I wana leica

im working my ass to death today, I have a book (Double Indemnity) and 100 pages of photography history to read today, not to mention paid work as well. Lets hope I just get so far ahead in classes that I pass them all tomorrow and get it over with.

film noir – pentax 67 polaroid

cops and robbers – Polaroid colorpack

two guns arizona – Polaroid colorpack

gingerbread revenge – polaroid colorpack + lens stacking

fairbanks arizona – Polaroid colorpack

death valley – Polaroid colorpack

premonitions in the cemetery – Polaroid colorpack

sara – Polaroid colorpack

record player porn – Polaroid colorpack + lens stacking

I made an old argus brick into a pinhole after I sabotaged it trying to fix the shutter and so far this is about as good as it can do. I’m getting good exposure times but no focus. I know the camera is still for the shots so I’m pretty sure it’s the size of the pinhole or something. Any ideas?

I like using 35 mm in my holga for many reasons. Its so easy to double expose for one and you get those great spockets (if you scan without the negative holder) and between holga character, technical glitches and content you can get some pretty interesting stories rather than one static photo representing one static idea.

I try to take a couple or few photos at a time of one situation, like with the one below, it was Christmas eve and we were stuck in town, unable to go to my mothers for the weekend,(due to the snow). We walked around the neighbourhood, feeling an intense cabin fever and found one restaurant open that served garden burgers. We sat frustrated on the second floor looking out the window and the world that trapped us from enjoying the holidays the way we planned. Between the look on Ross’s face and the street outside, 2 photos that faced opposite directions when taken, I think the message came across, Its not that I planned them that way, they just work out that way with the right “mistake”. As you can see, theres also some guys legs in the photo, no idea whose. I called it Trapped in Paradise, after a great xmas movie I usually watch every year.

This one is less of a story but I liked it anyway. Later on Christmas eve we went downtown and found a Hanukkah party, and made $20 on a magical dreidel. I also used my pentax flash for this one.

This one is best viewed large. Its basically a story of what me, my roommate and mother did on New Years, which turned out to be our late Christmas. I dont remember if I used flash for these, seems like I didnt so I must have told them to sit super still while I propped the camera on something. We sat around watching movies and getting fat on snacks. It was a nice break.

I think I’ll do more of these, maybe with a little more intention if possible.

For reference: I turn the knob 3 times after a shot, so to avoid double exposure I guess 4 or 5 times might be better, seems like allot I know but from expereince thats how its worked out.

One more from the roll:

xmas eve at The Tube

Holga with pro 800Z film , Scanned without the scanner film holder, works wonders!

Holga with pro 800Z film , Winter Storm Blossoms,

Holga with Rolei Retro film and my stand alone pentax flash. Me roommate, the subject of allot of my photos, found this great parking garage so when bored one night around 2 am, the first night of snow, we went and played around with my holga. My roomate is holding my Regula Sprinty, one of my favorite cameras It takes photos very much like my Lomo Smena 8 but sadly the shutter speed is jammed and I’m stuck shooting at 125th. I may get another one on ebay just because its so fun.

You can use any flash that doesnt use a pc sync cord with a holga, but beware that you attach it well, My last nice flash went flying off my camera onto some concrete because it just wouldnt clamp into place and well, I was a little tipsy. I havent yet droped a camera from my hands so I concider myself lucky still. My new flash is better anyways and I can use it with every camera I have one way or another. I got a little hotshoe adaptor with a pc sync cord so I can use it with my lomo smena but sadly my sync input is broken off , looks like im going to ebay for a new smena as well.