Film Photography – the Holga

Those who have used a Holga know what a character it is; those who haven't heard of it need to get one and try it out. The Holga is a gem. Medium format, 120 film. Completely plastic camera - plastic body, plastic lens. Operation is as simple as it gets - exposure is 1/100 or… Continue reading Film Photography – the Holga

Mountsberg and Kodak Portra

In my last post I talked about using film again and showed a few shots taken in black and white. Now b&w can cover up many sins and mistakes but colour can be a little less forgiving, so the next challenge I set myself was to see what the 'new' F90x could actually do with… Continue reading Mountsberg and Kodak Portra

Film Photography

I don't know why I would go back to shooting film again. A couple of months ago I found my old F60 and it still had a roll of film in it, only half-shot. I wondered, this last decade of shooting digital, of learning how to shoot, had it actually made me a better photographer?… Continue reading Film Photography