Museum of Natural History NYC
As the school year went on, I sort of gave up on my Holga for taking photos of my friends and the things we were doing. The lighting was never very good, which almost always resulted in a nearly entirely blank roll of film. I even tried buying a flash for it, but besides its inconveinent size, it also didn't always work so well. Plus, I would sometimes do dumb things like forget to push the button before winding etc. (But, I've sort of always made dumb mistakes when it comes to dealing with my Holga. I almost feel like it's made to create mistakes! Which can be good, sometimes, if they're happy mistakes like double exposures. Not exposing entire rolls.) Anyway, I finally decided that I would tuck away my Holga for the time being and reserve it for sunny summer days, when it seems to work best. Instead, I turned to the easiest option: disposable cameras. The built in flash took care of my desire to take pictures when it's dark out, and the low quality of the disposable itself gave the photos that wonderfully awful look that I've always favored in the Holga when it feels like actually taking photos. I have a few that I just got developed, plus a bunch that I still need to scan in, but these were already on my computer, so I thought I'd share them first! I ended up taking a lot of photos this past year, mostly of time spent together with my friends at school doing silly things and going to funny places. This batch is mainly from the cold weather days, but there are lots more to come, many which involve sunshine and short sleeves!
Goofs
The best sweater in existence with the exception of its disappointingly extra pointy shoulders!
At the Museum of Natural History!
School's radio station!
Playin' an old (and uncomplicated) James Bond video game: Golden Eye!!!!
School's electronic music studio!
3 comments:
These photos look so much fun! I love Holgas too and they almost always turn out great for me.
That second photo, walking down the snowy street with a guitar case, is really great. They all are nice but that one really struck me. I love it.
I can't tell you how happy I am to see a mounted deer head in a dorm room. I just thrifted one for mine and everyone told me it was too weird. Personally, I think it's awesome and plan to use him as a hat rack. Love your photos (and blog!)
Mj
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