Holga love <3: Part deux

I was lucky enough to spend Christmas in Austin, TX visiting my sister. Austin is such a cool city, and I know I will have to go back there and spend a lot more time exploring! While I was there I happened on to the Lomography store in downtown Austin and I have to say, it was like heaven! Lomography is an analogue (non digital) photographer’s paradise. They have Holga, Diana, and Lomography specific cameras and film stocks. While I was there I picked up some of their Lomography 800 film specifically to put in my Holga. I had previously been using Kodak Portra 400, and although I was digging the results, I felt like trying something new. Unfortunately I tried to use this film roll partially indoors, so a majority of the pictures weren’t really, eh hem, blog worthy (that’s photographer speak for: “epic fail” lol). But, I actually really like the pictures below that did turn out!

One of the major reasons I love my Holga is that the pictures are inherently imperfect. Huh? I know that sounds odd but let me explain… I am a major perfectionist in my photography. I painstakingly pour over pictures I take analyzing what I could have and should have done differently, but with the Holga, I get to focus on the moment. I appreciate the imperfections in my photographs more knowing that I captured something uniquely that will not ever be able to be replicated with the latest iPhone photo app… simply a moment in time. It’s what makes me love photography again, but even more importantly it makes me a better photographer even when I’m not using it. Yay for the Holga!