NYC through a Holga.
I was wandering around Flickr recently and ended up spending a lot of time clicking through some great little photographs by Paris-based graphic designer, Stephanie *. If you’ve ever used a Holga to shoot anything you know it’s somewhat of a crapshoot until you’ve shot rolls and rolls and you have a good feel for the focus.
I took a Holga with me to Sri Lanka and I never really got a good feel for it, so 90% of my shots were horrible but the ones that turned out made it well worth it. The Holga camera, for those that don’t know, is a cheap little plastic camera (buying and developing film will cost you more than the camera itself) whose imperfections are loved by many. Each Holga is a one of a kind in the way it allows light to leak inside and “ruin” the film, some people tape of sections to manipulate the way the light leaks in.
Take a gander at the entire NYC HOLGA SET and be sure to look at the other sets as well – great stuff.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stephaniekac/sets/72157604938961617/
Sam Coldy - 21.08.09
Tangents / Ben Tour - 02.11.09
Ray Tintori / Death to the Tinman - 01.06.09
Seat-belt Camera Strap - 20.05.09
Tangents / Kenichi Hoshine - 04.11.09
LOVE holgas — need to get me one!
yea they’re really fun, i picked up a lomo colorsplash as well – lots of fun, although you can make one with cellophane and tape on a regular camera haha.
ooohhh! i am blushing to read that ! I am happy you liked my shots !! And very pleased to be featured in Booooooom !!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rewindthatbackk/2807600906/
How did you get the red boarder? One of those little clip on accessories? I’ve got one and am waiting to not be a student before I can afford the cost of development but it feels like a toy camera – groundbreaking!
the red comes from light leaking in, normally you’d tape off the cracks so no light can come in – the appeal of the Holga is that each body will allow light to leak in a unique way and it is really a guessing game.