A while ago I posted some photos I'd taken on my trip to Prague. However, it wasn't just my beloved 5D that came with me, I also took my Holga for it's first trip out.
For those of you wondering, a Holga is basically a very, very simple camera made entirely out of plastic. You focus it by choosing the picture of one person, three people or a tree. Choosing your aperture is a matter of choosing the picture of the sun, or a cloud. As you can imagine, there is a lot of pointing the camera at things and hoping for the best.
Much of what came back from the lab. was, frankly, rubbish! However, there were a few shots that, with a bit of Photoshop TLC, were magic. There is a "sweet spot" in the lens, which means only a certain point is ever in focus, the camera leaks light onto the film creating weird artifacts and it's incredibly easy to double expose frames. The results are photographs that you simply couldn't create any other way.
Now I'm really tempted to crack this open on a wedding! Don't worry, I'm not suggesting replacing my thousands of pounds worth of digital kit with a camera that cost... oh I think about £15. But I do think it could create some really beautiful and original wedding photographs. So, next time I find myself with a spare moment during a wedding, I may just get out my Holga...
