Have you ever heard the famous words of Dr Johnson “When two Englishmen meet, their first talk is of the weather.”? Maybe you have or maybe you haven’t, or maybe you have never worried about stereotypes. Well, whatever the case may be, on one splendid day in June at Burghley House, Lincolnshire, UK there were »
We all know that kodachrome was dropped by the brilliant folks over at Kodak a little while ago and that the last roll was developed by Dwayne’s Photo at the end of 2010. As sad as it is, in some weird way, I understand. Left with a box full of kodachrome and nothing to do »
The nude has been a long standing structure in the art world for centuries. It has, as with nude photography, been seen as iconic, invasive, perverse and beautiful all at the same time. In its most tasteful form, nude photography tends to lean towards black and white as opposed to color, perhaps this is in »
Picture this: A rainy Sunday afternoon, a train ticket, a camera, several rolls of film and an idea that might sound rather strange, but deeply inspired by some thoughts on photography – Just another normal day in the life of Lisa. Well…. Lend me your eyes and ears: I use the medium of photography to »
I’d never used a pinhole camera before, so I was excited for Holga Blog’s Pinhole January. I had big plans to make a 120 pinhole camera from scratch and present you with the schematics and results, but it turns out building one takes work, dedication and time commitment, all of which are in short supply »
I love all things do-it-yourself especially with photography so I was really looking forward to getting started with the DIY ‘all included’ camera kit I got given! It was apparently very cheap so I wasn’t expecting miracles but knew I would enjoy the process nonetheless! After reading through the manual and setting up the wooden »
Browsing eBay, I stumbled across some gorgeous pinhole cameras made by Cezary Bartczak, who kindly agreed to answer some questions for Holgablog…
Going for a Pinhole Walk
Not just any old photowalk – something a little different, more interesting. One sunny Sunday morning in November we set off to the local park to go on a lensless wander.
Gifts for the Camera Lover
Our selection of some of the finest hand-made items to please every camera fan.
New Panoramic Holga camera
The Holga 120 PAN – a double-width, panoramic beast in the same vein as the pinhole-based 120 WPC, but with a 90mm lens propped proudly on the front.
