Tuesday, April 21, 2009 at 10:35PM | in Holga photos 
Opera House; Sydney, Australia; 2007 © Gabriel Ponzanelli
I'm too tired to write anything coherent, but I wanted to post something before going to sleep. This is another photograph taken with a Holga. It's fun playing with film again.
film, holga, photography, sydney Sunday, April 12, 2009 at 12:17AM | in Holga photos 
Bronte Beach; Sydney, Australia; 2007 © Gabriel Ponzanelli
Another Holga photograph. This is from the first roll of film I put on the camera. I wasn't sure what I was going to get then, but I think it turned out all right. It was shot in black and white and the only post-processing was a slight increase in contrast.
film, holga, photography, sydney Saturday, March 28, 2009 at 3:01PM | in Holga photos
The Sydney Harbour Bridge; Sydney, Australia; 2007 © Gabriel Ponzanelli
I've been playing a lot with a Holga lately. It's a cheap, plastic camera that uses medium format film and is a lot of fun to play with. The lens is also plastic and of very bad quality, so it produces a lot of distortion and focus is all over the place. There is no control over exposure other than a "bright/overcast" button that I don't think does anything really. To make it even worse (or better, depending on how you look at it), the casing isn't really well built and lets some light in randomly. I've found that at least with mine, light leaks depend on how hard I press the camera!
Anyway, all of the defects above are actually what make it fun. Holga's produce a very distinct look that can sometimes be used to an advantage. Of course, it's not to everybody's liking, but I enjoy shooting with it and sometimes really like the results. It's liberating shooting with a camera that all you can do is truly point and shoot.
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