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...
Welcome to your new Photo Blog segment, Photographer's FAQ! Our first discussion: Cameras (specifically the ones I use)So one of the biggest questions people ask me when they realize I'm a photographer and I use cameras is: Canon or Nikon?!As if this is actually a life or death question...Well, I use Nikon, but not out of any serious disappointment with Canon. It's simply the camera I started...
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...
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...
I've had some film sitting in my camera that I keep with me in the car. It took a while for me to finish a roll. The finished roll would sit on my desk but one roll wouldn't be worth shipping out to my developer. It took me a while to finish at least 2 rolls to ship out. The developer is so great, and they returned the film within a week and a half from the day I shipped it. But then the America's...
