"When you use a Holga, the images come out different all the time. The more wear-and-tear on the camera results in more unique and beautiful shots. My two Holga cameras have been everywhere and are beaten up."
"Well we continue to be surprised by the great reviews we have been getting of our Digital Holga lens kits that we have available at the HolgaDirect online store. The latest review to hit the (virtual) shelves is from CNET who we found were very interested in getting to grips with the Digital equivalent of the Holga cameras that we all know and love."
The first in our Digital Holga How-To series. This first article is designed to help you get the best out of your Close Up and Macro Lenses on a Digital Holga lens. Chris Nitz is our guest Photographer who has written this great guide on using these lenses.
"Here at HolgaDirect we have our own selection of favourite websites to watch for great new and cool interesting products. 'Get Addicted To' is one of those sites that we love to check out for not only their reviews of cool gadgets and uber-trendy designs but also their coverage of happenings in the art and design worlds. And when 'Get Addicted To' told us that they really wanted to run a feature on our Digital Holga Ultimate Kit we jumped at the chance. "
DigitalRev run a great video channel on Youtube. Recently they took one of our Holga lenses for Digital Camera's for a spin!
I love the square format – it’s so clean and decisive. And the simplicity of plastic cameras allows me to work from of place of intuition, responding directly to the things that move me. I also feel that the sharp center and fading edges that Holgas provide come closer to the perspective with which we actually see/perceive/experience the world, depicting more of a “mind’s eye view”, if you will.
"I have two main subjects, and the style varies with the subject. When I shoot people, it's very much 'from the hip' (sometimes literally so). I like street photography, so I tend to take the photos fast and by instinct. I also photograph buildings and urban landscapes - there, I take more time to shoot, but again it's more by instinct than by careful consideration."
We are sure that by now everyone is aware of the recent disaster in Japan. For anyone outside Japan it is only through the media of video and images that we can even begin to understand the scale of such a terrible event.
"Study art, not just photographers, then just shoot all the time. Analyze photos or paintings you admire and try to figure out how they did it. Study light. Shoot some more. Forget about what everyone else thinks about your work - as long as you're happy with what you're shooting the right audience will find you."
We recently found this great short film from film-maker Jim Elson about Holga Photography. It features the photographers Ghee Dondlinger and Mathias Meyer. After a quick viewing we thought it would be great to have the video shown here at HolgaDirect.