I presently have eight Holga cameras, six of which shot 120, one uses 35mm and one is digital. I really enjoy the aesthetic that you can get from Holga's and I love how they strip down all your decisions to the very basics and encourage your creativity, this is due to both the lack of …
Holga Week 2022 – Day One
Holga Week is an annual photographic event that celebrates the humble Holga and runs from the 1st to the 7th of October. I frequently miss it, so this year I made a concerted attempt to take part as I have a number of Holgas and love messing with them. They say that if you can …
Pinhole Workshop with ID11 Photography Studio
A couple of weeks ago I attended a Pinhole Workshop hosted by ID11 Photographic Studio in Marlay Park, Dublin. We made our cameras from boxes and took one negative image and one positive image. I would highly recommend a course with this Photography Studio, they mentioned that they will be teaching some other alternative processes …
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Jollylook Camera
I received my Jollylook camera a few weeks ago, which was a project that I was enthusiastic about, however, the Jollylook camera project has been a complete saga from start to finish. When I saw this project on Kickstarter I was really excited about it, it was a fun, quirky project, which is the kind …
What is Pinhole Photography
Due to the time needed to take a pinhole photo as well as the fact that Pinhole photography is lensless photography and uses a small pinhole sized hole instead of a lens to help you focus the light, the images are softer and more blurry, however, everything is in focus from close up to the …
How To Make a Pinhole Camera
Building a pinhole camera is a quick and easy project to complete, I will cover the more traditional methods as well as including links to instructions and camera models that you can 3d print. It is best to use pinholes in bright conditions, though you can use it in more overcast conditions, it just takes …
Solarography Project
A couple of years ago, I made a series of pinhole cameras out of 35mm film canisters and stuck them to the inside of a window in my house for six months. This was the first time I had ever made a pinhole camera, which is surprisingly easy. I needed to cut photo paper to …
Diana Day
Saturday the 4th of August this year is Diana Day, where you are encouraged to grab a Diana camera or a Diana clone and shoot some film, then you can upload your photos over the rest of August using the hashtag #dianaday. This is the second time that Diana Day has been celebrated in an …
Camera Obscura
Pinhole photography works on the basis of the camera obscura, which is the oldest form of camera and photography and thereby makes pinhole photography an ancient technique. The definition of camera obscura is "a darkened box with a convex lens or aperture for projecting the image of an external object on to a screen inside, a …
Pinhole Apps
When I was putting together my list of Pinhole Photography Resources, it was an oversight on my behalf to not include any apps, so I have decided to dedicate a post to them. These are Apps that I have used and think are beneficial to a photographer. Some of these may seem very expensive, but, …
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