By now you’ve undoubtedly all heard about Lomography, the beautifully imperfect world of toy cameras and film photography. Maybe you’ve tried your hand at it, shot a couple of rolls then lost interest in it, or you really enjoyed the inherent carefree qualities of lomography, but were less than impressed with your photos. Either way, here’s a handful of quick […]
Tag: Holga
Holga is a medium format camera designed by Lee Ting-Mo in 1982, in Hong Kong. It was initially available with black and white film and the intention was to provide an inexpensive camera to the working class people to capture portraits and events.
The camera itself is a low cost build and the resulting images display vignetting, blur, light leaks and other distortions. The holga look was quite famous among even serious photographers and they began using it for their surrealistic rendering of images.
Most Holga cameras come with a plastic lens, with a focal length of 60mm and use the zone focus system resulting in soft images in general. In 2015, the Holga 120, a digital version of the Holga camera was introduced. It has a glass optic with variable aperture settings, low noise CMOS sensor and 8 megapixel resolution.
Some people love them and some people hate them, but whatever your tastes you should probably know a little about the vignette effect in photography. A vignette photo has edges that fade to either white or black, typically gradually, although it can be an effect that is used dramatically as well. This effect can be […]
“Haters gonna hate” is an Internet meme that I’m sure everyone has seen at some point. When there are a group of people large enough to actually hate something that usually means they are scared, jealous, envious or don’t understand what it is they are hating. The iPhone has changed how hundreds of millions of […]
While most of us cringe at the possibility of encountering these creatures, some clever photographers see the potential in capturing their image. This collection of photographs of jellyfish might have you looking for an underwater camera housing too, though some of them are taken from the comfort of a glass enclosure at a local aquarium! […]
Getting out into the country is always a great opportunity for a photographer. When you find a field full of hay bales, it’s also a great time to pull over and grab some shots. We think this collection is fun and will have you packing up the car for a country drive. Evening Haying by […]
