Here are a few more Holga images created while making the previous Fine Art Friday post. Not bad for a cheap plastic film camera.

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Camera: Holga 120S, Ilford HP5+ film.

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Main Street Photography Project

I carried two cameras with me in my last Fine Art Friday project. I was testing the new Holga 6X12 pinhole camera for the video, but I was also carrying my older Holga 6X6, shooting Ilford HP5+ in both cameras. If you watched the video, these images below are from that second roll of film I developed.

I have photographed Main Street in Lebanon before, but the Holga gives it a new perspective. The Holga, with its plastic body and lens creates unique imagery such as the vignetting in the corners. Light leaks are also common, and yet, they have become creative tools for the fine art photographer.

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Camera: Holga 120S, Ilford HP5+ film.

It seems I am returning to more film photography. I’m not planning on selling any digital gear just yet! :)

Brent

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Horse training

February 6, 2010 · 0 comments

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I had a nice client base in the horse and rider community back in South Bend, Indiana. My customer asked me to do a family portrait as well as senior photos for their soon-to-be high school graduate daughter. Everyone was into horses.

During my time on the farm, I grabbed a few shots of the kids in the ring working with one of the horses. I decided to shoot a roll of B&W film.

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I owned horses when I was a teenager. I still love hanging around the horses.

Camera: Fuji 645i, Ilford HP5+ film.

August, 2002.

Brent

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A New Camera for Fine Art Friday

February 5, 2010

As I start writing this post, the FedEx truck has not even arrived, but it will shortly, and it is bringing a new camera.
You’re wondering: “What is it? How many megapixels does it have? Does it have a fixed lens or does it use interchangeable lenses? Is it expensive? Is it small enough to carry [...]

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Elkhart Bike Nite, August 2002

February 4, 2010

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Locals would organize a bike nite at Elkhart, Indiana, along the new River Walk. The park like setting running along the Elkhart River, just before it entered the St. Joseph River, was an ideal place for many festivals, including the well-known Elkhart Jazz Festival.

Camera: Fuji 645i, Ilford HP5+ film.
Brent

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Boot Lake Nature Preserve, Elkhart, Indiana

February 3, 2010

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The snow covers the ground from a recent snowfall, and crunches under foot. All is quiet in the nature preserve except the wind.
It is peaceful.

Camera: Hasselblad 501CM, 80mm/f2.8 lens, Ilford 100 Delta Pro.
Feb. 4, 2005
Brent

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Lebanon Cemetery in HDR

February 2, 2010

My friend, Dave Beckerman, a very talented photographer, has been playing with High Dynamic Range photography. He tried my suggestion to process the images with PhotoMatix from HDRsoft.com, and has been very pleased. He is off and running with a new vision, and generously shares his “how-to’s.”
Of course, our conversations made me think back to [...]

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