i’ve recently passed the 100 photos on a girl and her holga – which for someone as disorganised as me, it’s a true feat :)
here are some of my recent favourites, a bit from all over slovenia:
(while posting, i’ve noticed the last 3 photos were taken in borders with other countries. in a country this small, you meet these invisible lines quite often :) )
i love the holga. it’s ultra-light, therefore perfect to carry everywhere on my bag. it doesn’t need batteries, which means less things to remember. it looks old at first glance, but once people touch it and realise it’s made of plastic, nobody takes it seriously. there are only 12 or 16 photos per roll, making you focus on what you want on each single picture. and it’s so simple and stripped of “options” that not much can go wrong.
adjust focus, shoot, advance film.
perfect.
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you make me want to pick up all my cameras again :)
Que lindas!! adoro o desfocado da última! Que rolo é que usas?
hey i was browsing camera stores and came across these holga cams (link)and thought of your photos! (thats why i came to this post :P) they do look interesting, and what do you mean ‘it doesnt need batteries’?? do they use regular films like the old days film camera? (but those ones dont produce square photos.. am confused!) i am soooooooooo thinking to get one knowing that it’s cheap and cute :D
do they print square photos like you have here at regular photo shops?
hey ilyani!
the cameras on that page are not holgas, but other cameras that are “lomo style” (plastic & cheap). the holga is a particular camera within this group, and it looks like this: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Lomography-Lomo-HSK121FNP-Camera-Starter/dp/B000LNC9HS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1289423266&sr=8-1
an holga doesn’t need batteries, unless you want to use the flash. it’s completely manual. :) usually, it takes film that is specific for medium format – it’s called the 120 format. this produces square photos, about 12 per roll. these are an example: http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Delectronics&field-keywords=120+film&x=0&y=0
you can develop and print these photos in your normal photography shop, just like with a 35mm roll :)
if you get a special adapter (second photo on the product images here: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Holga-120N-120-35mm-Kit/dp/B00379AXQ2/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1289423522&sr=1-2), your holga can also use rolls of 35mm (the normal photography rolls) and take normal photos. i have one but i don’t use it very often – i really like the square photos!
i hope i’ve helped a bit. let me know if you have questions, i’d be happy to help!