Multiple Holga

I made the shot above by exposing 3 6x6cm frames over one section of Fuji NP400 120 film. This is a process that is very easy with a £20 Chinese Holga, impossible with a £5000 Canon digital. I scanned the image at a relatively low 800 dpi, but this is fine for web use. I did a few small adjustments in Aperture 3 – increased the contrast slightly, darkened the blacks and added a green tint. These are all things that I’d do if I was actually printing it in a darkroom (for anyone born after about 1987, search ‘darkroom’ on Google for more information…)

13 responses to “Multiple Holga”

rhymesbythereams

July 17, 2012 at 3:13 pm

I miss darkrooms, It took me a while to adjust to the digital-ness of it all…but I’m getting there

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Trevor

July 17, 2012 at 3:17 pm

Glad to see you working the Holga, and it’s also good to see an analog-digital workflow example as well. There aren’t enough analog shooters these days!

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nickgphoto

July 17, 2012 at 3:43 pm

Viva film advance levers!

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1. Phil Kneen Photography
  
  July 17, 2012 at 3:45 pm
  
  Amen to that!
  
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Luddy’s Lens

July 17, 2012 at 5:32 pm

“…impossible with a £5000 Canon digital.’

Zing!

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bentchilliphotography

July 17, 2012 at 10:59 pm

oh this is neat!

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Steven Dempsey

July 18, 2012 at 1:57 pm

LOL, your darkroom comment gave me a good laugh this morning Phil. Your work has helped inspire me to shoot film. I’m currently shooting a few roles on a Canon 35mm camera while I wait for my “new” Hasselblad 500c/m to arrive 🙂

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1. Phil Kneen Photography
  
  July 18, 2012 at 2:00 pm
  
  Excellent!
  
  I’m looking at another ‘blad….I had one for a while, but sold it because I thought I didn’t like the square format. But I do.
  
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2. Phil Kneen Photography
  
  July 18, 2012 at 3:51 pm
  
  The UK£ price has gone WAY up on Hasselblad gear.
  
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Rick @ HolgaDirect

July 19, 2012 at 10:38 am

Very nice image and work!

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Steven Olson

August 1, 2012 at 8:08 pm

I was examining some of your content on this website and I believe this site is real instructive! Keep on posting.

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Sam

August 29, 2012 at 9:08 pm

I randomly came across your site and already like your scans. Would you mind sharing your scan workflow and settings in VueScan? I really had trouble getting it right and I ended up just using the Epson scan software from my V600. Thanks.

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1. Phil Kneen Photography
  
  August 29, 2012 at 9:35 pm
  
  Yes, of course. I’ll post them in the next couple of days (I’m just away from my computer at the moment)
  
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