Since Colorado weather can be so unpredictable and can still snow in April I thought I would share a few pictures to cheer everyone up. Last night was interesting with snow, hail, thunder and lighting all at the same time. Angie and I went out last week to take faith our jack russel on a walk. These were shot with my holgaroid and I shot them with 669. Hopefully spring will be back soon here in colorado because we miss you.
What is a holga?
For those of you that dont know what a holga is it is a 30.00 dollar chinese toy camera. For these shots though, a polaroid back was used, instead of 120 medium format film. It was made to provide a cheap camera in the 80′s that would make it easy for the masses to take pictures of events and people. Since then it has been marketed around the world and is often used as a creative camera. The camera is very easy to use with only a few settings to learn, which adds to its appeal. You get to spend more time thinking and composing your shots then worrying about settings. Many of the characteristics of the camera including the heavy vignette and light leaks add to the creative “happy mistakes”.
