From 1912 to 1995, Kodak published many versions of a book called How to Make Good Pictures: A guide for the amateur photographer (the title was changed to How to Take Good Pictures in 1974). I found a copy of this book (29th ed. from 1952) in an antique store in Des Moines, IA. I’d only »
Welcome to holgablog, a blog about the world of film photography (with a handful of digital thrown in every so often too!).
Holgapalooza 2010 Deadline Approaches!
The deadline for www.holgapalooza.com is just around the corner! Here is a reminder of this year’s Summer Contest Festivus!
Fun in the Sun-Printing
Some time late last year (OK, Christmas), I got a present called “Sun-Print Paper”. This stuff is basically sold as a “toy” to parents who probably want their kids to get off their console, get out the house, and take in some Sunshine or else.
How to make Cog-Pano’s on your Holga
First things first. The image above was shot on my Holga, and I only manipulated digitally by way of turning it black & white and adding my copyright symbol. Otherwise, this is shown exactly as it was shot, with the image stretching its way across the film plain in a nice wide panoramic and covering [...]
