It’s been rough. For over a year it has been hard to relax and let my guard down. So as soon as my husband and I had our appointments to get the Covid vaccine we started planning a trip so we could relax a little. Being out in nature shooting photos relaxes us and so […]
Tag: Holga
Posted inArticles
Changing gear: The inverse of control AKA a Holga point of view
When I first started photography as a serious hobby I was shooting a Fujifilm X10 digital camera.
Posted inArticles, Travelogue
Holgas in the Himalayas
I continue to carry film cameras long after the world has gone digital. We had a darkroom when I was growing up and I learned to develop film and print photos when I was about 10.
Posted in35mm format, Photography
Photography: Postie – Shot on ILFORD FP4 PLUS at EI 100 (35mm format)
Postie
Shot on ILFORD FP4 PLUS at EI 100
Black and white negative film in 35mm format
Holga 120 PAN + Schneider Angulon 90mm f/6.8
Read the ILFORD FP4 PLUS review
Posted inFilm camera reviews, Holga film camera reviews, Reviews
Camera review: the Holga 135BC
When I was writing my eBook on the Holga cameras, I made the assumption that I would be covering as many Holga models as I could get my hands on—medium format Holgas, that is.
Posted inMedium format, Photography
Photography: Steppps – Shot on Shanghai GP3 100 at EI 100 (120 format)
Steppps
Shot on Shanghai GP3 100 at EI 100
Black and white negative film in 120 format shot as 6×12
Posted inArticles, Featured projects
The Ghost of New Walk Centre aka double exposures on ILFORD FP4 PLUS
The New Walk Centre in Leicester was the City Council’s headquarters since the mid-70s and the twin-towers, being among the city’s tallest buildings, have been a landmark feature on the skyline all of my life.
Posted inMedium format, Photography
Photography: Death Valley Approach #03 – Shot on Kodak EKTACHROME 100GP (120)
Death Valley Approach #03
Shot on Kodak EKTACHROME 100GP (E100GP) at EI 100.
Color reversal (slide) film in 120 format shot as 6×12.
Cross processed.
Posted inMedium format, Photography
Photography: Ghost town – Fuji Pro 160NS (120)
Ghost town
Shot on Fuji Pro 160NS at EI 100.
Color negative film in 120 format shot as 6×12.
Push processed one stop.
Holga 120 WPC
Posted inHolga film camera reviews
Reviewing the %#$?! Holga 120N (the Holga Glo)
Well well well, a review on my thoughts about using a Holga, specifically the Holga 120N. A glow-in-the-dark version, which is very useful, said no one ever.
Posted inFilm Photographer Interviews, Interviews
EMULSIVE interview #123: I am Laidric Stevenson and this is why I shoot film
The eagle-eyed amongst you will recognise today’s interviewee from his excellent and much-discussed review of the Bronica GS-1 system; as well as the beautiful images which accompany it.
Posted inFilm Photographer Interviews, Interviews
EMULSIVE interview #109: I am Unsavoryandgrouse and this is why I shoot film
Today we’ve got a little treat for you in the form of Nik, aka unsavouryandgrouse. Nik’s a relatively new film shooter and based in Australia.
Posted inFilm Photographer Interviews, Interviews
EMULSIVE interview #98: I am LA Lyles and this is why I shoot film
Today’s interviewee stumbled into film photography as a result of not wanting to be left out of all the fun that was going on around her.
I’m incredibly glad that she did and I’m sure you will be too, after
Posted inFilm Photographer Interviews, Interviews
EMULSIVE interview #97: I am Lorraine Healy and this is why I shoot film
No matter how you feel about Holgas, you have to admit that they’re iconic.
Posted inArticles, Travelogue
Travelogue: Moroccan autumn – Lorraine Healy
In October 2015 I spent 10 days in Morocco with a small group of photographers led by Lee Frost, the renowned English landscape photographer.
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The photographer’s daypack part 3: Toy camera style
Well, it seems like we hit a nerve with Jonas Lundström and he’s out for blood.
With all the hubbub surrounding Holga Week 2015, he wrote in to complain softly ask why we haven’t yet featured any “toy cameras”.
Posted inFilm Photographer Interviews, Interviews
EMULSIVE interview #4: I am Jennifer Henriksen and this is why I shoot film
Today we’re sitting down with the one and only Jennifer Henriksen, or as you may better know her, mastermind and overlord of Holga Week, HolgaJen.
Here you go, Jen.
