Check that site out. Its slow now but it will be great in a short time. Like it on facebook, follow it however you can. It's taking off. And I like hyping it because (not only am I a contributing photographer but) some of the photographers on the site are SICK! There are some aussies posting pics of crazy rocks and a dump filled with laundry machines (wtf?) among other things, some Canadians, Americans, girls, boys, good, bad, photos blah blah blah just click the link its painless...
And that first photo is definitely my favorite multiple exposure success (mostly because I was handholding in a dark room with people dancing around me). The Easy Star All-Stars blew my mind, playing for over two hours, taking requests from the people at the show, and infusing us all with positive energy!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGU_JJroVms
Big tune!!
click on it
I just love how long the physical piece of film is and how dope the lights are...Holga's are a gamble, they force you into shooting shots for different reasons than you normally would shoot shots with say a 35mm SLR or a digital SLR...the aesthetics are different, the process is different, the final product is different.
It's something you can just feel when you first take a look at your negatives, holding them up to the light or running them over a light board, seeing light pass through in different colors. You can't just take back a click of the shutter like you can with digi. 12 shots is a whole different game than god only knows how many gigs your camera's flash card can hold. Four possible permutations on the Holga, infinitely more with a jpeg and photoshop. You must see something in your head before you take off the lens-cap with a Holga.
After a while your eyes just intuitively tune into situations where a successful exposure could occur. But it takes your entire life to hone as you experience different cameras/lenses and light situations (i.e. flash/no flash, inside/outside, direct/indirect, etc.) Some photographers like to overcomplicate things with extra gear and whatnot. What works for some does not for others.
For now two settings are a relief to me. f8 or f11, 1/60th or bulb. Effectively controlling light in concise parameters. Either it works or it does not.
It all comes down to the essence of photography for me. And that would be?
(in some deep way)
simply light!
!! I love lamp !!
Here's some more off OMOR. Enjoy!
"Carb Loading" from Steve
"The Tip 2" from Emily in Alice Springs.
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