Holga Book Review - Plastic Cameras: Toying with Creativity
I just purchased this book a few weeks ago and was really looking forward to recieving the package in the post! I spent most of the weekend emersed in this wonderful book. Plastic Cameras: Toying with Creativity
Lots of great information on the modification of cameras, tips, how to’s and photographer case studies showing how they are successful with the cameras they choose. I highly recommend this book and think it is a great addition to any photographers library.
Paperback: 240 pages
Publisher: Focal Press (October 11, 2006)
Language: English
Here is a sneek peek into the contents of Plastic Cameras: Toying with Creativity
Chapter 1: What are plastic cameras?
Chapter 2: Plastic Portfolios (Selection of images from 1960 > Today)
Chapter 3: The Cameras (Covers various plastic camera models)
Chapter 4: I got me a Toy Camera - Now What? (Getting your Holga ready to shoot)
Chapter 5: Feeding Your Holga (Film options for Holga’s and other low-tech cameras)
Chapter 6: Lets Get Shooting (Using Your Holga)
Chapter 7: Taking Your Holga out to Play
Chapter 8: Advanced Tips (Filters, Fancy Films & Flash)
Chapter 9: Holga Camera Modifications
Chapter 10: Film Processing
Chapter 11: The Final Image: Prints and Pixels
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The author herself Michelle Bates is a leading Holga photographer (known as the “Holga Queen), her work as well as the following artists work is showcased in this book:
Michael Ackerman
Jonathan Bailey
Eric Havelock-Baillie
James Balog
Betsy Bell
Susan Bowen
Laura Burlton
David Burnett
Nancy Burson
Perry Dilbeck
Jill Enfield
Annette Fournet
Megan Green
Wesley Kennedy
Teru Kuwayama
Mary Ann Lynch
Anne Arden McDonald
Daniel Miller
Ted Orland
Robert Owen
Becky Ramotowski
Nancy Rexroth
Francisco Mata Rosas
Richard Ross
Franco Salmoiraghi
Michael Sherwin
Harvey Stein
Gordon Stettinius
Mark Sink
Kurt Smith
Sandy Sorlien
Pauline St. Denis
;-p r a b u!
I hope you enjoy the delights this book has to offer as much as I did!
I bought this book recently as well and it’s been great! In particular the holga mods chapter has helped me out a fair bit and opened up a lot of doors to my holga creativity.
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