I nearly missed out on this gem of a camera at a car boot sale when my sister banned me from buying anything until I had sold at least one item from our own sale. Luckily it was still there when I had! The lady selling it wasn’t sure if it worked, but at just »
How old were you when you first took up photography? What was your first camera? I got my first camera – a Canon Sure Shot – when I was about 13 (although I seem to remember using 110 cameras before that – they must have been the family cameras). I got my first all-manual Ricoh »
Congratulations to Rebecca Pendel for winning HolgaBlog’s Pinhole contest! Here are Rebecca’s winning images: You can see more of Rebecca’s work HERE Thank you to all that entered and watch for more contests soon!
Here are our favorite Holga shots on Flickr from the month of January. Looks like we’re starting the year off right with lots of great photos! We suggest clicking through to that person’s Flickr page to leave a comment and check out the rest of their photos. by fiftyfootshadows . by AvaNiviTava – www.anitafarkas.co.uk Model, »
One of my earliest experiences of photography was actually in a pinhole workshop at High School, so I have fond memories of creating a camera out of an old cake tin and developing my first ever photograph in the squash court (temporary darkroom) that day. I often thought about experimenting more with this style of »
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 »
We’ve added another piece to our all ready awesome puzzle with HolgaDirect.com! Have a little read about our newest sponsor….. 1. How long has HolgaDirect.com been around for? We first started thinking about the idea of HolgaDirect around the middle of 2010. The website only really came together at the very end of 2010 around »
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.
