Some images I made a few years ago with a Holga.
- Image 1: Cannon Beach, Oregon
- Image 2: Chain O' Lakes, Indiana
- Image 3: Chain O' Lakes, Indiana
- Image 4: The Enchantments, Washington
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Some images I made a few years ago with a Holga.
I finally had the chance to try CineStill's monobath solution, Df96. This product promises to do the job of three chemicals, all in one: developer, bath stop and fixer.
While I could see how that would save a lot of time, I wasn't so sure about the results I could get.
I've only developed 2 rolls of Ilford HP5 with this solution, but so far, I'm pretty happy with the negatives. And the best of all: I was able to do it almost twice as fast.
I love shooting film, but developing it isn't my favorite thing to do. That's why I welcome anything that makes it easier and faster, like CineStill Df96.
These are some of the images from those 2 rolls, shot with a Bronica SQ-Ai and a Holga (this one was in the camera for over a year and still turned out mostly ok).
Camera and Lens: Sony a6000, Holga Pinhole Lens
Settings: ISO 1600, 1/3 sec
This is my favorite image I've made with the Holga Pinhole Lens so far.
This is the view I get every morning when I'm in Spain and I'm checking for the morning weather. The same ugly building, every day.
A completely different view when looking through the pinhole.
I believe that in imperfection lays the beautiful.
That's why I shot a Holga for quite a while, why I love to shoot film or use cheap lenses on my digital cameras.
Something I've wanted to try for a while was pinhole photography. I didn't want to do it on film because it could get expensive, so I built my own pinhole lens. That worked just fine but I didn't really like the idea of having the sensor exposed through a physical hole. I went ahead and bought a Holga Pinhole Lens on eBay for 20-25 euros.
This is the lens I'm trying in this video, where everything is about embracing imperfection.
TGIF! Also, the first Artist Interview of October is here.
Martina Kettner is a film photographer from Austria. I'm a big fan of her work as a whole, but particularly the images she creates with her Holga. Let's learn more about her and her photography!
All images in this post were made by Martina Kettner.
Read MoreCamera: Holga 120N
Film stock: Ilford HP5+
Exposure: 800
Developer: Ilfotec HC
Rainy day at Chain O'Lakes State Park, Indiana.
I love playing around with different photographic techniques and camera gear to create stuff.
Cameras like the Holga, pinhole cameras or techniques like long exposures are fascinating to me. As I've mentioned before, they open a door to a world that you can imagine, and with a little bit of luck, capture with your camera.
Read MoreCamera: Holga 120N
Film stock: Ilford HP5+
Exposure: 800
Developer: Ilfotec HC
I didn't shoot much during the month of March. The end of winter hasn't inspired me enough to get out and create new images.
It was a necessary break though, as I had many videos and images to work on. Now that I'm mostly done with older work, I'm ready for the next adventure.
While I didn't get out much this last month, I did manage to make a few images, almost all of them with the Holga. This one was one of them, of rental boats waiting for busier times this summer in Chain O Lakes State Park, in Northern Indiana.
Why and how this little toy camera, made entirely of plastic and worth almost nothing, can make better images than optically perfect lenses attached to high resolution cameras.
Read MoreScanning color film for the first time in a long time, working hard on printing my work, the Holga is back, and I'm going back to Portland this week.
Read MoreYou might remember I picked up a Holga a few months ago as a way to shoot 120 film when the situation didn't allow me to bring the heavier Bronica along (think of long hikes or very cold temperatures).
The Holga wasn't for me, or I wasn't for the Holga.
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