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...
The results are in! And both of my entries were accepted!I try to submit regularly to art exhibitions and calls for entry. It keeps me on point and gives me an outlet for my fine art work. I received notification from the Artists' Cooperative Gallery of Westerly that both of my entries, "Foam Edge" and "Galilee Panoramic #1" were accepted into their upcoming Regional Art Exhibit, which is held...
Got some more film back from the lab! More medium format Holga pictures for you all to enjoy! Took it out to the beach one day, and stopped by the side of the road to shoot a magnolia tree as well. Still learning on this simple little plastic camera, but still loving it! I had some trouble with these two rolls, it seemed most of the shots on both rolls have a bit of seeing-double-syndrome going...
I received a plastic camera for Christmas, a Holga 120N. It's beautifully simple to use and takes a lot of the thinking and over-thinking out of photography. It reduces the photographer to pure artist creating art: observe, aim, capture. Of course, because of its lack of bells and whistles, exposures might not quite be what you expected. I'm told to expect light leaks and the "focusing" is really...
