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Summertime Holga »

Summertime Holga

Kids playing at the pool makes for some great snapshot opportunities. The Holga camera is perfect for such an occassion.

Blood Mtn. Panoramic Holga »

Blood Mtn. Panoramic Holga

One of the fun things to do with a Holga 120 camera is to improvise a set-up that will allow the use of 35mm film. One day while on a day hike on Blood Mountain on the Appalachian Trail near Blairsville, Georgia I realized that the roll of film I brought along for my Holga was a roll of 35mn instead of the proper sized 120 medium format film. With [...]

Jekyll Island Holga »

Jekyll Island Holga

I have mentioned before that the Holga is my beach camera of choice. These are from a trip to Jekyll Island on the coast of Georgia. In spite of this camera's limitations I am finding it to be a very viable tool for making nice images, given the magic combinations of film, and lighting conditions.

Holga in a bar »

Holga in a bar

I took the Holga camera to a local bar loaded with Ilford Delta 3200 film. I have modified my Holga so that it has a "bulb" setting, which means that the shutter will stay open as long as I keep the button pushed down. Most of these exposures were made for a "count to ten." As the night wore on, and I had a few drinks, eh...exposure times may [...]

Holga-woods »

Holga-woods

I took the Holga camera with me on a recent excursion to photograph a remote mountain stream. The images are a far cry from what my Mamiya 7ii produces, but interesting in their own rite.  

Santa Monica Homeless »

Santa Monica Homeless

I made a visit to Santa Monica to do some photography for the musician/actor Greg Cipes.  During the visit I had time to wander around Santa Monica and Venice Beach with my cameras. The most interesting thing I found was the abundant homeless people. I understand there are various reasons for homelessness, some self-inflicted, and some beyond the [...]