Tag: dianacamera

One reason to record

Bike at Dusk

Over at my other blog, I recently asked myself, “why record at all”. I didn’t have an answer to it until I looked at some old photos like the one above.

I like that photo, taken using a Diana camera of a wooden wall I made. The wall wasn’t very good: I didn’t know enough and didn’t have enough resources to make it properly. As a result, it flopped around and was prone to getting wrecked when a high wind came along. No matter. I was proud I could make that then. And I was happy with the way this photo came out. I am still proud and happy about that.

The record — in this case a photo — reminds me of what I am capable of. It states: you could do that again.  At a time when one is plagued by negative self-talk, a record can provide a voice to drown out the negativity. A record can be a voice of encouragement.

There are many good reasons to make a record in any form. A record that can help you regain your better self is surely a good reason to make it.

 

Some thoughts on using the Digital Holga

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I bought a digital Holga for two reasons (some time ago):

  1. I love the images produced by cameras like the Diana camera and hoped the digital Holga would give me similar images
  2. I was happy to have digital images and not have to deal with film

Alas, my thoughts on the camera are similar to the ones expressed here. The images I captured were disappointing. I didn’t get what I had hoped for despite taking photos in a variety of light sources.

It’s true, you can make it better with with Adobe Lighthouse, as that piece argues. That kinda defeats the purpose of having the camera, to me.

If you are going to get one, then read this review: it is good for helping you understand the device.

Here are some of my photos. If you want to see more photos of this sort, this section of Flickr can help.

Finally, this here talks about the Holga in general.

(Top photo by me.)