Mexico on Film

Hi everyone!

This past summer I took a small vacation. Most might think it's crazy for a wedding photographer to go on vacation in the midst of the wedding season. However I truly believe that there's no better time than the present to do what you want to do. No sense waiting until you retire to spend time relaxing with family, because that day might never come.

And so I went to Mexico. Here are a few images taken with the Holga.

Nuevo Vallarta, Nayarit



Bucerias, Nayarit



Bucerias, Nayarit



This is from a fun photo session with one gorgeous young lady!

Bucerias, Nayarit

Publish Post

Oh Holga how I love thee for your mystery and imperfection!!

How do you maintain your love for Photography...

and not let it turn into a job you hate?

I've been asked this on numerous occasions. It's true sometimes when you take something you love to do and turn it into a job you can become "over it" fast.

I personally have kept my love of photography by always taking time to shoot for myself. When I shoot for myself I don't worry if it will be a perfect shot, or if "they will love it" or if it will get chosen for an album/card/canvas or anything else. When I shoot for myself I shoot to please ONLY myself .. and if anyone else likes it then that's cool too. When I shoot for myself I shoot with whatever camera is handy and don't worry about the "professional quality" of it. This goes for all my Iphone images (not the best resolution ever -but they capture images that mean something to me), my various Polaroid cameras (although they are quite often requested by clients) and mostly I say this for my Holga camera.

It looks a bit umm "ghetto" .. but seriously it's my FAVORITE camera!



and as such the Dreamy images it produces are often my favorite and are the images I love to share here on what once started as "film friday" but turned into "film friday on saturday.

I hope you enjoy them as much as I enjoy taking them!

The following images were taken in July at a street festival in downtown Campbell, CA. If you are the owner of one of these beautiful images and would like a complimentary copy please drop me a note (info@marianamaya.com).

*these images have only been altered by the reproduction of the scan and the addition of a watermark. I hope to print these in the dark room soon...







So if you've turned your love/passion/hobby into a job maintain the love for it by remembering to set aside some time to do it for YOURSELF! because in the end YOU are the only one that matters to YOU!

I am a bit behind in blogging..

I apologize. Lots has been going on I will however try my hardest to post at least weekly maybe even twice a week. However I will say, there might be many more personal pictures being posted and not just "work". 

Hope you enjoy!! 

Here is an older self portrait I did. I still shoot, develop, print & tone my own film images. Below is proof, I'm working in my garage. It's a little messy sorry.