Yosemite & Tahoe {through the eyes of Ms. Holga}

As usual my Holga camera was in tow for our anniversary trip. It came in handy when I didn't want to get my nice camera wet when we were hiking up Vernal Falls and getting misted by the waterfall. Yosemite was literally breathtaking, and Tahoe was a ton of fun. Another successful adventure for the BobCat.

October 2010

October was full of Fall-ish fun. Drives up the canyons, walks outside, cool breezes. Lot's of photographing. We went on a road trip up to the cabin. Did some hiking. Did a lot of working out and eating healthier. I even lost a bit of weight.

Months like these make me sad that winter is right around the corner. Hello November, I hope you bring lot's of yummy food, and maybe not a ton of snow.

Ashton through the eye's of Miss Holga

This roll of film was wackadoodle. There were all sorts of misfires, and odd things happening. You can also see that as the day progressed the weather changed to overcast and darker. Oh well, that's the fun of shooting with a toy camera. Thanks to Celeste who shot the one of the BobCat. (Celeste, both of the shots turned out, I told you wrong.) The rest of the shots from this roll were taken a while ago up in the canyons. I will share them with you later in the month closer to Halloween. Yes, just another reason to not take Holga's at sunset. Happy Friday everyone.

Sandpoint through the eyes of Ms. Holga.

Not sure what Holga photography is? (Click here.) I don't shoot with my Holga a whole lot. Partly because of the expense of film & developing and partly because I like to use it on special occasions, so it's not over done.

I still say San Diego has been my favorite place to shoot Holga's, but I would say Sandpoint is a close second. Just because there's so much vibrant green everywhere you turn.

Well I think that's quite enough posts on our anniversary. Do you feel like you were there with us? Thanks for coming along. Back to my real life that lately has involved training for a 10k, playing in the summer sun, and enjoying life. We went hiking this weekend, and for the first time ever forgot both of my camera's. What? Not to worry, I got a couple phone pics. Yes, I know it's a disorder. It seems photography and I are attached at the hip. See you back here tomorrow.

Happy St. Patricks Day

It's a lucky month they say. I'm not sure if I am experiencing too much luck, but I do know this.. I'm lucky to have 1. a loving husband 2. a great family (mine and my husbands) and 3. fabulous friends.

Who needs a pot of gold? I already feel pretty rich.

Grown {Up}

They say there will be snow in the mountains tomorrow. Wow, this year is just zipping by. I can't believe in just a couple months it's going to be Thanksgiving and Christmas, and in just a few short weeks, Halloween. The holiday's are upon us. I seriously feel weird typing that. It seems like I was just playing on the beach in the scorching sun.

How is it possible that I am almost 27? Sure, not that old, but when you still feel 19, and you remember being 16 like it was yesterday. Seriously doesn't it feel like time is going by way faster than usual? Oh to have a time machine. I think today I would head back to the time when I would play dress ups, line up my dolls in a row and teach class, and serve plastic food to Barbie and her friends in the Barbie Mansion. (with the moving elevator)

I guess today I am feeling reflective, and wondering when I grew up. Do you ever feel like that? Like, when was I debriefed and prepared for being an adult and the trials that sometimes accompany it? Cause I'm telling you right now if there was a class, I missed it. Maybe it was the same week as that maturation party. The whole thing was a tad confusing. I mean they were handing out deodorant and telling us about our bodies in front of our moms. I probably blocked that whole week out.

Holga City Shots

These are a couple of the holga's I ended up with from this day. I love Salt Lake, there are so many things to do and see (and photograph). Thanks to Bob for coming with me and making me laugh my guts out the whole time. (We started to lose the light when we were at the capital building, that's why they look a little different than usual.)

San Diego through the eyes of Ms. Holga.

An explanation. The last time I posted my Holga shots. I had questions. What's a Holga? Did you add those vignettes? I had those same questions when I was first introduced to Jonathan Canlas's photography.

I saw his Holga shots and knowing he only shoots with film, thought.. what kind of camera is he using?

The answer? The Holga. A toy camera. Seriously a plastic light little toy camera. Mine doesn't have a flash. As silly as it sounds it doesn't really have any controls, or the ability to zoom. No f-stops, no focusing. It has a little button that you click to take the pictures. Sure you have to figure out how close to stand to your subject. What kind of film you like. But once you get the hang of it. (Which really isn't too hard.) You get killer results. And I'm sorry, but when you shoot with film, it looks awesome straight out of the camera. You're not spending time in photo shop correcting. These images look like this when they're handed to me at the lab.

I get my vibrant colors from cross-processing, and always shooting in the bright sunlight. The vignettes are built into the camera. Some Holga's have light leak problems. I have been lucky with mine. Some people really like that look though. But do you want to know the best part? This camera only cost me 15 bucks. But before you run out and buy one, you should know that the film is expensive. The processing and scanning are on the expensive side. I luckily work for a photography lab and get an employee discount. But I would say a roll of film to buy, develop, and scan is around 10-15 bucks each. (I buy a more expensive slide film.) With only 12 shots on the roll, it can get a bit pricey.

So I usually only use my Holga for special occasions. Birthdays, weddings, trips. But I really can't complain, this is one of those really satisfying hobbies. This is the last of the pictures from our trip to San Diego.

Svay Holga's

You know those beautiful people that you see walking around? The one's that pass by, and you can't believe their genetics and what's more, they make a baby that can only be explained as a doll? I took some pictures of those people on Sunday with my Holga. No doubt these photos are gorgeous because they were in them.