture.
It looks like it would be a good bookmark for a book. If you are self-publishing, you could add it as an extra.
Obara: That's a good one. Pretend I said that (laughs).
Obara: It is also nice to arrange them in a row like this.
Hasumi: Indeed. The photos are so natural that it's hard to believe you went to all that trouble to take them.
I think this camera is unconventional, as if it is so far analog. Can you two tell us about something that is not so much excellent in terms of functionality, but on the contrary, something that is not as good as it could be, but that you are attached to?
Hasumi: I don't know...I don't know...it could be something. It's not like NES or 64 (Rokuyon) or anything like that (laughs)? I do play board games, though.
Obara: This may be a little off, but I am in Tsutaya Discus. I couldn't get the movie you recommended, even with subs or something, and I had no other way to watch it.
Hasumi: That reminds me, I'm on music.jp too (laughs). There are songs that can only be heard there.
(laughs). Finally, how would you two incorporate the "instax mini 99™" into your lives?
Hasumi: I enjoy the moment when I am taking the pictures, but I think it will be fun to look back at them after a while. To do so, I might put the photos I took out of sight and put them to bed.
Obara: I would like to take pictures of my friends and other people. Like Mr. Hasumi's sleeping habit today, or a key chain attached to a friend's tote bag. Such things are unexpectedly temporary. I think it would be fun to exchange ideas like, "You liked this kind of thing back then, didn't you?
