I recently became fascinated with lomography, taking photos with old-school cameras that give your pics a cool, artsy spin. I bought a Holga, the iconic style of camera used for this, and a fast-action camera that takes 4 pics in 1 second, with just one push of the button, and divides the picture into quarters. I also purchased some really great KOLA filters (Kolor of Life, not sure what the A is for) that you can place in front of the lens to tint your pics different colors, like these:
Step back in time with me and remember the time when you had to send your film off to be developed, relying on the good ol' U.S.Postal Service not to lose your precious images and get them to their destination in a timely manner. Back then, you had NO idea what your pictures were going to look like or even IF they would turn out. Did you forget to take off the lens cap? Would someone be blinking in the family shot? Or worse...making bunny ears behind someone's head! It's actually kind of fun going back to that sort of uncertainty. I had never shot with 120 film and got pretty spoiled in this digital age. This type of film and camera are interesting because you can purposely make double-exposure shots by just not rolling the film advance wheel all the way. My camera doesn't have a flash, so all I've taken are outdoor shots, but can see that I will probably be purchasing the flash to fit it in the near future. So the first roll I shot has been sent and I got back the email showing me the pics (didn't have THAT luxury in the 70's and 80's now did we?!). The result: some really cool double-exposed pics of the white roses climbing the trellis in our back yard and a couple of shots of my baby son eating a popsicle. They turned out just as I hoped, perfectly imperfect, with an artsy, retro feel! Can't wait to see how the next roll turns out. I took them downtown where there is some cool old architecture. Of course, they may not turn out at all, the waiting is the hardest part!
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