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 »
The New Year is upon us! 2010 is yesterday’s snow and 2011 is innocent, bright and beautiful. A story that keeps repeating itself every 365 days or so. Hooray for celebrations and a Happy New Year to all! However, those kind of celebrations are quite often overshadowed by this nagging feeling of New-Year-Resolutions and critical-thinking »
For some time I wanted to experience and talk about it. And there’s no better time than the Polaroid week!. I already know some of the characteristics of highly expired film (gelatin silver BW film), but I felt very curious to know what can happen within those packs of Polaroid peel a part. For this »
The first thought I had about the reasons to own an instant camera was to do it as a list. Then I though that the only reasons I could come up with were “well, why not?” “You’d be silly not to get some” and “cause I said”. So another idea popped into my head. Why »
Not your mother’s brew. It didn’t take me long to decide to convert you all to developing with coffee! I know what you may be thinking – ok that’s a lie – but suppose I can imagine it’s something along the lines of, “Huh?” …And finally, the highlight of it all: the end result with your negatives stained a lovely sepia tone.
i’m starting this out with a disclaimer: i am very new at this whole film thing and this is by no means the ideal way to develop film. it’s simply an explanation of how i do it, and perhaps can serve as a rough guide of how to get started from zero. that said, if »
as far as i can tell, i’m the newbie of this group. of course, i did a lot of point-and-shoot with 35mms growing up (and polaroids for a copule of years). i always enjoyed it and thought i took better pictures than my parents, but i wouldn’t say i was really *into* it. my awesome »
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.
