Holga

I haven't blogged in ages! 


I've been in California for the past month taking photos with my new Holga camera! 

The Holga is a cheaply made plastic 'toy' camera that was designed in 1982 in Hong Kong to sell to the masses in China.  Because of it's poor quality and construction it leaks light and causes blurs and vignetting.  But this is exactly what people have come to love about them.  I've been shooting with digital cameras for quite some time now and it has been an absolute pleasure to shoot on film again with this camera.  The one thing I miss when shooting digitally is the excitement and anticipation of picking up your prints at the store, not knowing what you're going to get.  I've also found that shooting with the Holga forces you to pick your shots more carefully as you only have 12 frames per roll.  With digital I fire away so much that I get lazy.  I still love my digital camera but it's been a joy to re-discover film.


The Holga doesn't forward the film automatically so you're able to make multiple exposures like this:





I know this shot is kinda cliche but I took the opportunity to snap it anyway.





Atlas holding up the Heavens





Desi taking a photo of Stephen and Mickey with my digital point 'n' shoot.





Mickey and Stephen.  They're grinning now but they won't be so happy in about 3 minutes when the police lifeguard come zooming up to us, busting us for alcohol on the beach.  Ouch!





Santa Cruz students smoke a lot of weed and set themselves on fire a lot.





Off Campus Parking




Campus Stroll





Desi and a Lighthouse




Where did Holga get it's name?  It's from the Cantonese "Ho Gwong" meaning very bright!







Annnnnnddd...

I also have some good news, Jeanne Hartman, my long time acting coach is coming back to Hong Kong to teach some more acting workshops!  More about that soon..