Holga Class: Travel Edition

The first two rolls I shot for my Holga class were from our Florida vacation in February. Out of the 24 exposures, I got 11 that I like, which I think is pretty good! I'm really excited to keep shooting this summer now that I have kind of an idea of what I can get with my cameras.
Accidental double exposure of Hogsmeade. I really love it!

Pier at Daytona Beach Shores.
The Varsity in Atlanta. My first holga shot ever! I'm really proud that it is in focus!
Savannah Georgia
Back in the Day Bakery, with a light leak
Creepy pier in Lake Monroe.
The Varsity again
Middle of nowhere, Georgia
I love how dreamy this spanish moss looks. I can't remember where I took this. I love the soft blur on the right side.  I've got some color film now that I can't wait to shot! Sadly, I have to send that off to get developed since I don't have access to a color darkroom. 

Snapshots.

I almost always have my dslr with me, and sometimes I'll end up with random little shots of a few days that I don't know how to share. So I'm just going to post them all together! A few days ago we were back at Lone Wolf for Travis' last session on his horror half sleeve! It has been three years in the making! 

I walked over to the darkroom while they were getting started. I stopped at JJ's of course to get some over priced snacks. I always regret it later. But their sign is cute.

Chemicals.
I was working on my final project. Rubber cement and toners.
Sadly it didn't work out like I planned.
But it was fun to play with the toners.
On my way back I walked to Ben and Jerry's. It was free cone day! I got mint chocolate chunk.

I really love this building every time I see it. I hope something awesome goes in there, and it doesn't just get torn down. If you are in Nashville, this is right were great Escape used to be.

And here he is! Cute bandages and all, haha. I told him to look triumphant.

We also went to a going away party for my friend Ashley. She is moving to New York. Across the street from the party was this cute horse. Lauren (whose house it was) pets this dude all the time. He was so cute.

I love the hand sneaking in from the side, haha!

The only other pictures I took were of this impressive grill. It belongs to Josh, in the blue. All the guys were around it cooking meat, it was very manly. On the bottom left you can see Travis and my Smart Dogs. Not as manly. 

Smart dogs are pretty awesome if you cook them on the grill. We watched the muppets on a screen outside, then the party turned into "have you seen this funny youtube video?" which I love. I got to see lots of people that I really like, but don't see much. It was really fun!

And that's it! Travis and I are off to some estate sales this morning. I'm hoping to get a color wheel for my aluminum Christmas trees. I'm not very hopeful, because they took the picture off the listing, but the sale looks good so we're going to go anyway. I love it when I work late on Thursdays!

Holga Class!

I learned how to scan film this week, so here are some of the images I've gotten with my holga! I love being able to scan them and see what I got, without having to make prints of every single one.
One of the few double exposures I haven't over exposed so far.
My dogwood tree. I like the weird focus, it was an accident.
In my backyard. I love a light leak of course.
Majestic Priscilla.
Accidental double exposure that I really like. Close up of weeds + wider shot of the back yard.
And some more dogwood. I'm getting the hang of it, and am starting to be able to predict what I'll get. Too bad the darkroom will be closed all summer. 

Holga Class Update

I guess I should update you on my Alternative Photo Techniques class. I have really enjoying being in a dark room again, even if I do get really frustrated most of the time. I always want to be really good at something right away and there is a lot of trial and error when developing photos.There is something relaxing about the film developing process. All the measuring and timing.

One of the first things we did was make pictograms. You make them by placing items on the photo paper and exposing them to light. So like making a print, but not using a negative. This is my favorite of the ones I did. It is using some fabric flowers, buttons, and a silly alligator comb.

I haven't gotten any great prints yet. I've got a few more rolls to develop. The lab is closed this week for spring break so I need to shoot for my final project. I haven't even really decided what to do yet. Here are some pictures from my first roll. You can see there is a light leak in the bottom right of my camera. 

This one is from the second camera. I learned that taking lots of far away pictures isn't a great way to figure out how the camera works. And I was really over compensating for the fact that the view finder isn't connected to the actual lens. Hopefully I'll get something more interesting soon. I want to try some double exposures with one of the rolls.

Holga Class!

Did I tell you that I am taking a class? It called Holga Camera and Alternate Photo Techniques.  I was crying a river about how I needed something creative to do when a friend from high school posted on Facebook that she had some spots left in her Holga class. I kinda felt like it was sign, since I had won that gold Holga from I Just Might Explode. So I signed up and I'm so happy I did!Here are my two cameras. It is really been challenging for me already. With a Holga you can't be a perfectionist. The charm is the imperfection. I also can't take 350 pictures a day with it, I've got either 12 or 16 chances. I'm trying not to freak out about it! The class is 10 weeks, and we are developing our own film. AND after the class I can rent the dark room and continue to develop my own film. I'm really looking forward to that.

I took both cameras on my trip this past week (oh man I can't wait to start posting my pictures!!), with different speeds of film. I took notes on most of the photos I took so hopefully a few will turn out, and i will be able to figure out why some didn't. I tried not to put too much pressure on myself. We'll see how I do once the film is developed.

I'll try to post my results once a week!
I really can't wait to see what I get!