Interviews with toy camera users

There is an interesting article today and set of interviews about using toy cameras over on Mike Johnston's blog. Check it out.

Taking Holga images using the 'bulb' setting

I have recently tried using the bulb setting to take images with the Holga. By this I mean setting the camera on bulb, but then just snapping away as if the camera were set on normal. I just press the shutter button as I normally would. I am not holding it down for any length of time, although this also sometimes gives pleasing outcomes.

The results are sometimes interesting. Although they are often severely overexposed. As I process the images digitally I can still extract some detail from severely overexposed negatives. These would probably be impossible to print using traditional darkroom methods.

Here are some examples.

Hauling in the nets, Govalam, India


Fisherman carrying basket, Govalam, India


Waiting for the catch, Govalam, India


These were all taken using Ilford XP2 and scanned on an Epson 3200 flatbed scanner using the Epson software.