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 »
June11, 2011 – July 6, 2011 LightBox Photographic Gallery is pleased to announce the call for submissions for our second annual Plastic Fantastic Show. This group show celebrates LightBox’s love for photographic images made with plastic “toy” cameras. We have established this show to be held every year to celebrate the gallery’s anniversary. The first Plastic »
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 »
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 »
The ever magical world of film photography, in the digital age, never ceases to present methods of experimentation insipred by the ideas of photographers since Nicéphore Niépce fashioned the first permanent mirror images from a homemade camera obscura in the early 1800s. Capturing light as an image is a beautiful craft that, in order to be understood, »
Click the images to see them in all of their pinhole glory! Enter your 3 FREE images for the pinhole contest here!
View ALL of the pinhole contest submissions here! We are so excited, we couldn’t wait until tomorrow!!! Prize: Holga 135mm Pinhole (provided by Holga Inspire) , print of the winning image to the winner, grab bag of 35mm film and an upcoming POTM to be published in late spring. Rules: 1.) Image must be shot »
I love my Diana. I love every moment, every experiment, every light-leak’y and blurry image, every dark cornered and soft-focused picture, every perfect and imperfect photograph that the awesome box has taken so far- I simply love my Diana. And I love medium format film. I am not sure whether it is the backing paper, »
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.
