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Ireland on Film

I started my photography by shooting film before I was a teenager.  The analog process continues to this day because there's something about its execution, its developments, and its aesthetic that captures the hearts of thousands of people across the globe.  My affinity for film photography remains despite my heavily digital workflow.  I even keep an "emergency" film camera in my car at all times.

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Film from the Beach

I don't shoot film too often, but it's been on my to-do list of things to incorporate more into my work for the upcoming year.  I keep my plastic Holga "toy" camera in the car, and sometimes I'll throw another film camera in my purse or my camera bag, although my medium format Mamiya 645 1000s is often a brick to pack. Black and white film was the go-to when I was in school, but nowadays I do...

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Holga Discoveries

I have film, but I don't use it terribly often.  But every time I get film back from the developer, it's a little surprise that's been waiting for months to be opened!  Recently I sent two rolls of Holga film to my usual specialty film developers, Dorian Color Lab in Arlington, MA.  Within a week I got my film back in the mail, and it was beautiful!  This film had been unfinished for months. The...

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More Summer Holgas

Hurricane, Nor'easter, first snow... We've had a rough transition into November and I'm sure everyone can feel winter around the corner. I've been breaking out winter coats and boots, but I long for the warm summer weather. Well, in the spirit of warmer weather and summer sunshine I took a look back at some of the Holga film I took towards the end of the summer. Although all three of these frames...

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Summer Holgas

I shot several rolls of film between May and August this summer, and I have to say I was pretty happy with the results! Anyone who has read previous posts may remember I wanted to put the mask back in my Holga to prevent too much light leak and lens flare. Although it was pretty cool and lo-fi at times, I wasn't 100% thrilled with the effect, especially when using color film which just resulted in...

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