The Holga Close-Up Lens: Photographing Flowers by Alec Pain
I started taking photos of flowers primarily after having seen the beautiful work of @georgefilmfotografie and @vivid_opia...
Self-Portrait Experiment: Holga, Strobes, & Gels by Alec Pain
My previous article on using a Holga with a flash showed you experiments using the built-in flash of the Holga GCFN and a Holga with a flash...
Creating EBS Self-Portraits – Exposing Both Sides of the Film by Alec Pain
I came late to the EBS (Expose Both Sides of your film) party. I hadn’t really considered it until I saw the incredible shots that...
Self-Portrait Experiment Using a Holga & Flash by Alec Pain
For this experiment, I decided to try some self-portraits on a Holga with different flash setups...
Finding Photography Inspiration Where You Live by Alec Pain
I’m never quite sure whether I live in a town or a village. Apparently, I live in a town… but most of the locals like to call it a village....
The Holga 135 Pan: Getting to Know Your Camera by Alec Pain
Over the past year, I’ve become obsessed with buying different Holgas. I don’t think I can possibly own every Holga...
Long Exposure Film Photography at Night: Learning From My Mistakes by Alec Pain
Despite the extra weight on your already heavy camera bag(s), long exposure film photography with a tripod can be a very satisfying...
Top Ten Film Photography Tutorials of 2023!
Film photography was alive and well in 2023, and, as the year winds down, we wanted to take a look back at some of our top film photography tutorials...
Creating Holga-Roundas: A Multiple Exposure Holga Experiment by Alec Pain
Holgas are the perfect tool for experimentation. Double exposures, intentional camera movement, Holgaramas, using the color flash...
How to Shoot Holgaramas by Alec Pain
I came across Holgaramas in Michelle Bates' classic book "Plastic Cameras." There were some incredible images by Pauline St. Denis...
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