Come to Dream in Plastic to check out the solo exhibition by Hudson Valley photographer Jennifer König.

The opening reception will be Saturday, May 8th 6-9pm. Delicious cupcakes will be graciously provided by Minnie Cakes Cupcakes!

The show will be on the wall until June 3rd, so stop by soon!

Jennifer says about ORANGE:
“Ever since i was a child I’ve been drawn to the color orange. Now, as a child of 40, I see it everywhere… a chair in my uncle’s living room, a dying rose, my frizzy hair, a small vinyl toy waiting to be placed in tiny little hands. It’s the color of fire, the color of heat; looking at it makes me feel all warm and happy. And with all the cold, hard hurt in this world, we need all the warmth we can get.”

As a photographer, Jennifer looks for the soul of a thing, be it a friend over for dinner, a dog dancing in the grass, a lone tree in a lonelier field. When shooting portraits, she likes to spend time with people, getting a sense of who they are, what makes them laugh, what makes them strong. When shooting places, she looks for a blend of tradition and surprise, classic themes mixed with hidden details.

Visit Jennifer’s website

While we are celebrating our grand opening, Saturday August 8th, we will also be hosting our very first gallery exhibit: Analog.

Of course, this is all very last minute but we are still accepting submissions for the show.

If you are a plastic camera photographer, contact us and tell us a bit about your photos!

Submission guidelines:
- No larger than 24″ in either direction.
- Ready to hang, with proper framing. No alligator clips please.
- Multiple submissions accepted.
- Photographs will be available for sale.
- Photograph MUST have been taken with a plastic or toy camera!
- Any subject matter accepted.
- You are not required to attend the show to have your work included.

Don’t have a plastic camera?
You should! Check out some of the cameras available through Dream in Plastic.

Dream in Plastic is proud to be a judge of this years “Plastic Dreams” category at Holgapolooza!

Holgapalooza is an annual photo contest and celebration of the Holga camera.

Each year from July to September, photographers from around the world are encouraged to participate in an international contest featuring Holga photography hosted by Light Leaks Magazine and Toycamera.com.

Categories will be presented and submissions will be reviewed by well-respected and internationally renowned judges who will determine winners in each of the categories. Winners will be rewarded with cash and prizes donated by sponsors as well as have their photos published in Light Leaks magazine.

Click here to learn more and enter in the contest.

With a Diana F+ in hand, it’s nice to take a straight-off, one-shot image of your favorite person, animal, or thing. But wouldn’t it be great to slice and dice your images into a beautiful blending of halves and quarters? Well thanks to the nice folks at Lomography, now you can. The Diana+ Splitzer easily slips on and off the Diana+ lens and works with all the Lomography Diana+ and Diana F+ cameras. Certain parts of certain image fragments bleed into one another for unpredictable multiple-exposed portions. But that’s just all part of the fun – isn’t it?

• You don’t have to fill in every portion of the shot every time. There’s nothing wrong with shooting half and leaving the other half a dark, mysterious sea of black.

• Toss in a flash every now and then. Nothing says “hell yes” like a half-flashed, and half-naturally-shot nighttime exposure.

• Don’t get stuck in a rut. It’s awesome to be totally (& pleasantly) shocked by your latest set of prints from the lab. Keep changing the formula! With the Splitzer, your multiple-exposure opportunities are basically endless.

• Shooting lots of double-exposures in the daytime will wash out your image. Maybe you don’t want this. Or maybe this is that exact dose of random lo-fi that you’re looking for. Give it a try either way.

• Never before have you been given total control over what is pictured on your lomograph. Take advantage of this! Use the Splitzer to tell a story or relate unrelated things on one single print.

• Want to get really random? Forget the multiple exposure switch altogether. Shoot a full roll of images – changing the Splitzer’s position each time. Later on that day, the following day, next month or year, or whatever – reload the film and shoot it again; varying the Splitzer’s position for each shot. You’ll have NO idea of what the hell will be on your pictures but it’s guaranteed to be an extremely good time – and pretty much guaranteed to get you at least a handful of absolutely mindblowing images.

At only $14.99, you would be silly not to get your camera a little present!