Holga 120N Test Shots

Holga 120N

Shoot with 400 speed B&W 120 film.

Now I find myself at a crossroads, the camera is really fun to play with but unless I have very steady hands or go thur about 2 more test rolls of film I might not use this camera all the time. The biggest downer is the cost of development, plus the cost of putting the film to digital, plus the cost of the service work. All in all I spent $15 to get these three shots on digital from development :( I'm a poor artist $15 is gold to me. Also the store I'm using is becoming a pain in the ass, they tell you it's going to be $1.49/per 120 neg. to scan (no biggie)... but they don't tell you it's $5 to do the work... WTF. I even gave them my flash drive, seeing it might save money and not get charged for the CD.... bS .grrr... disappointed. Also the pictures were backwards, scanned as color not as B&W and I just spent the last hour editing them to even look this good. Blah too much shit for a simple task.

I know not to let life's little trials hold you back, but WTF. I'm going to have to find a better source to do Medium Format or get prints made and than scan them. Thank God I have a degree in Graphic Arts, and have a good eye for editing pictures.

Yashica Test Roll

Yashica Electro 35 GSN

Used 400 speed Fujica Film. Pictures seem very clear and good colors.

Enjoyed using this camera and hope to create more photos.

August Summer Nights

Since June, I've been working hard. Working hard to achieve my goal to become a F.I.T. student. June and July were long months for me working on my grades and taking 3 classes over the summer. Blah, atleast I got two A's and a B+ :) . As for my photography, I've been lax and putting most of my time to work and school.

But there is light at the end of my tunnel! After my birthday pasted I acquired two new cameras to work with. One is a Yashica electro 35 GSN--Depicted here :

And the other is a Holga 120N Medium Format Camera- Depicted Below:

After a few days I will have my test pictures up.

I find that both cameras are unique in their own ways, the Yashica camera is considered a Rangefinder(this is were you use a viewfinder to look at what you are taking and not the actual lens, unlike the SLRs) I got this lovely camera for helping out a fellow artist and photographing her art work, so that they may become digital. I found that it was quiet hard to take photos of paintings that were behind glass but as you'll see below I seemed to have no problem.

This is Gina's work. It was a pleasure helping her out and I look forward to future business!

After completing my task I deiced to ask Gina if she had any old camera lying around and low and behold she pulls out the Yashica. I found a proper battery for it on RadioShack.com. And hopefully tomorrow the pictures come out great.

As for the Holga 120n I got this little badboy from Kara for my b-day plus film. I've never shot in Medium format or have ever handled the film so, I was nervous about how to load, how to unload, how to handle the film. BUT.. It's a great experience. The only down fall is the film is a bit costly to get put on to cd.... I might get prints and just start scanning them into the computer instead. lol.

Alittle background about the Hogla... Cheap Plastic lens, cheap everything about it. But it's a camera that most professionals use. It has hundreds of different ways to be used and I hope to try all of them lol. Test Pictures will be posted later.

Chris Salucci's Solo Art Show

After a few years I finally meet up with Chris and I have to say his work is very impressive. He had a very enjoyable show and LULU's gallery was delightful. Getting to see his work and be able to see how successful Chris is really inspires me to keep pushing forward with my art.