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Showing posts with label holga. Show all posts
Showing posts with label holga. Show all posts
few words
ramshackle movie theatre/alton,illinois
-nothing changes,if nothing changes.
GOD grant me the serenity to accept the things i cannot change,courage to change the things i can and the wisdom to know the difference.-reinhold niebuhr
few words,enormous impact.
urban nomad
this image was taken by genz in Thailand using a Lomo LC-A.
"On the road.
And off the road.
In the air and on the sea.
Underground, round the block, over the hills, and far away.
Whether you’re traveling to the ends of the Earth or the end of the block, we want to see an analog photographic documentary of your comings and goings – and a lot of solid reasons for why the hell you left your doorstep in the first place."
so much fun and inspiration here,a great way to spend a rainy morning!
my little corner
holgamerge
these are a few of my photos taken the weekend of michelle bates
workshop a couple of months ago. i recently discovered the photomerge
tool in ps3 and thought that i would gather these 4 images to cast your
glance towards my friend cynthia...the tall,gorgeous brunette with the holga.
cynthia was on holiday last weekend and carried her toy camera with her,
see her wonderful results here
check out cynthia's new etsy shop
OH! and her too too faux talents...be prepared to ooooh & aaaahhhh!
out to play
holga image/st.louis basilica grounds
"no hurt survives for long
without our help, she said
& then she kissed
me & sent me out
to play again
for the rest
of my life."
brian andreas, Traveling Light
StoryPeople on youTube
heaven knows
holga images heaven leaking.enter here.transfiguration.
this was the scene a few weeks ago.
my niece and godchild, anne and her twin amy were confirmed
in the most breathtakingly stunning surroundings of
the st.louis cathedral basilica...mere words cannot
come close to describing this spectacular masterpiece.
take a minute to view just a taste here
home away from home
rock paper scissors
833 s. main st. saint charles,mo.63301
b/w holga image
magic wand
paint bucket
66% opacity tie dye pattern
hard light
: )
833 s. main st. saint charles,mo.63301
b/w holga image
magic wand
paint bucket
66% opacity tie dye pattern
hard light
: )
just one word
nicknackitarian
i know.
one word is not enough to describe who you are.
but try.
one word...today,at this minute,what would it be?
visit this challenge over at artsmiths
curious? one word.
mainly on main
image of one of the many great old buildings on main st. in st.chuck,mo.
altered a tad in ps elements....
simple color w/simple brush
again with the lens flare...love that
scritch scratches
an actual thumb print
short attention span post
seems all i have time for these days.
but i like to keep things fresh,so here are
a few of my recent holga images,with and
without a bit of tweeking.
see my ARTSMITHS article here
cemetery in boschertown
6cmx4.5cm format,multi exposure
brody at rps
6cmx4.5cm format/unretouched
the grand theatre in alton,il
6cmx4.5cm format/solarized in ps e
but i like to keep things fresh,so here are
a few of my recent holga images,with and
without a bit of tweeking.
see my ARTSMITHS article here
cemetery in boschertown
6cmx4.5cm format,multi exposure
brody at rps
6cmx4.5cm format/unretouched
the grand theatre in alton,il
6cmx4.5cm format/solarized in ps e
the plastic camera in a nutshell
"michelle's toys"/holga/denise lombardozzi
this is an image from my contact sheet from the toy camera
workshop weekend i shared with some very generous,lively
folks over at the foundry art centre and the st.charles community
college photo lab.
so much information was laid out to be had,it could have gone on
and on for days,weeks,months and i would have absorbed all that
was so freely given!
i am working on a little "article" for the artsmiths blog that will be
loaded with links,ideas,thoughts and a few of my amateur images.
look for it soon!
in the meantime,special holga thanks to michelle bates & mark fisher!
michelle bates/flash holga
denise lombardozzi
THE GRAND alton,illinios /holga/denise lombardozzi 2008
The Foundry Art Centre
March 28, 2008 – May 9, 2008
Reception, Friday, March 28: 6-9 p.m.
Unrefined Light: Image-Making with Plastic Cameras and their Friends
"This juried exhibit was open to all two- and three-dimensional artwork that incorporated the sometimes surreal, quirky images created by plastic cameras, homemade or commercial pinhole devices, Lensbabies, Holgaroids, and all similar "toy" camera manifestations.Artists in every genre were encouraged to think "outside the box" of their primary medium and join in this exploration of the Magic of Plastic."
ps elements pre-school
still playing,still learning.holga photo altered in ps e 3.
vintage cameras
crumpled paper
mechanical fun
holgalicious
denise lombardozzi " i call this tree " 10.07
michelle bates "shadow & sky"
the foundry art centre
March 28, 2008 – May 9, 2008
Reception, Friday, March 28: 6-9 p.m.
Unrefined Light: Image-Making with Plastic Cameras and their Friends
"This juried exhibit is open to all two- and three-dimensional artwork that incorporates the sometimes surreal, quirky images created by plastic cameras, homemade or commercial pinhole devices, Lensbabies, Holgaroids, and all similar "toy" camera manifestations. Artists in every genre are encouraged to think "outside the box" of their primary medium and join in this exploration of the Magic of Plastic." Juror Michelle Bates.
Michelle has been a passionate photographer since she was young, and learned her way around a camera in 1991 at the Maine Photographic Workshops, where she first discovered the Holga. Michelle's book, "Plastic Cameras: Toying with Creativity" was published in late 2006 by Focal Press."
i am verrry excited about this upcoming show and workshop that michelle will be teaching at the foundry art centre here in st. charles, mo. pat,fran & tony if you are reading this we should make a weekend of it and soak it all in! let me know! d
this is a picture of a bookstore window that i snapped one day in october,when i took my new toy camera on its maiden voyage.this store is located on a street in a very bohemian part of town so i knew that no
matter what,i would have no shortage of subjects & scenes to shoot,so shoot i did.out of the 16 shots i was going to take,i knew some would be "iffy" given the nature of the camera and the amateur.one must always remember to take the lens cap off...that is rule #1,you live,you learn(i have since tossed the lens) so out of those 16 shots,i got 5 photos...but those 5 are darn good if i do say so myself!there were not as many light leaks as i was hoping for,but the vignetting(darkness & distortion around the edges)was very satisfying!my favorite feature on this camera is the ability to take multiple exposures..."one of the most beloved features of the holga.as the advance wheel is not controlled,it's easy to take as many exposures as you like in one single frame. take as many exposures as you like in one single frame!!!!!!! each click of the shutter lever will yield one additional exposure." low tech cool.
the pictures here are exactly how they came to me,no fixing or altering,(except for the quote i added on the bookshop window)just good old raw photography! i happen to know that angela & sarah are lomo lovers...anybody else out there?
my goal is to spend much more playtime with my plastic cameras and continue to be inspired by these noteworthy sites:light leaks magazine
lomographic society
my toy camera gallery
toy camera
holga 120 cfn
pop9
action sampler
nancy rexroth
harvey stein
edgewise
"first fruits" from my holga 120 cfn
alot of overlapping frames and multiple exposures,not
alot of light leaks...this time
using fuji pro 400h 120 color print film
images from exploring the delmar loop
satisfying results,can't wait to experiment more!
loopy test drive
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