Holga Shots

I took my Canon 30D with the Holga lens with me this morning and took a few shots.

I’m really starting to like this lens, even though getting the exposure right is a little weird. The camera is set to manual and the aperture on the Holga lens is pretty much fixed, so you have to fiddle around with shutter speed for control.

I find that, at least on the 30D the shots tend to be overexposed and have to bring it down in Lightroom. I’m planning a new photoessay on everyday urban blight. Here’s a sample of the types of photographs the study contains:

There’s a hidden aesthetic in the commonplace and that’s what I hope to capture.

I’ll have a lot more on this in future posts.