My camera that I’m still trying to cope with over the fickle settings, happens to have a Toy Camera Effect mode. In other words, a setting that pre-applies darkened corners as well as kind of dims down the colors, that toy cameras like Holgas do. Since a lot of my pictures seem to have oversaturated colors until I can figure it out better, I decided to give the Toy Camera mode a whirl, as I’m sure anyone who peruses through my Neko-con photos might notice a chunk of photos that have this setting applied.
In the end, it turned out to be a worthwhile experiment, and I’m pleased with some of the visuals. But one thing I really like is the fact that Toy camera photos are synonymous with people trying to pretend that they’re artists, and taking pictures of evocative shit that is meant to be meaningful and provocative. But then we have me, more or less doing the same thing, but taking pictures of shit like McRibs (with no sauce), people dressed like DragonZord or Miss Fortune, Joker taking a drag outside of McDonalds, and a young Captain America at the hotel’s bar.
It’s my art, fuck you if you don’t get it.
